Sometimes it can seem as though we're swimming against the current in our life of faith If it isn't opposition and even persecution for what we believe it's challenges in health or finances or relationships How do we get through How have others made it Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie points to the Apostle Paul as our inspiration We're in the book of Acts considering the trial upon trial Paul faced but the word of encouragement that pulled him through Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest org A New [... more]

When I was studying in seminary years ago we had a weekly chapel service At one service while we students were singing ldquo Great is the Lord rdquo I spotted three of our well-loved professors singing with fervor Their faces radiated joy made possible only by their faith in God Years later as each went through terminal illness it was this faith that enabled them to endure and encourage others Today the memory of my teachers singing continues to encourage me to keep going in my trials To me they rsquo re a few of the many inspiring stories of [... more]

Experience God's best by pursuing a life of faith [... more]

The world won't always or even often give you kudos for living out your Christian faith But as Skip shows you today that's not what really matters anyway [... more]

Access the full-length version of this message or read Stephen's manuscript here https www wisdomonline org teachings acts-lesson- The Church is full of people who are sharing their dreams visions signs and supernatural encounters They will not be held accountable to the Word of truth if it disagrees with their experience We live in an era of Holy Confusion In this sermon we will explore the story of how the Holy Spirit came to the people of Samaria We will learn how the Holy Spirit empowers us to live a life of faith and love [... more]

Though he served God throughout most of his reign the end of King Hezekiah's life shows you how easy it is to receive God's blessings and then make them all about you Pastor J D teaches in this message how to leverage your successes health and resources for God's mission so that yours is a life of faithful obedience [... more]

In his poem ldquo Rest rdquo nineteenth-century minister John Sullivan Dwight gently challenges our tendency to separate ldquo leisure rdquo time from ldquo work rdquo asking ldquo Is not true leisure One with true toil rdquo If you want to experience true leisure instead of trying to avoid life rsquo s duties Dwight urges ldquo Still do thy best Use it not waste it mdash Else lsquo tis not rest Wouldst behold beauty Near thee All round Only hath duty Such a sight found rdquo Dwight concludes that true rest and joy are both found through love and service mdash [... more]

Sometimes it can seem as though we're swimming against the current in our life of faith If it isn't opposition and even persecution for what we believe it's challenges in health or finances or relationships How do we get through How have others made it Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie points to the Apostle Paul as our inspiration We're in the book of Acts considering the trial upon trial Paul faced but the word of encouragement that pulled him through Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest org A New [... more]

The impala a member of the antelope family is able to jump up to ten feet high and thirty feet in length It rsquo s an incredible feat and no doubt essential to its survival in the African wild Yet at many impala enclosures found in zoos you rsquo ll find that the animals are kept in place by a wall that rsquo s merely three feet tall How can such a low wall contain these athletic animals It works because impalas will never jump unless they can see where they rsquo ll land The wall keeps the impalas inside [... more]

Some think ideal women have perfect hair nbsp or nbsp complexions But we should forget the nbsp airbrushed profiles nbsp and nbsp focus instead on the Bible rsquo s description of a truly godly woman nbsp The ideal mom exemplified in Proverbs nbsp draws strength from the Lord living a life of faithfulness to her calling as a wife and mother nbsp nbsp nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

Romans tells us that quot all things work together for good to those who love God quot In the message quot Fact-Check Your Faith quot Skip shares how you can find peace in the circumstances you face when you invite God s truth into the situation This teaching is from the series Fact-Check Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]