The young woman couldn rsquo t sleep A person with a lifelong physical disability she rsquo d be center stage at a church bazaar the next day to receive donations to pay for her higher education But I rsquo m not worthy Charlotte Elliott worried Tossing and turning she doubted her credentials questioning every aspect of her spiritual life Still restless the next day she finally moved to a desk to pick up pen and paper to write down the words of the now classic hymn ldquo Just As I Am rdquo ldquo Just as I am without one plea [... more]

Dr Steve Pettit concludes a message from Luke - The post The Fall And Restoration Of Peter Part appeared first on THE DAILY PLATFORM [... more]

Jesus has just been invited to the home of a prominent religious leader in first-century Israel but someone else is on His mind Sitting among the VIPs and honored guests of Simon the Pharisee an uninvited and thoroughly unwanted woman shows up a local town prostitute and all eyes turn to Jesus to see how He will respond His response is an awesome example of God's grace and a powerful reminder that all sin great and small comes with the same judgement and requires the same cure [... more]

It's good news when Jesus tells us to come to the table It's an invitation to you [... more]

Oliver Cromwell known as the ldquo Protector of England rdquo was a military commander in the seventeenth century It was common practice during those days for people of importance to have their portraits painted And it wasn rsquo t unusual for an artist to avoid depicting the less attractive aspects of a person rsquo s face Cromwell however wanted nothing to do with a likeness that would flatter him He cautioned the artist ldquo You must paint me just as I am mdash warts and all mdash or I won rsquo t pay you rdquo nbsp Apparently the artist complied [... more]

Repentance doesn't say I'm sorry and move on It doesn't use words like I fell into temptation or I messed up again or boys will be boys It grieves It weeps It tells the truth [... more]

Through the romance of Boaz and Ruth we're discovering a picture of God's redeeming love And we're learning that God can restore any situation for our good and his glory [... more]

In Luke nbsp Jesus told a story of a lavish banquet The invited guests all had other things to do so the man giving the banquet brought in the poor nbsp and nbsp the crippled mdash those who would never expect such a nbsp gift This parable shows us how to approach people with the nbsp gift of the nbsp gospel nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

What does it take to steal your joy To answer that question honestly you must discover what you re passionate about In the message quot The Happy Prisoner quot Skip shares why knowing this is crucial for you This teaching is from the series Technicolor Joy A Study through Philippians Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

The world tells us Blessed are those with wealth strength power knowledge and popularity But in Matthew Jesus puts an emphasis not primarily on what a man has but on what a man is In this message Adrian Rogers reveals how bankruptcy can become a blessing [... more]

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