Pastor Greg Laurie calls his series in the book of Mark The Gospel for Busy People It's God's full plan of salvation explained and applied to our lives today And on this edition of A NEW BEGINNING we hear Jesus explain that full plan of salvation to disciples who were hearing it unfold for the first time It's a fascinating discussion where Jesus polls the disciples on perhaps the most significant question of the ages a question that carries eternal consequences Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest org A New Beginning is [... more]

The morning commenced like a track meet I practically jumped out of bed launching into the teeth of the day rsquo s deadlines Get the kids to school Check Get to work Check I blasted full throttle into writing my ldquo To Do rdquo list in which personal and professional tasks tumbled together in an avalanche-like litany ldquo Edit article Clean office Strategic team planning Write tech blog Clean basement Pray rdquo By the time I got to number eighteen I rsquo d remembered that I needed God rsquo s help But I rsquo d gotten that far before it [... more]

Nothing could pull Aakash out of his dark depression Severely injured in a truck accident he was taken to a missionary hospital in Southwest Asia Eight operations repaired his broken bones but he couldn rsquo t eat Depression set in His family depended on him to provide which he couldn t do so his world grew darker One day a visitor read to Aakash from the gospel of John in his language and prayed for him Touched by the hope of God rsquo s free gift of forgiveness and salvation through Jesus he placed his faith in Him His depression [... more]

Can ambition be redeemed In Matthew Jesus' followers wanted to be at His side in the coming kingdom but unholy ambition lurked beneath the surface In this message we discover three truths about true greatness Some of us desire to do great things for God but we need to hear Jesus' penetrating words This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at moodyoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

I received an email from a young man in England a son who explained that his father only sixty-three was in the hospital in critical condition hanging on to life Though we rsquo d never met his dad rsquo s work and mine shared many intersections The son trying to cheer his father asked me to send a video message of encouragement and prayer Deeply moved I recorded a short message and a prayer for healing I was told that his dad watched the video and gave a hearty thumbs-up Sadly a couple days later I received another email telling [... more]

On the day of judgment multitudes of professing Christians will hear Jesus' dreadful words I never knew you Today R C Sproul demonstrates how Christ's parable of the wise and foolish virgins warns us to test the legitimacy of our faith Get R C Sproul's Teaching Series 'The Parables of Jesus' on DVD with a Digital Study Guide for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org parables-of-jesus Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

About of all Christians have never led anyone to saving faith in Jesus Christ We use excuses like It's the wrong time or This is the wrong place In this message we hear Jesus' call to Peter to fish for people You never know whose hearts have been prepared by God Isn't it time we trusted God beyond our own experience This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Pergamum was a spiritual city with places of worship on every corner False doctrines particularly about immorality easily spread through the ancient church there In this message we hear Jesus' declaration that Pergamum was a place where Satan dwells What if our churches are doctrinally sound but morally impure This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at https www moodyoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

You know Jesus promised that for all who came to him he would give them rest But in today's society where overworking is the new norm most of us hear Jesus' invitation as wishful thinking [... more]

Do you wonder what it would be like to meet Jesus in person Join us on Truth for Life as Alistair Begg begins a series exploring several life-changing encounters with Christ In the first encounter we'll hear Jesus' shocking response to a paralytic man Listen [... more]

ldquo Perfectionism is one of the scariest words I know rdquo Kathleen Norris writes thoughtfully contrasting modern-day perfectionism with the ldquo perfection rdquo described in Matthew Modern-day perfectionism she describes as a ldquo a serious psychological affliction that makes people too timid to take necessary risks rdquo But the word translated ldquo perfect rdquo in Matthew actually means mature complete or whole Norris concludes ldquo To be perfect is to make room for growth and become mature enough to give ourselves to others rdquo Understanding perfection this way helps makes sense of the profound story told in Matthew where a [... more]

On the day of judgment multitudes of professing Christians will hear Jesus' dreadful words I never knew you Today R C Sproul demonstrates how Christ's parable of the wise and foolish virgins warns us to test the legitimacy of our faith Get 'The Parables of Jesus' Teaching Series on DVD for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org parables-of-jesus Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

Pastor Greg Laurie calls his series in the book of Mark The Gospel for Busy People It's God's full plan of salvation explained and applied to our lives today And on this edition of A New Beginning we hear Jesus explain that full plan of salvation to disciples who were hearing it unfold for the first time It's a fascinating discussion where Jesus polls the disciples on perhaps the most significant question of the ages a question that carries eternal consequences View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes --- If you would like to receive daily devotions written by [... more]