Revive My Heart (Psalm 51)

I Am Saved MOTIVATE Imagine a soldier at war. The soldier is on the front lines of battle with cross-fire and gets shot in the shoulder. The doctors arrive and the wounded soldier needs to ask the doctor a question. Most of us would assume the question would be: Am I going to live? Doctor,…

Redeeming Family: Dealing With Loss (Ruth 1)

Imagine you had the opportunity to experience a day of your dreams. You could spend an entire day at your favorite place, with your favorite people, doing your favorite activities and eating your favorite food – paradise. The only catch would be that for 1-millisecond you would experience grief. Would you accept the invitation? Most…

paradox praying

Let me learn Thy paradox: that the way down is the way up that to be low is to be high, that the broken heart is the healed heart, that the contrite spirit is the rejoicing spirit, that the repenting soul is the victorious soul, that to have nothing is to possess all, that to…

What Does God Require? (Micah 6:1-8)

Play Audio: MOTVATE Many have misunderstood the character of God as revealed in the OT as being wrathful without love and in the NT as being full of love without wrath. Some people today emphasize God’s love to the neglect of God’s holiness or judgment. The idea is that they have a god who is…