For the Christian, persecution is a good sign. I know I’m living that Blessed life when I’m living the persecuted life. But what’s critical about this passage is that it’s persecution for the right reason. It’s the persecution that comes from shining the light of Christ in a dark world. That kind of persecution, Jesus promises, comes with a great reward and will always end well—always!
In today’s message, we see how the priests in Malachi’s time had become careless and half-hearted in their service to God and in leading...
The discipline of fasting is the topic in Matthew 6:16-18, but Christ's message is that which matters most to him: a pure heart. Fasting...
Just as Jesus faced a monumental trial in the Garden of Gethsemane, we too face moments of agony, confusion, and fear. Yet, in those...