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  • The Comparison Trap

    Kelly Barbrey | November 26, 2019

    “If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.” Galatians 5:25-26 (NRSV)

    • God's Perspective
    • Contentment
  • Grateful, Even for the Storms

    Wendi Lou Lee | November 25, 2019

    “He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the sticky mud. He stood me on a rock and made my feet steady.” Psalm 40:2 (NCV)

    • Gratitude
  • The Ministry of Hard Things

    Brenda Bradford Ottinger | November 22, 2019

    “But the king replied to Araunah, ‘No, I insist on buying it, for I will not present burnt offerings to the LORD my God that have cost me nothing.’ So David paid him fifty pieces of silver for the threshing floor and the oxen.” 2 Samuel 24:24 (NLT)

    • Serving Others
    • God's Character
  • 5 Prayers for Your Child

    Lysa TerKeurst | November 21, 2019

    “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.” Luke 18:1 (NIV)

    • Prayer
  • LOVED.

    Cindy Bultema | November 20, 2019

    “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” 1 John 3:1a, (NIV)

  • When You Feel Far From God

    Sharon Jaynes | November 19, 2019

    “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5b (NIV)

    • God's Perspective
    • Time with God
  • How to Set a Watch Over Your Words

    Karen Ehman | November 18, 2019

    “LORD, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.” Psalm 141:3 (CSB)

    • God's Character
  • Taming the Tug of the Screen

    Arlene Pellicane | November 15, 2019

    “You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God. ” Exodus 20:4-5a (NIV)

    • God's Perspective
  • But I Really Want This, God …

    Lysa TerKeurst | November 14, 2019

    “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

    • Waiting on God
    • Patience
  • Wanting God’s Will in Our Way

    Malinda Fuller | November 13, 2019

    “He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, ‘Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.’” Luke 22:41-42 (NLT)

    • God's Plan
  • Can I Really Trust God?

    Lysa TerKeurst | November 12, 2019

    “The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.” Psalm 111:7 (NIV)

    • Trust
  • An Overwhelming Presence

    Alexandra Hoover | November 11, 2019

    “And he said, ‘My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.’” Exodus 33:14 (CSB)

    • God's Love
  • Pursue Your Purpose, Only

    Shala W. Graham | November 8, 2019

    “And he said to them, ‘Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.’” Mark 1:38 (ESV)

    • Time with God
    • God's Character
  • Alarmed and Resolved at the Same Time

    Lysa TerKeurst | November 7, 2019

    “Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the LORD, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah.” 2 Chronicles 20:3 (NIV)

    • Fear
  • Hunting for the Perfect Christmas Tree

    Max Lucado | November 6, 2019

    “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’ s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful … Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:13-14a,16 (NIV)

    • Christmas
  • The Pathway to Humility

    Lysa TerKeurst | November 5, 2019

    “He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.” Deuteronomy 8:3 (NIV)

    • Humility
  • A Countercultural Mission

    David Kinnaman | November 4, 2019

    “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” Romans 12:2a (NLT)

    • God's Plan
  • The Best Revenge

    Meredith Houston Carr | November 1, 2019

    “His brothers also came and fell down before him and said, ‘Behold, we are your servants.’ But Joseph said to them, ‘Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.’” Genesis 50:18-20 (ESV)

    • God's Love
  • The Unraveling of a Legacy

    Lysa TerKeurst | October 31, 2019

    “As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been.” 1 Kings 11:4 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
  • Breakfast with Jesus

    Asheritah Ciuciu | October 30, 2019

    “When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread … Jesus said to them, ‘Come and have breakfast.’” John 21:9, 21:12a (NIV)

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