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.
The resurrection is not just a spiritual metaphor; it is a historical event. Jesus was dead, and now he is alive. This fact challenges...
The theme throughout the old testament is that of the coming Messiah. We learn in today's passage that Jesus - the Messiah - came...
Today, as we unpack 1 Kings 17: 17-24, we learn that Elijah trusts God for miracles even in the face of terrible tragedy. The...