In Genesis we get a close look at the events that occurred in the Garden of Eden We get to focus on the relationship between God and man Pastor Greg Laurie shares valuable points from this book today Notes Genesis Genesis Elohim is the appropriate word to portray God as the Majestic Creator Yahweh is the personal name God uses when dealing with humanity Read Genesis God created man and breathed life into him The word breathed is warmly personal Genesis Eden means delight God placed man in a real place called Eden Eden was hand-made by God Himself untouched [... more]

While driving late at night Nicholas saw a house on fire He parked in the driveway rushed into the burning home and led four children to safety When the teenage babysitter realized one of the siblings was still inside she told Nicholas Without hesitation he reentered the inferno Trapped on the second floor with the six-year-old girl Nicholas broke a window He jumped to safety with the child in his arms just as emergency teams arrived at the scene Choosing concern for others over himself he rescued all the children Nicholas demonstrated heroism by his willingness to sacrifice his safety [... more]

In the midst of some military camps across Europe during World War II an unusual type of supply was air-dropped for homesick soldiers mdash upright pianos These instruments were specially manufactured to contain only ten percent of the normal amount of metal and they received special water-resistant glue and anti-insect treatments The pianos were rugged and simple without frills but provided hours of spirit-lifting entertainment for soldiers who gathered around to sing familiar songs of home Singing mdash especially songs of praise mdash is one way that believers in Jesus can find peace in the battle too King Jehoshaphat found [... more]

ldquo The baby birds will fly tomorrow rdquo My wife Cari was elated about the progress a family of wrens was making in a hanging basket on our front porch She rsquo d watched them daily taking pictures as the mother brought food to the nest Cari got up early the next morning to look in on them She moved some of the greenery aside covering the nest but instead of seeing baby birds the narrow eyes of a serpent met hers The snake had scaled a vertical wall slithered into the nest and devoured them all Cari was heartbroken [... more]

Jesus was crucified dead and buried But the grave could not contain the holy Son of God Continuing his expositional series in the gospel of Luke today R C Sproul preaches on the bedrock foundation of our hope Christ's resurrection in victory over sin and death Get R C Sproul's Expositional Commentary on the Gospel of Luke for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org luke-commentary Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

We all have a problem We are living under the curse of sin and death all because of the choice of one man Adam That's pretty depressing isn't it But there's hope in the gospel In today's message Pastor J D walks through Romans and shows us how even though we all made the same choice as Adam to sin we can all make the choice today to accept salvation through another man the second Adam Jesus Christ [... more]

I love a good game of Scrabble After one particular game my friends named a move after me mdash calling it a ldquo Katara rdquo I rsquo d been trailing the entire game but at the end of it mdash with no tiles left in the bag mdash I made a seven-letter word This meant the game was over and I received fifty bonus points as well as all the points from all of my opponents rsquo leftover tiles moving me from last place to first Now whenever we play and someone is trailing they remember what happened and hold [... more]

Croissants dumplings pork curry and all sorts of scrumptious food await those who find and enter the Narrow Door Cafe Located in the Taiwanese city of Tainan this cafe is literally a hole in the wall Its entrance is barely centimeters wide less than inches mdash just enough for the average person to squeeze his way through Yet despite the challenge this unique cafe has attracted large crowds Will this be true of the narrow door described in Luke ndash Someone asked Jesus ldquo Are only a few people going to be saved rdquo v In reply Jesus challenged the [... more]

The greater tragedy Because Adam died we all die Sin and death entered the world we inherited and in order to restore our access to the Tree of Life now in Heaven Jesus chose to die on the cross the tree of death To support this ministry financially visit https www oneplace com donate [... more]

The greater tragedy Because Adam died we all die Sin and death entered the world we inherited and in order to restore our access to the Tree of Life now in Heaven Jesus chose to die on the cross the tree of death To support this ministry financially visit https www oneplace com donate [... more]

The greater tragedy Because Adam died we all die Sin and death entered the world we inherited and in order to restore our access to the Tree of Life now in Heaven Jesus chose to die on the cross the tree of death To support this ministry financially visit https www oneplace com donate [... more]

The three-wheeled taxis of Sri Lanka known as ldquo tuk tuks rdquo are a convenient and delightful mode of transport for many Lorraine a resident of the capital of Colombo also realized that they rsquo re a mission field hopping onto a tuk tuk one day she found the friendly driver more than happy to engage in conversation about religion The next time she told herself she would talk to the driver about the good news The book of Romans starts with Paul declaring himself as ldquo set apart for the gospel of God rdquo Romans The Greek word for [... more]

God has always planned on saving you you were not an afterthought to Him In the message quot Our Bedrock Salvation quot Skip shares about how you were chosen before time began and how your salvation was expected and planned for This teaching is from the series Rock Solid Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

Deep inside each of us is an image of the better person we long to become Chip continues this series with a look at how God transforms us from the inside out And as you'll hear the process He's created to do this work is not what you might expect [... more]

Many believed Jesus came to usher in a political revolution on Earth But why had He really come In this special episode featuring Greg Laurie's son Pastor Jonathan Laurie we're going to look at our Lord's most popular miracle and what it has to say to our divided culture Grab your Bible and get ready to dig into Mark to examine the feeding of the and to learn how Jesus answers our most pressing needs today It's the latest in our Sunday series called The Gospel for Busy People Notes Read Mark NLT You Say You Want a Revolution A [... more]

The Bible teaches that believers have been set free from the chains of sin and death So why do we continue to struggle with temptation Hear the answer when you listen to Truth For Life with Alistair Begg Listen [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Key questions answered in today's show Is it true that based on John we are glorious because we are one with God My understanding of glorious is worthy of high praise I thought that only God was worthy of high praise Is it correct to say we are glorious I have been grappling for a long time with the fall of Adam and Eve who chose to eat the forbidden fruit which lead to sin and death Did God in his sovereignty cause Adam and Eve to [... more]

We all have a problem We are living under the curse of sin and death all because of the choice of one man Adam That's pretty depressing isn't it But the gospel is hope In today's message Pastor J D walks through Romans and shows us how even though we all made the same choice as Adam to sin we can all make the choice today to accept salvation through another man the second Adam Jesus Christ [... more]

One of the most important yet under-emphasized doctrines of Scripture is the believer's identification with Christ in His death and resurrection But what does this identification with Christ actually mean and how does it apply to the Christian's daily life Here's a hint this truth is the key to overcoming temptation and the basis for the believer's victory over sin and death Now that's important [... more]

Dr John H Munro November Esther The enemies of the Jews are defeated The Feast of Purim is instituted as an annual celebration in remembrance of their deliverance from Haman Purim celebrates God's triumph over hatred and evil and can serve as a reminder of our own deliverance from sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ [... more]