Born on a farm Judson Van DeVenter learned to paint studied art and became an art teacher God however had a different plan for him Friends valued his work in church and urged him to go into evangelism Judson felt God calling him too but it was hard for him to give up his love for teaching art He wrestled with God but ldquo at last rdquo he wrote ldquo the pivotal hour of my life came and I surrendered all rdquo We can rsquo t imagine Abraham rsquo s heartbreak when God called him to surrender his son Isaac [... more]

Pastor Greg Laurie introduces a fresh series It All Starts Here where we explore the Book of Genesis In this first message he focuses on God's purpose for us while helping us understand other topics such as the creation of the world Notes Genesis We are created on purpose and for a purpose God has a plan and purpose for you Acts We need to know and fulfill our purpose Romans Genesis means beginning The book of Genesis begins with God Genesis Since God created the heavens and the Earth He is more than adequate to meet your needs Genesis [... more]

Ernest Hemingway rsquo s first full-length novel features hard-drinking friends who have recently endured World War I They bear the scars literal and figurative of the war rsquo s devastation and try to cope with it via parties grand adventures and sleeping around Always there is alcohol to numb the pain No one is happy Hemingway rsquo s title for his book The Sun Also Rises comes straight from the pages of Ecclesiastes nkjv In Ecclesiastes King Solomon refers to himself as ldquo the Teacher rdquo He observes ldquo Everything is meaningless rdquo v and asks ldquo What do people [... more]

Conflict isn't anything new It's as much a part of life as breathing And while most of us run from conflict what if conflict is the very thing God wants to use to shape our lives [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode What does it mean to be unequally yoked Did saints in the Old Testament go to heaven or did they have to wait How can I know my job is something God would approve of I feel like God doesn't hear my prayers Am I doing something wrong Today's Offer Booklet - How To Keep Your Faith After High School Request our latest special offers here or call - -THE-CORE - - to request them by phone Want to partner with us in [... more]

Is it possible for Jesus to be God but not know everything God the Father knows Pastor J D answers that question as he concludes our series called The Difficult Sayings of Jesus [... more]

At our last breath will we have finished everything God had wanted us to do When Jesus cried It is finished He was declaring the debt of sin paid in full In this message we consider all that Christ accomplished for us Jesus' last words were not of despair but of victory This month's special offer is available for a donation of any amount Get yours at rtwoffer com or call us at - - - [... more]

Love isn't just something God does it's something He is And in this message Stephen explains why that is eternally significant for us as believers [... more]

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Someone has rightly said adversity either makes us or breaks us What makes the difference The answer is a simple four letter word Chip tells us what that word is and how it can help us rise above the most difficult circumstances in our lives and experience joy [... more]

ldquo You rsquo ll be in my thoughts and prayers rdquo If you hear those words you might wonder if the person really means it But you never had to wonder when Edna Davis said them Everyone in the small one stoplight town knew of ldquo Ms Edna rsquo s rdquo yellow legal pad mdash page after page lined with name after name Early each morning the aging woman prayed out loud to God Not everyone on her list received the answer to prayer they wanted but several testified at her funeral that something God-sized had happened in their life [... more]

Just like anything God gives us our spiritual gifts can be misused and we must allow Him to govern their use In this message Skip shares how you can discern whether the gifts of the Spirit are being properly used [... more]

My wife and I once stayed in a lovely old seaside hotel with large sash windows and thick stone walls One afternoon a storm ripped through the region churning up the sea and pounding our windows like angry fists on a door Yet we were at peace Those walls were so strong and the hotel rsquo s foundations so solid While storms raged outside our room was a refuge Refuge is an important theme in Scripture starting with God Himself ldquo You have been a refuge for the poor rdquo Isaiah says of God ldquo a refuge for the needy [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode Is the grace of God only effective for those who have faith in Christ or can it influence non-Christians as well in their everyday lives Why did it take Jesus two tries to heal the blind man If God is all knowing and omnipotent didn't he know what Adam and Eve would do It appears to me that God would know about the fall Adam and Eve might have been obedient for millions of years but it seems as though God wanted them [... more]

Everything God does Satan tries to copy just to cause confusion but there are many differences [... more]

Anything God allows in our lives He permits for a purpose [... more]

God designed laughter to open our hearts On today's program acclaimed comedian Micheal Jr teaches us there's always a punchline --something God is teaching us through our experiences Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast at https shop familylife com Products aspx categoryid Visit Michael Jr's website for a free copy of his comedy special https go michaeljr com free-chapter Download FamilyLife's new app https www familylife com app Check out all that's available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network https www familylife com familylife-podcast-network [... more]

Through the diligence and meticulous work of Jewish scribes the Scriptures were preserved throughout the ancient world in their entirety But how do we know that what was preserved are God's words and not man's Can we have confidence that the Bible we hold in our hands is everything God wanted us to know and nothing else Stephen continues to answer these questions in his series How We Got Our Bible [... more]

Conflict isn't anything new It's as much a part of life as breathing And while most of us run from conflict what if conflict is the very thing God wants to use to shape our lives [... more]

Work is something God ordained for us to do But sometimes it can feel like a punishment instead of a blessing If your job rsquo s getting you down it may be time for a refresher course on the biblical principles for work On the next MoneyWise Live hosts Rob West and Steve Moore welcome Compass founder Howard Dayton to discuss those in detail It rsquo s all about who rsquo s your real boss on the next nbsp MoneyWise nbsp Live at pm Eastern pm Central on Moody Radio [... more]

Dr Dan Olinger of the BJU Seminary continues a doctrinal series entitled What Is Man from Genesis The post Created in God s Image appeared first on THE DAILY PLATFORM [... more]

Our primary activity in heaven will be worship mdash it s the proper response to everything God has done for us In the message quot What on Earth Is Going On in Heaven quot Skip shares how you will worship in heaven and what forms it will take This teaching is from the series From the Edge of Eternity Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

In Mark while talking about his second coming Jesus claimed But concerning that day no one knows not even the angels in heaven nor the Son but only the Father But is it possible for Jesus to be God and not know everything God the Father knows Pastor J D answers that question as he concludes our powerful series The Difficult Sayings of Jesus [... more]