From the Nations: Strength in Community
Every Love God Greatly study highlights one of the languages we serve – our new study, Our God Who Pursues, includes the highlight of our Burmese branch!Join us in prayer for May, her team, and the women of her language and nation as you read her story, and help us...
From the Nations: Strength in Community
Every Love God Greatly study highlights one of the languages we serve – our new study, Our God Who Pursues, includes the highlight of our Burmese branch!Join us in prayer for May, her team, and the women of her language and nation as you read her story, and help us...
Capturing Your Thoughts
Isn’t it amazing how quickly our thoughts can drift to worry, stress, and fear in various aspects of our lives? We might be fine one moment and then, BAM!, seemingly out of nowhere our thoughts are catapulted to the land of “what ifs.” Fear, worry, and anxiety are...
God of Strength
I am a champion worrier. From childhood on I was always thinking, “what if . . .” But by God’s grace, I learned how to overcome much of it. The temptation to be fearful and live in constant worry will be a battle that all of us will be fighting until Christ returns,...
Oh How He Loves You
"Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us! For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor...
God is in Control
I am a recovering control addict. Perhaps, this is an area you have struggled in as well. A desire for control can often be a source of fear and anxiety in our lives. We obsess over our education, career, family, fitness, and finances, and more. If our proposed...
Trembling Trust
I sat in the sanctuary trembling. The man standing at the pulpit reading the Word was not my pastor. My pastor had fallen into sin, and now all around me people wept. As a church family, we collectively lifted our broken hearts to our holy God and held fast to His...
We Are In A War
Have you ever read the book The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis? If not, then you need to. It's one of my favorites. In a fictional storytelling fashion, C. S. Lewis brings to light the dark spiritual warfare each of us encounters on a daily bases through his...
Where is Your Faith?
For those of us who have been in the church a long time, unpacking today’s verses can feel like a taboo topic. We believe. We are saved. We know the Sunday School answers. But, if we’re honest, we still have moments, maybe weeks, even seasons, of doubt and disbelief....
Fear Of Not Being In Control
From a young age, I have struggled with the fear of not being in control. I think the seed of this fear was planted in my heart when my parents divorced. Seeing what my mom went through as a single woman created in me a desire to want to control my life so I would...
Overcoming the Fear of People
As we waited for her brother to finish swim practice, my girl sat quietly as she listened to Billy Graham’s distinct voice and powerful words through old videos. The announcement of his death had flooded national news feeds and radio stations earlier that day, and she...
When God Seems Silent (Fear & Anxiety Translations)
In the book of Malachi, we see God speak His last words and then keep silent for four-hundred years. God’s chosen and beloved people were deprived of any words from the Lord for four centuries. Even though God’s silence was incredibly difficult for people who...
Fear Of The Future
In the book of Jeremiah, we read about how the people of God had been captured by King Nebuchadnezzar and taken into captivity in Babylon. In their eyes, their future looked bleak and scary. They had no idea if they would ever get to go back home or what would happen...
In His Hands
Quarantine in the Czech Republic has not been as strict as it has been in some other countries. We can still go to the shops and for walks outside. Many people have lost their jobs or are working from home while also looking after their children, but we are praising...
Introduction
Can you imagine life without fear or worry? I can’t. It is so much a part of our lives that imagining a life without the smallest fear, worry, or anxiety feels impossible. Adam and Eve were the only ones who were able to experience this kind of life — that is until...
Believe Him
In Nigeria, the stats are rising and so is fear and anxiety. Prices of goods and services have skyrocketed and people are losing hope. You can literally see people wear fear like they do clothes. I wonder, Is this all? Is this what the devil is trying to do, fill us...
New Glasses
The world pandemic has really helped me to see things differently: it pushed me to change my glasses to new ones. Not the glasses of gloom and depression, but those of gratitude. COVID-19 made me lose so much for a season that I can’t help but praise Him for all I had...
Joy & Sadness
We were about to watch an episode of our favorite series when I got his text: “Hey, you might not have heard from my wife in a while…” COVID-19 changed everything in my everyday life. For the past few weeks, our dining room has turned into our classroom. Every morning...
Unshaken & Unchanging
Stamping, screaming, running, squealing! I can hear my husband yelling for the tenth time: "NO RUNNING IN THE HOUSE!" It’s 9:00am. Lord, how am I going to survive this day?! Outside, the world has come to a halt, but that is not the case inside our house. While...
Materials for Fear & Anxiety
We are one week away from our new study! We hope this study is very timely for each of you in this strange, unprecedented time. We begin our FEAR & ANXIETY study this coming MONDAY (April 27th) and we couldn’t be more excited to dig into God’s Word with you! We're...
Our Future Is Secure
The current guidance here in the United Kingdom is to remain in your homes as much as possible. There are only a few reasons permitted to leave home, one of which is for exercise once a day, either alone or with members of your household. When we go out for our daily...
God is for Me
This spring was supposed to feel like the end of a great race. It was supposed to feel victorious and exciting and full of hope. It was supposed to be a time of celebration, encouragement, and looking to the future. Instead, it's been full of confusion, fear, stress,...
Faith in the Faithful God
I'm thanking God for technology. Our group in Krakow, Poland is continuing Bible studies online. We recently finished a study on the Book of Habakkuk. Habakkuk questioned the work of God; he lamented and asked why God did not take action during times of injustice. The...
His Grace Can Sustain
For some, these days of social distancing mean complete isolation. They work from home, have virtual meetings with friends and co-workers, and stream online church services. As a mom of five kids, this couldn't be further from my current reality! Over the past few...
I Want A Holy Life
This is what I know: God is good even when life is hard. If I were to write the script of my life these past few weeks, it would be a mixture of comedy, drama & heartache. Even in the midst of the craziness, I know God is with me, helping me, and that is enough....
Maranatha
When the Christians in the first century celebrated the Lord’s Supper, they would say a prayer that ended with “Maranatha,” meaning “Our Lord, come.” As Christians, we look forward to the second coming of Jesus, that time where He will return to us in order to...