Tag: jesus

  • Jesus the Seeker: Compassion for the Lost

    Jesus the Seeker: Compassion for the Lost

    Introduction It can be said that the best way to understand a person’s true desires and motives in this life is to watch where they go and what they pursue. Along those same lines, one of the clearest ways to understand Jesus’ heart is to watch where He chooses to go and who He chooses…

  • The Word Made Flesh

    The Word Made Flesh

    Introduction It is one thing to believe that God exists. It is another altogether to believe that God became flesh and entered the world that He created. Primary Passage John 1:1-14 John tells us that the eternal Word “became flesh.” This short phrase is easy to read past, yet it contains a truth so profound…

  • More Than a Story: Meeting the Real Jesus

    More Than a Story: Meeting the Real Jesus

    Primary Passage John 1:1-14 Who is Jesus? Most people have some version of Jesus in their minds. For some, He is a gentle figure from childhood stories. He is kind, soft-spoken, and safely predictable. For others, He is a moral teacher, offering good advice but making few real demands. Still others see Him as distant,…

  • A Lifelong Journey

    A Lifelong Journey

    Introduction We have spent the past several weeks asking some of the biggest questions anyone can ask about faith, life, and God. Hopefully along the way, you’ve found answers that brought peace, or maybe you still have questions that feel unsettled. That’s ok. Faith isn’t about having every answer. It’s about learning to trust the…

  • How Do I Know What God Wants Me to Do with My Life?

    How Do I Know What God Wants Me to Do with My Life?

    Verse of the Day: Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. -Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV) Introduction “What am I supposed to do with my life?” It is one of the biggest questions you’ll ever…

  • Can God Really Forgive Me?

    Can God Really Forgive Me?

    Verse of the day: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. -1 John 1:9 (ESV) Introduction Everyone makes mistakes. Some are small. Others feel so heavy that we wonder if God could ever forgive us. Maybe it is something you…

  • Is It Okay to Have Doubts?

    Is It Okay to Have Doubts?

    Verse of the day: Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” – Mark 9:24 Introduction Every believer faces moments of uncertainty. Maybe you have asked yourself questions like, “Does God really hear me?” or “What if I don’t feel close to Him?” or maybe “Why does my…

  • How Can I Deal with Peer Pressure?

    How Can I Deal with Peer Pressure?

    Verse of the Day: “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” -Romans 12:2 The Question What do you do when everyone around you is doing something that…

  • What’s My Purpose?

    What’s My Purpose?

    Verse of the Day: “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” -Ephesians 2:10 The Question Why am I here? What is my purpose? It’s a question everybody asks at some point? We all want to know that our lives matter.…

  • How Do I Know the Bible is True?

    How Do I Know the Bible is True?

    Verse of the day: “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” — 2 Timothy 3:16-17 The Question How can we be sure that the Bible is really from God?…