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Our busy lives operate in community groups, and I’m not talking about Sunday school classes or weekly life groups at church. These community groups are made up of parents, even grandparents gathered at the local youth baseball diamond, the club volleyball tournament, the high school soccer game.

We have opportunities to be a part of hundreds of different community groups, and it creates an incredible opportunity to talk to people ...

You know, I really believe with all of my heart that sharing the Gospel is the most important task that believers can do. And that’s why I love to share my faith. Jesus used the most ordinary things to lead people to Himself.

At a well, Jesus spoke of Himself as the Water of Life that quenches a deep thirst. To the hungry, He presented Himself as the Bread of Life. To the crippled and the sick, He was the One who could make people...

In a recent study done by BarnaResearch, half of Generation Z Christians they surveyed said that they believe “letting your actions speak rather than using words to explain your faith” is evangelism. Fifty percent!

Now today, we’re going to tackle two important things we need to know regarding words and actions when it comes to evangelism. First, you cannot share the Gospel with someone by some form of osmosis. Words must be share...

Remember, it is the Gospel itself, not our clever answers or power of persuasion that is the “power of God unto salvation.” When you’re sharing the Gospel, and you encounter an objection, the goal is to deal with the objection as simply and quickly as possible and then continue with the Gospel.

Two keys to remember are first, to research their question and return with an answer: If you don’t know the answer to their question, tell...

Psalm 73 says it well, “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Through the deep gratitude that we have for our Savior, we use the strength He gives us to serve others. And it’s a delight to His heart when we do.

Jesus said in Matthew twenty-five that if we help the less fortunate...”whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” As...

I don’t know about you; but sometimes it seems like we could use some armor. Between the temperature of our culture and the crazy things that we see on the news, some protection would be welcome!

Ephesians six tells us that we should “put on the whole armor of God, that [we] may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but...against the spiritual forces of evil in the heaven...

Paul gives a blessing to Timothy in Second Timothy two one (2:1) that he would “be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” Now, I’d like to pray that same blessing over you today!

As you go about your daily tasks, whether good or bad experiences come your way, I pray you’ll be strengthened and held by the grace that is in Christ. You know, grace is one of the utmost attributes of love. It means we receive something tha...

How do we live with strength? Do you know that when you become a child of God through placing your faith in Jesus alone, you receive the strength of Almighty God?

We see a picture of this in one of my favorite Psalms: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” He is our bulwark—or fortress, in other words—that never fails. And when we place our worries and anxieties in His strong hands, He holds us and gives...

What do you think true strength is? I think oftentimes, strength is attributed to the physically strong. We see people join the special forces training in the military and go through tasks that make even the strongest physically buckle.

But you know, that’s not what real strength is. In fact, it’s something that isn’t dependent on how weak or strong we are physically. Real strength is God who can create the universe with the sound...

(Season 65: Episode 05)

“In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,a wondrous beauty I see, for 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died, to pardon and sanctify me.” What a beautiful way George Bennard described the cross of Christ in this famous hymn.

This, this is the Good News of the Gospel! In the horrible, painful image of our crucified Savior, there is grace and mercy that we don’t deserve—complete forgiv...

(Season 65: Episode 04)

During the very first Easter Week, Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his disciples the night before He was crucified.

On this Passover night, He sat with His disciples and gave them a clear picture of what He was about to do through their last meal together. He “took bread, and gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to [His disciples], saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me....

(Season 65: Episode 03)

As we continue walking through Easter together, today I want to look ahead to Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. In the Gospels, we see Jesus pray through the night asking God to take the cup of what was to happen from Him.

If you or I stood in His shoes—facing the wrath of Almighty God for the sins of the world—we probably would have refused it. But even though Jesus asked His Father, His will was set. He ...

(Season 65: Episode 02)

When Jesus came to Jerusalem that first Easter week, He didn’t just come to celebrate the Passover...He came to fulfill it! The very first Passover occurred when Moses was trying to free the Israelite slaves from Egypt. Pharoah had seen God’s might and will through nine plagues that had come upon his nation.

But Pharoah, after making false promises, would go back on his word; and God would warn him again. T...

(Season 65: Episode 01)

What a meaningful week we’ve just started! And walking through Easter with your family, friends, and even strangers can be a wonderful way to share the Gospel with them. Because truly, the Good News of the Gospel happened that very first Easter week and started with Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey.

At first glance, that may not seem like much...but truly, this was an amazing and powerful act. Jesus’ en...

(Season 64: Episode 05)

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Have you heard this beautiful chapter before? In Psalms 23, we see a picture of what resting in the Lord is like. He “makes [us] lie down in green pastures; He leads us by quiet waters; He restores [our] souls.”

This peace happens as a by-product of walking with God. From the very first moment we are born again through placing our trust in Jesus, we are on an inc...

(Season 64: Episode 04)

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life...” You see, God is holy and perfect. In fact, the book of Habbakuk says that “His eyes are too pure to look upon evil; He cannot tolerate wrong.”

And according to Matthew, the standard we all must meet is to “be perfect, as our Heavenly Father is perfect.” You see, we have a big problem. And there is a payment or a wage for our wrongdoings...

(Season 64: Episode 03)

Have you heard of the Ten Commandments? You can read this famous passage in Exodus 20.

A few of them are to have no other gods before the one, true God, to not take the Lord’s name in vain, to keep the Sabbath day, to not murder, to not steal, and to not lie. And in modern times, sometimes these laws of God are looked down upon. But truly, they serve an incredible purpose. Not only do they clearly show us w...

(Season 64: Episode 02)

Have you ever thought, "I just don't know if I can make it into Heaven?" Well, the truth is, you can't! You absolutely cannot make it into Heaven by relying on yourself and your good works.

None of us will ever be good enough to get into Heaven. Now if that sounds like really bad news to you, it's actually quite the opposite. You see, if none of us can make it into Heaven by our own righteousness, there has...

(Season 64: Episode 01)

As we continue our series, “The Real Light,” this week, I want to ask you...what do you think real righteousness is?

In our culture, many think and believe that right and wrong is a matter of perspective, but the Bible says something very different. God tells us there is a clear distinction between right and wrong. And we know it in our heart of hearts. In Jeremiah thirty-one (31), God tells us, “I will put...