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Praise Precedes Deliverance
When can you praise the Lord most effectively? Is it in church, surrounded by supportive people? Or is it in lonely, dark times. Read More
Chapter 1
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Puzzle Pieces
Are you growing in holiness? Study what God’s Word says about Jesus, and then ask whether you’re becoming more like Him. Read More
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Receive, Believe, and Tell
God spoke to us by His Son in the traditional sense of being the Messenger, but He is also the Message. Read More
Chapter 3
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Finding True Rest
Fear often takes us down a road where we get paralyzed, and we refuse to move forward in faith. Read More
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Exhort One Another
Speak a word of exhortation today. Read More
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Don't Stop at the Edge
God wanted to take the Israelites to a place of rest, but they didn’t enter into it because of their unbelief. Read More
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Watch Out
Just as those children of Israel didn’t experience God’s rest because of their unbelief, we need to watch out so that we don’t do the same. Read More
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Do It Today
We need to keep reminding each other of the promises of God, the heart of God, the plan of God, and the presence of God. Read More
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The Many Faces of Encouragement
May the Lord give us wisdom to provide that type of encouragement and the grace to be willing to receive it from others. Read More
Chapter 4
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Finding True Rest
Fear often takes us down a road where we get paralyzed, and we refuse to move forward in faith. Read More
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Help
When we run time and time again to the throne of grace, we’ll be amazed at the magnitude of God’s grace and mercy, even through the storm. Read More
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A Sharp Sword
The Bible is the only thing that will show you how far you are from the Lord and how near you need to be. Read More
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He Understands
There is no past, present, or future situation for which Christ has not paid on the cross. Read More
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God’s Otherness
The One who is high and exalted is near. He is always both Jehovah and Abba. Read More
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Acting on Good News
Merely hearing and knowing the truth doesn’t mean we experience it. Hearing must be mixed with faith that steps out and takes God at His Word. Read More
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Stop Trying
In order to enter that eternal rest God has for us, we must stop trying to accomplish our own righteousness apart from Christ. Read More
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What Tempted Jesus?
If Jesus was “tempted in every way as we are,” what tempted Him? What tempting thoughts did He have, and how did He deal with them? Read More
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Praying without Ceasing
Regular time in the Word is what fuels my prayers and keeps me in a praying mindset. Read More
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Clenched Fists
Our anger doesn’t keep God from speaking, it keeps us from hearing. God sympathizes with our weakness. Read More
Chapter 5
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Instant Results
In the process of waiting, you may come to know God in a way that wouldn’t otherwise have been possible. Read More
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God Calls All Different Types of Mothers
God designed women to mother the next generation. When women today embrace that calling, a lot of surprising things can happen. Read More
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Teachers that Teach
Some have a distinct gift of teaching and are called on to serve the church through it. But all who follow Christ are meant to be discipling. Read More
Chapter 9
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The Perfect Sacrifice
The work of Jesus on the cross was a final and complete sacrifice! Now we will never be guilty before God because of the One who gave His life for us. Read More
Chapter 10
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Christ Is Christmas
The whole message of Hebrews (and Christmas) is this: Jesus is better, Christianity is superior, and Christ is supreme! Read More
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Stir Up Love
Hebrews 10:24 is a battle cry to remind each other of the gospel, to regularly point each other toward the bigness and goodness of God. Read More
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Immediate Access
To be able to call God our Father means that when we approach Him, we don’t have to cower in fear. Read More
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Jesus Paid It All
Jesus didn’t make an attempt to save us; He came to pay for the sins of every person who would believe—and it was finished! Read More
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You Have Need of Endurance
Life in Christ assures us a glorious eternal future. It ends well for us. Really well. Unimaginably well. Read More
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The Relay of Life
When older women and younger women support each other in living out God’s transforming love, the entire Body of Christ grows more beautiful. Read More
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Changing Context
Sometimes God warns us that what’s coming will challenge our faith to new measures. Read More
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The Stakes Are Higher than You Think
Joni has been a model for trusting God through adversity. Being diagnosed with cancer, it would have been easy to ask why she had to face a new suffering. Read More
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A Rock-Solid Assurance
God wants us to be certain of our salvation so we can live freely and serve boldly—and do it with great joy. Read More
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In Good Standing
We were designed to grow in community together as believers, having our root systems intertwined, providing mutual nourishment, protection, and support. Read More
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There’s No Substitute
When we come together with other believers, we can hold each other up—no matter what difficult things come our way. Read More
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Can’t We Just Forget It?
The fact that you have not been able to forget the offense doesn’t necessarily mean that you haven’t forgiven it. Read More
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Hold On
Many of us have probably prayed for the Lord to fulfill His purpose in our lives. Perhaps you have asked the Lord to do whatever He needs to do so that you can know Him in a deeper way. Read More
Chapter 11
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What Faith Does
The glorious outcome of faith is that it will no longer be needed. Faith will ultimately resolve itself in reality. Read More
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The Legacy of Rahab
God doesn’t only save you from past sin; He also gives you a glorious future. Read More
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Strengthening Your Faith
Pastor Crawford Loritts shares seven keys to strengthening your faith—both as a believer and a leader in ministry. Read More
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Are You Rebelling?
“Have you been resisting and rebelling against this change, and therefore have you been resisting and rebelling against God?” Read More
Chapter 12
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Modeling Forgiveness
No matter what circumstance you’re in, it’s important to model forgiveness. Read More
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A Bitter Root
Bitterness is a sleeper sin. It grows beneath the surface, deep in the soil of our hearts. Read More
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Consider Him
As for us, we will never suffer to Calvary’s extreme, but we will suffer, perhaps even unjustly (all of Jesus’ sufferings were unjust, of course). When we do, let us consider Him who suffered and endured for us. Read More
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That One Step
Just one step. Sometimes that’s the only thing holding you back from a walk of true freedom, fullness, and fruitfulness in Christ. Read More
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When God Disciplines
God is good. All the time God is good. Which means that even when God is disciplining us, He is good. Read More
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Getting Perspective
God uses painful experiences for our spiritual training and maturity. Read More
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The Power to Forgive
When you get hurt deeply, it’s natural to carry the hurt around for a long time. But it’s supernatural to forgive. Read More
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Ditch the Baggage
If we’re overloaded with sin, we become spiritually unstable. The Lord gives us the ability to face the hardships of life. Read More
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The Point of Troubles
If you’re going through a time when everything that’s seemed dependable has given way take comfort in knowing God alone is secure. Read More
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Sharp Teeth
God wants to give you the grace to move on. He wants to set you free. Read More
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Together in the Race
God intends for our lives to intersect with one another, to carry each other forward under the strong, victorious, beautiful banner of Christ. Read More
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Holiness
What comes to mind when you hear the term “holiness”? If you get a sour, boring lifeless picture, Nancy shows you the wonder that comes from holiness. Read More
Chapter 13
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Praise Precedes Deliverance
When can you praise the Lord most effectively? Is it in church, surrounded by supportive people? Or is it in lonely, dark times. Read More
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Forgive God?
Have you ever found yourself the victim of your own poor choices or the poor choices of others? Read More
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Right Expectations
Dr. Crawford Loritts will show you how to encourage your pastor in this difficult role. Read More
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Welcome Home
The goal of hospitality is to humbly serve Christ by serving others. Read More
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Material for Sacrifice
As we surrender our needs to God, they become material for sacrifice—something we can offer up to God in worship. Read More
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Hymn of Gratitude
Martin Rinkart was a seventeenth-century pastor, serving in Eilenberg, Germany, during the height of the Thirty Years’ War. Read More
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Cultivating the Gift of Generosity
I learned that giving isn’t only about money. I could also give generously of my time, talent, and prayers. I could bless others with my words and kind deeds. Read More
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A Sacrifice of Praise to God
We offer up to God the sacrifice of a broken and a contrite heart, the sacrifice of praise, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name. Read More
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Fruit from Thorns
Thankfulness is appreciating even the things you’d rather not have in your life. Read More
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Increasing Your Praise
When it comes right down to it, prayer is simply talking to God, and praise is simply expressing what we love about Him. Read More