Pastor Damian rsquo s schedule included hospital visits to two people nearing death who rsquo d chosen two different life paths In one hospital was a woman beloved by her family Her selfless public service had endeared her to many Other believers in Jesus had gathered around her and worship prayer and hope filled the room In another hospital the relative of a member of Pastor Damian rsquo s church was also dying His hardened heart had led to a hard life and his disheveled family lived in the wake of his poor decisions and misdeeds The differences in the [... more]

Our blue spruce was dropping pinecones and needles The tree doctor took one look at it and explained the problem ldquo It rsquo s just being a spruce rdquo he said I rsquo d hoped for a better explanation Or a remedy But the tree man shrugged saying again ldquo It rsquo s just being a spruce rdquo By nature the tree sheds needles It can rsquo t change Thankfully our spiritual lives aren rsquo t limited by unchangeable actions or attitudes Paul stressed this liberating truth to the new believers at Ephesus The gentiles were ldquo darkened in their [... more]

Prodigals often persist in their rebellion even though they might wish they never left Fueled by King David's sin and passivity Absalom embodies a prodigal who goes against his father In this message Pastor Lutzer shares insights from Absalom's vengeful life Even with our hardened hearts can the Spirit lead prodigals home This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Hebrews puts us on high alert to a great danger Take care brothers lest there be in any of you an evil unbelieving heart leading you to fall away from the living God We must cultivate a surrendered trusting heart toward our Father but Pastor Rich points out the traps in our thought life that will quickly lead us to a hardened heart Hebrews - holds important wisdom for us on how to avoid a heart of unbelief Let's listen in [... more]

Hebrews puts us on high alert to a great danger Take care brothers lest there be in any of you an evil unbelieving heart leading you to fall away from the living God We must cultivate a surrendered trusting heart toward our Father but Pastor Rich points out the traps in our thought life that will quickly lead us to a hardened heart [... more]

Remember Eeyore from the Winnie the Pooh books He was an old grey donkey with a sour disposition Complaining pessimistic discontented Now many of us get down and discouraged here or there but some people just bring a dark cloud of hostility with them everywhere they go Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie points out that could be evidence of a spiritually-hardened heart And today we'll learn to spot that syndrome and where to find the cure Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest org A New Beginning is the daily [... more]

Hebrews puts us on high alert to a great danger Take care brothers lest there be in any of you an evil unbelieving heart leading you to fall away from the living God We must cultivate a surrendered trusting heart toward our Father but Pastor Rich points out the traps in our thought life that will quickly lead us to a hardened heart Hebrews - holds important wisdom for us on how to avoid a heart of unbelief Let's listen in [... more]

Some months ago social media was ablaze with an interesting sound experiment A certain recording sounded like the word Laurel to some people and like Yanny to others It was very interesting and a bit odd But we see the same thing on a spiritual level two people can respond to a single Gospel message in two different ways Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie points out the danger of listening with a hardened heart And Pastor Greg begins with an admission Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest org A [... more]

In many families prodigals persist in their rebellion Fueled by King David's sin and passivity Absalom embodies a prodigal who goes against his father In this message we glean insights from Absalom's vengeful life Even with our hardened hearts can the Spirit lead prodigals home This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Raul Ries grew up with an alcoholic father who physically abused him and his mother Raul himself became a very angry and violent young man After his wife had threatened to leave him he intended to kill her Raul was bent on a murderous rampage when he had a dramatic life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ In this broadcast Pastor Raul share his fascinating story about the amazing grace of God and its power to transform even the most hardened hearts Receive a CD of today's broadcast for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd [... more]

The Daily Encouraging Word with Dr Don Wilton [... more]

Just after Jesus miraculously fed another great crowd the Pharisees came demanding more signs from Him Today R C Sproul continues his exposition of the gospel of Mark to identify the dangers of a hardened heart Get R C Sproul's Expositional Commentary on the Gospel of Mark for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org mark-expositional-commentary Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

If you're an anxious parent you won't want to miss the next Building Relationships with Dr Gary Chapman Dr Erwin Lutzer wants to help you go from anxious to praying If you have a prodigal child or grandchild with a hardened heart how do you pray And how do you avoid repetitious requests Hear A Pracital Guide for Praying Parents on the next Building Relationships with Dr Gary Chapman See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]