Knowing Who God Is
I love the character of the Lord. I am so thankful that He has revealed His character to us by His Spirit, through His Word. May we never forget what a blessing it is to know the heart of God intimately and personally. He is my God, and He is your God. It is...
Knowing Who God Is
I love the character of the Lord. I am so thankful that He has revealed His character to us by His Spirit, through His Word. May we never forget what a blessing it is to know the heart of God intimately and personally. He is my God, and He is your God. It is...
Empowered Today – JoAnn’s Story
I joyfully embrace my Italian heritage! Scrumptious food, fun, super-relational people, beautiful art, culture, and typically a deep love for God. Though I didn’t come to know Christ as Savior until I was a teenager, I always loved Jesus. One of my distant ancestors...
No Favoritism in the Gospel
From each of our windows and corners of the world, we’re all watching the coronavirus pandemic unfold. It has infected millions, but it has affected us all. This novel virus knows no bounds. There’s another global disease that respects no bounds and affects us all:...
Surrendering All to the Savior
I love a good God story. Don’t you? Acts 9 gives us a glimpse of one of the most powerful redemption stories in history: A hard-hearted man bent on destroying Christianity meets Jesus, and his life is forever transformed. Paul turned from his pride and fully...
A Life That Brings Jesus to His Feet
“Look,” he said, “I see heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” - Stephen, Acts 7:56 Stephen had given a history lesson for the books! Enraged from the truth of their deeds being exposed, the Sanhedrin, covering their ears and raising...
Empowered Today – Marsha’s Story
But Peter sent them all outside, knelt down, and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up (Acts 9:40). Five years ago, I was about to board a plane back to the United States, when I received...
United for the Gospel
The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith. -Acts 6:7 I love the Word of God and how nothing can stop it from spreading, for it is the power of God unto...
Shine in the Un-Fine
Lately, when I open Instagram, I see an ad for one specific shirt, a sweatshirt with the phrase “Everything is fine” repeating in rainbow colors across the front. It’s as though saying the words over and over again will eventually make me believe it to be true. It’s...
The Calling and Gifts of the Gospel
One of the purposes of the Book of Acts is to give a defense of the spread of the Christian faith, while serving as a testimony of the work of God. This book, like every book of the Bible, calls readers to repent and believe in Jesus. In Chapter 3 we have this...
Trusting His Provision (Empowered Translations)
Last year, things were a mess. We had to shut down our office for an entire month. Then, my husband had an operation that left me at home caring for him full time for two months. Immediately following this, my state (Kerala, in southwest India), was hit with the worst...
Witnesses
In Acts 1 we find the last words and actions of Jesus before He ascended into heaven. After His resurrection, Jesus spent forty days with His disciples. They were convinced He had been raised from the dead, convinced He was the Son of God, and convinced He was the...
Empowered Introduction
Jesus commanded His followers to be His witnesses in "Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth" (Acts 1:8). The book of Acts is the record of all the things Jesus' disciples did as witnesses to His life, death, and resurrection....
Empowered Today – Stephie’s Story
During the summer of 2004, I attended a Bible study about double-mindedness. We talked about how we could do something we knew wasn't good for us, such as smoking. I had smoked most of my life. I had grown up as an often unsupervised child and had experimented with...
Empowered Materials Now Available!
WE'RE INCLUDING A NEW FEATURE IN OUR STUDY JOURNALS! READ ON TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS! We are one week away from our next study, Empowered: Yesterday and Today! We begin our EMPOWERED study this coming MONDAY and we couldn’t be more excited to dig into God’s Word with...
SOAP It Up Between Studies! (Bridge Reading Plan)
We have some BRAND NEW content for you! If you have been participating in our Love God Greatly Bible studies for any length of time you know we take a short, two-week break between studies. We know it is challenging to develop a consistent habit of Bible study and,...
Trust The Lord And Banish Fear
We have covered a lot in the last six weeks, but as we wrap up our study on Fear and Anxiety I want us to focus on the advice that we are given in Proverbs 3:5-8: Trust the Lord! This definitely sounds easier than it is, but this is key to us overcoming the many fears...
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We see you. We love you. We are here for you. A message from the Love God Greatly Founder & Director, Angela Perritt: Sisters, we are heartbroken over the sins that have happened in our nation in our past as well as what has occurred even this past week. We...
Fear of Forgiveness
I am a quiet girl who has always desired a quiet life. I love certainty and stability. I love life free from drama, conflict, and chaos. The rules used to be simple: Don’t mess with me, and I won’t mess with you. However, being reborn into God’s family changes all of...
Announcing Our Next Study!
We're thrilled to announce our next six-week study! Empowered: Yesterday and Today When did you first hear about Jesus? Have you ever thought about how the story of a man from Jerusalem, who lived over two-thousand years ago, reached your ears? ...
And After You Have Done Everything . . . STAND
I'm a mom of three boys. In the little years, it seemed that no matter how often I reminded them to be gentle and compassionate, they always found a way to remind me that God made them ALL boy. In their world, sticks became swords. Pan lids became shields. And no one...
Words That Give Life
I have the blessing of raising three daughters. If I had a dollar for every time someone said something to me about having three girls and commenting "Oh, are you going to try for that boy?" when my girls were toddlers, I'd be rich. Or, more recently, it's more "Oh...
Fighting Fear with Gratitude
"And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." - Colossians 3:17 It's no secret that I love a good story. I love to read them, and I love to write them. Nothing captivates me more...
He Moved the Mountains
I spent many, many mornings in my seat at church. I used to sit and fidget and wiggle. Some Sundays I was so tired from getting everyone up, fed, dressed, and out of the house that I would let my heavy eyelids fall and even close all the way. Just for a minute. Then,...
God Will Redeem
It was 1987. My mom had recently married my stepdad, and our new family needed a new beginning. Like those who had headed out west decades before us, we too were wanting a fresh start. So from the farmlands of Indiana to the hills of Northern California, we drove. I...
Underdog or Under God?
The plight of the underdog is easily found in books, movies, and our everyday lives. Maybe you have felt like the underdog before or you have known someone else who feels worn out, overpowered, tired, small, useless, or alone. Then life brings you a pivotal moment to...