The Back Story – Week 2: Party Crasher | December 1–5

There’s a principle showing the Gospels are reliable because they include details that no author would invent—embarrassing failures of the disciples, scandals, and brokenness. Matthew goes out of his way to highlight the flawed people in Jesus’ family tree. One of those is Rahab, remembered in Scripture as “Rahab the prostitute.” From this, we see…

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The Back Story – Week 1: The Back Story | November 24–28

The Bible is not a sanitized book of morals but a raw, often gritty history of God stepping into human mess. The central storyline of Scripture is simple: humanity broke everything, and God waded in to fix it. When the time was right, God entered the world as Jesus—born into the mess rather than avoiding…

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Unshakable Promises – Week 5: Promise of Victory | November 10–14

If you are in a season of spiritual battle, hold fast to this truth: you are not fighting for victory—you are fighting from victory. God’s Word is your weapon, His Spirit is your strength, and His covenant love is your guarantee. Every weapon formed against you will fail, and the triumph of the Lord will…

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Unshakable Promises | Week 4: Promise of Restoration | November 3–7

If you feel worn out, lost in regrets, or uncertain about what lies ahead, take heart: God’s promise of restoration is not wishful thinking—it is His declared intention. He is still making a way in the wilderness. He is still pouring out His Spirit on dry ground. And He is still turning brokenness into beauty,…

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Week 6 | When You Feel Abandoned by God | October 6–10

Painful events like betrayal, divorce, illness, or loss often trigger feelings that God has abandoned  us. In such situations, we ask ourselves the question, “God, where are you?” We’re not alone in  this. Even Jesus—God in the flesh—asked that very question on the cross. When we don’t  understand what God is doing and doubt His…

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Week 5 | Is Jesus the Only Way to God? | September 29–October 3

The reason that so many people doubt Christianity is because of what Jesus claimed. Most people  don’t have a problem with how Jesus lived or how He loved. He was compassionate, gracious,  forgiving, humble—He even turned water into wine at a party! But many draw the line at what Jesus  claimed because what He claimed…

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