What does your prayer life look like Pastor Greg Laurie helps us stay on the right track as we examine the way Jesus instructed His disciples to pray Notes Matthew Jesus did what the disciples had asked and in doing so He was acknowledging that prayer is something that can be learned The Lord's prayer shows us how to pray Jesus' way But first Jesus shows us how not to pray Read Matthew Sin knows no boundaries it afflicts us when we are far from God and follows us to the very throne of Heaven It is possible to pray [... more]

While Christmas may not be a season of hope for many people there is a vision of Jesus beyond the cradle that will help us remember his love and power and worship him in the midst of trouble [... more]

Christmas is not a season of hope for many people Good cheer and glad tidings are a painful reminder of a broken relationship a long sickness or an empty place at the table [... more]

Authors and speakers Eric and Erikah Rivera have wandered roads complicated bleak and uncertain But in the worst of times they've encountered an unexpected Jesus Tap into a hope that just might surprise you We can have great failures that are followed by tons of shame and regret We're just so disappointed with ourselves Peter was there We can say God is done with us now Do you know God didn't tell us that We can make that conclusion for God because we just are so ashamed of what we've done In that place in that mess Jesus shows up [... more]

Jesus shows us what true friendship is all about [... more]

ldquo Mr Singerman why are you crying rdquo asked twelve-year-old Albert as he watched the master craftsman construct a wooden box ldquo I cry rdquo said Isaac ldquo because my father cried and because my grandfather cried rdquo The woodworker rsquo s answer to his young apprentice provides a tender moment in an episode of Little House on the Prairie ldquo Tears rdquo explained Mr Singerman ldquo come with the making of a coffin rdquo ldquo Some men don rsquo t cry because they fear it is a sign of weakness rdquo he said ldquo I was taught that a [... more]

When most of us are reading the Bible we tend to skim past the genealogies But God had a very intentional reason for including these lists in the Bible [... more]