Pastor Greg Laurie starts a new series called Joshua Living in the Land of Promises with an encouraging message on living a successful Christian life New believers tend to be on fire excited for church Bible studying having a healthy prayer life But then a backslide happens going back to the same sins neglecting prayer and Bible reading In this message we'll see how we can put a stop to that Notes Joshua is the story of the end of the wilderness wanderings of the Jewish people God promises spiritual rest to those who believe in Him Matthew Jesus promises [... more]

The letter from ldquo Jason rdquo an inmate surprised my wife and me We ldquo foster rdquo puppies to become service dogs assisting people with disabilities One such puppy had graduated to the next training phase which was run by prisoners who have been taught how to train the dogs Jason rsquo s letter to us said ldquo Snickers is the seventeenth dog I rsquo ve trained and she is the best one When I see her looking up at me I feel like I rsquo m finally doing something right rdquo Jason isn rsquo t the only one with [... more]

Chuck an actor and martial artist honored his mother on her hundredth birthday by sharing how instrumental she rsquo d been in his spiritual transformation ldquo Mom has been an example of perseverance and faith rdquo he wrote She raised three boys on her own during the Great Depression suffered the death of two spouses a son a stepson and grandchildren and endured many surgeries ldquo She has prayed for me all my life through thick and thin rdquo He continued ldquo When nearly losing my soul to Hollywood she was back home praying for my success and salvation rdquo [... more]

Sue rsquo s family was falling apart before her eyes Her husband had suddenly left the home and she and her children were confused and angry She asked him to go for marriage counseling with her but he wouldn rsquo t because he claimed the problems were hers Panic and hopelessness set in when she realized he might never come back Would she be able to care for herself and her children alone Hagar a servant of Abraham and Sarah faced those thoughts as well Impatient for God to give them a son as promised Genesis Sarah gave Hagar to [... more]

Monica prayed feverishly for her son to return to God She wept over his wayward ways and even tracked him down in the various cities where he chose to live The situation seemed hopeless Then one day it happened her son had a radical encounter with God He became one of the greatest theologians of the church We know him as Augustine Bishop of Hippo ldquo How long Lord rdquo Habakkuk The prophet Habakkuk lamented God rsquo s inaction regarding the people in power who perverted justice v Think of the times we rsquo ve turned to God in desperation [... more]

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US President Franklin D Roosevelt often endured long receiving lines at the White House As the story is told he complained that no one really paid attention to what was said So he decided to experiment at a reception To everyone who passed down the line and shook his hand he said ldquo I murdered my grandmother this morning rdquo The guests responded with phrases like ldquo Marvelous Keep up the good work God bless you sir rdquo It was not until the end of the line greeting the ambassador from Bolivia that his words were actually heard Nonplussed the [... more]

When the hut of a settler in a mountainous region of Alaska caught fire the settler was left without adequate shelter and with few provisions in the coldest state in the United States mdash in the middle of a frigid winter Three weeks later an aircraft flew over and spied the large SOS the man had stamped out in the snow and darkened with soot and he was finally rescued nbsp The psalmist David was certainly in dire straits He was being pursued by jealous King Saul who sought to kill him And so he fled to the city of [... more]

God knows everything about our lives and that means we can have a deep intimacy with Him Join Skip as he reveals more about God s omniscience in the message quot The God Who Knows-It-All quot This teaching is from the series The Biography of God Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]