Refuge for the Day of Judgment
What emotions and thoughts come to mind when you think about God’s judgment? Maybe you are surrounded by immense suffering or the prosperity of the wicked, so your heart longs for God’s judgment to come upon the earth. Or maybe you are beaten down by your own...
Refuge for the Day of Judgment
What emotions and thoughts come to mind when you think about God’s judgment? Maybe you are surrounded by immense suffering or the prosperity of the wicked, so your heart longs for God’s judgment to come upon the earth. Or maybe you are beaten down by your own...
Unlimited Love
Have you ever read anything about love languages, or spent some time figuring out how you prefer to receive love? When my husband and I were going through our pre-marital counseling we took a test to see what our love languages were. Over the past fourteen years of...
Love One Another
It’s often said that newborn babies are more likely to look like their dads than their mums. This seems a little unfair given all that the mums have gone through! In today’s reading the apostle John wrote to fellow believers, and he again affectionately described them...
Don’t Be Deceived By Lies
The letters John wrote are heavy letters with lots of deep doctrines, warnings, exhortations, and encouragements. One of the reasons for this is that all the apostles were dead with the exception of John himself. He was the last of the apostles, which is why many...
Obedient Love
I once was a rebel. Stubborn. Hard-headed. Disobedient. One of the first things God began transforming after I was gifted with salvation was my rebellious nature. God truly had His work cut out for Him. After years of willful disobedience, through God’s grace, I...
Walk in Love (Know Love Translations)
Walking in God's love is a truth that has been so powerfully displayed in my life. In my career at the United Nations, I changed jobs often. Each time, I had to readjust to a new team and each time it was challenging. When I joined the Human Resources team, I had to...
Joy Multiplied
Joy is meant to be shared. I love it when I receive great news from a friend. "Mr. Right popped the question, and the Lord is joining us together as man and wife." "I landed the job of my dreams, and God has opened the door for me to use my gifts in a wonderful...
Know Love Introduction
“Love one another.” Thirteen times in his letters, the apostle John instructed his readers to love one another. John explained why loving others is so important: it communicates our faith in Jesus to the world, it is an act of obedience to God, and it brings joy to...
Know Love Materials Now Available!
We are one week away from our next study, Know Love! We begin our KNOW LOVE study this coming MONDAY and we couldn’t be more excited to dig into God’s Word with you! We're thrilled that you've joined us to study the letters of 1, 2, and 3 John and what it means to...
Empowered Today – Gloria’s Story
I was on my own for a long time. I began translating Love God Greatly Bible studies into Italian in 2015. At first there were two of us on the team, working together to translate the studies. In 2017 I attended my first Women's Leadership Intensive in Dallas,Texas...
Borrowed Courage
Was there ever a time or season in your life when you felt you were living off borrowed courage or faith? Have you ever found yourself going into a conversation with a friend with little hope, and then left with a revived spirit? Or maybe, you were at the end of your...
Our Powerful Witness
One of the last times I shared the gospel it did not go well. Actually, it was a disaster. Two young ladies approached me in a Barnes and Noble bookstore while I was shopping for a journaling bible. Maybe because I was in that specific section, they felt it...
Empowered Today – Monika’s Story
Last year was perhaps one of the most difficult, yet the most beautiful year of my life so far. I cried a lot and I laughed just as much. I was healthy but also sick at times. I was happy, but more than that I was also sad. I had hard days; so hard actually, that at...
Our Next Study: Know Love
Dear friends, if God so loved us, then we ought to love one another (1 John 4:11). In his three short letters, John, the beloved disciple, encouraged his readers to love one another thirteen different times. We love because He loved us first (1 John 4:19). We are only...
A Clear Conscience
Nothing upsets me more than an unclear conscience. It can stop me from falling asleep or wake me in the middle of the night. That churning, sickly feeling of my conscience. It’s often telling me a relationship with another is broken. Sometimes it can be over small...
Have Courage
When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks. The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Have...
The Importance Of Remembering God’s Works
When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are...
Empowered Today – Vicky’s Story
I had my first major surgery at 15. After decades of dealing with double rotational scoliosis, I'd had three major surgeries and many years of dealing with pain and discomfort. However, things were at a manageable level and I was able to live my life. My husband and I...
Fearless Proclamation
“So Paul entered the synagogue and spoke out fearlessly for three months, addressing and convincing them about the kingdom of God. But when some were stubborn and refused to believe, reviling the Way before the congregation, he left them and took the disciples with...
Do Not Be Afraid
The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent, because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.” - Acts 18:9-10 The Word of God is incredibly powerful. I can...
Suffering Well
How often are you shocked when you find yourself smack dab in the middle of trials and adversity? The Bible says all believers will endure trials and suffering (1 Peter 4:12-13). Yet, when it happens to us, we often question the reasons for it. We wriggle and wrestle...
Empowered Today – Guisette’s Story
I lost everything. In a matter of a few months, I lost my job, my apartment, and my car completely broke down. My three children and I were effectively homeless. In the midst of this, I had also committed to a two-week-long mission trip on the other side of the world....
The Importance of Discipleship
My parents love telling the story of my first evangelistic endeavor: teaching kids on my school bus to sing “Jesus Loves Me.” Apparently I found out one of my friends didn’t know about Jesus and I taught her to sing the song, instructed her to teach it to her parents,...
Light to the Nations
When I was growing up one of my favorite programs to watch was the A-Team (I’m showing my age!). It involved a group of misunderstood guys helping people who had nowhere else to turn. They always achieved what they set out to do and even managed to get away without...
Overnight
My dad said something to me years ago that has been a great reminder in my life. He said, “Things can change overnight. Don’t lose heart, lots of life to come.” I knew he didn’t offer it as an empty platitude or cliché statement, simple as it is. I knew because of...