Primary passages:
Matthew 5:7
Other Bible references:
2 Corinthians 5:21
2 Corinthians 5:17
As we look at how God wants to renew our hearts, we are working our way through the Beatitudes of Jesus in Matthew 5. As we look at Blessed are those who mourn we discover that, when it comes to our lives, things are not as they seem.
Primary passages:
Matthew 5:4
Other Bible references:
Ephesians 2: 1-2
1 John 5:19
This walk of faith is a challenge! It’s always been a challenge even for the “heroes” of the faith! Trusting God is not as easy as we’d like it to be and when our trust meets life’s challenges our trust in God is not as strong as we hoped it would be. Last week we looked at faith of Esther! She chose to trust God even though she didn’t know what the outcome would be. This week we look at the faith of Rahab, a woman whose legacy echoes through the halls of history. It all centers on one courageous act, one critical decision.
Primary passage:
Joshua 2:1-11
Joshua 6: 22-25
Other Bible references:
Numbers 13
James 2:14-26
Hebrews 11:31
Matthew 1:5
After 18 years (and counting) working with teen and college-age students, Senior Associate Pastor Brian Sharpe shares what God has taught him about parenting. These lessons extend far beyond parenting as we all need to “write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates” and in everything we do (Deut. 6:9).