Get Over Yourself: Keep the Covenant, Part 2
March 6, 2023
Tests from God help us grow up and produce character, perseverance, and hope in us. Tests are intended to shore up our faith and produce maturity—if we receive them well. If you're going through a testing time, realize that it has a good purpose behind it, even though that doesn't make it any less difficult.
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One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!
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Awesome worship is often the craving of church hoppers these days. Without it, going to a church service can feel as exciting as watching paint dry. This passage helps us see what life is like without God.
March 4, 2023
We do not expect you to believe in God just because your parents do. You must encounter God and know Him yourself. You must find out for yourself what He has done. Faith is not like a virus that can be caught just by hanging out with other Christians!
March 3, 2023
The Old Testament preaches the gospel and is the Scripture of Jesus and the New Testament church. The Old Testament is intended to lead us to Christ, and the book of Judges does just that.
March 2, 2023
God says to them, "I will give you your heart's desire if you will keep my covenant." The great truth of the book of Judges is that God wants the best for you, but that you need to turn, follow Him, and receive it.
March 1, 2023
For us the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the fact of history that establishes the truth of Christianity. Yet skeptical philosophers of our modern age think that no one can believe in this miracle anymore. Pastor Josh teaches about the importance of the resurrection.
February 28, 2023
So many people today wonder why God would judge us and why He can't just forgive us. It all seems so unfair to them. Pastor Josh discusses the need to focus on the cross in order to find where love and mercy meet, and where justice and truth triumph.
February 27, 2023
Here we are told there is a time to kill. While there may be a time to plant or laugh or mourn, surely Ecclesiastes cannot be telling us to look out for the right time to bump off our neighbors!
February 25, 2023
Every time the gospel is written or preached, there is a division between those who receive it and those who do not. God's kindness is constantly on display so that we might be lead to repentance.
February 24, 2023
You are made for more than a mild life of unexceptional indifference. You are made for God, who is fulfilling in every possible way.
February 23, 2023
We excuse our own genuine lack of commitment to God by accusing others of a lack of commitment. Pastor Josh teaches about the excuses we use to avoid doing business with God.
February 22, 2023
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Free Resource | Does the Bible Promote Tolerance or Intolerance?
One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!