In our last message, we learned how spiritual poverty leads to riches. As we continue in the Beatitudes, Jesus now tells us that sorrow leads to joy: how is this possible? The sorrow and mourning that Christ refers to is not worldly sorry, but the sorrow that results over our sin. Grief and devastation over sin furthers our walk in sanctification, changes us more and more into the image of Chris, and God himself will comfort and bless those who mourn in this way.
John Newton's well known hymn, "Amazing Grace" uses words taken directly from today's text. "I was blind but now I see" exclaims the man...
In Acts 4, we witness how the disciples' "holy reflex" in response to trial is to fall to their knees and pray together in...
Welcome to another exciting day as we begin a new series, Hope & Holiness, which delves into the epistle of 1 Peter. In this...