Acquiring a Clear Picture of What We’re Praying For
As ambassadors of Christ we must clearly understand & fervently pray for the biblical effects of genuine repentance & faith in the lives of those we seek to win for Christ.
Faith
Experiencing the Hope of Faith
Our faith in God?s promises and Christ’s work should produce in us a bold and confident hope that bolsters our sense of security and significance before God.
Celebrating Unearned Forgiveness
We must learn to respect, admire and fully embrace the total forgiveness that is immediately granted to us by faith through the atonement of Christ.
Making Sense of Abraham's Faith & Works
If even the best people you know are wicked before God and must trust God to be gifted salvation, then we should never think we can earn God’s forgiveness!
A Template of Heroic Faith
Being a godly person requires a courageous faith that is not swayed from doing right by fear or timidity.
The Only Right Response
Leaving everything to follow Christ is how the Bible depicts the concepts of repentance & faith – the two components of the one essential response to the gospel.
Attempting Great Things for God
God would have us exercise ambitious faith to courageously step up to do his will no matter how difficult or intimidating it may be, knowing that he takes care of his servants.
Trusting God When Your Back's Against the Wall
When problems, pressures or people are pitted against you and they threaten to do you harm, make sure you’re right with God, focus on him and leave your opponents for him to deal with.
Courage to Do the Right Thing
God requires ambitious faith to boldly face the consequences and temporary deprivation of resolutely pursuing a righteous life and saying no to the lure of sin.
Living & Dying with Biblical Confidence
God would have us exercise ambitious faith in boldly asking him for Christ?s work to thrive beyond the confines of our local geography and limited lifespan.
Trusting God When Hope Seems Lost
We must tenaciously trust in the goodness of God even when he makes us wait for his perfect timing or introduces a divinely designed detour.
Ardently Seeking a Deeper Relationship with God
Because we are not yet glorified, we Christians must work to achieve the joy and satisfaction of knowing God more intimately on a day-to-day basis.
Boldly Trusting in God's Ability to Create
It is reasonable and required that we Christians have a faith that is ambitious enough to boldly affirm the biblical record of God’s personal and instantaneous creation of the universe.
Cultivating the Core Ingredient of the Christian Life
Biblical faith is more than “wishing” or “believing” it is a sincere & reasonable confidence in truth that leads to action and ultimately to God’s reward.
Abraham – A Fascinating Template of Promises & Faith
God’s covenant with Abraham shows us that while God’s promises are trustworthy & gracious, they will require a lot of faith & patience before they are fully realized.
A Crash Course in Repentance & Faith
Spiritual maturity assumes we have dispelled the myths about how one becomes a Christian and that we have mastered the truth about biblical repentance & faith.
Making Sure we’re Not Fooled by Religious Ceremonies
Outward signs of our favored status with God mean nothing if we are not rightly related to God through a repentant faith in Christ.
Tempted to Trust in Something Other Than Christ
Our righteous deeds or righteous environment is tempting to trust in, but doing so is a catastrophic mistake – we must trust in Christ alone!
Learning to Rest from Attempts to Earn a Place in God’s Family
The work of making us acceptable before God has been fully completed by Christ; we need to step into that benefit with total confidence that the work has been done!
Being Rightly Concerned About Real Faith
We must seriously evaluate our relationship with Christ and his truth, so that we are sure we are not experiencing any false hope regarding our eternal destiny.
Learning from the Humble Obedience of a Teenager
We ought to follow the godly example of a teenage Mary, who struggled to please God even when it was tough!
What to Give a King
While it is hard to imagine serving an invisible God or a Jesus we’ve never seen, God receives our faith, our obedience and our anticipation of Christ’s soon return as our reasonable and appropriate service to his Son.
Understanding God-Induced Repentance & Faith
One becomes a Christian when God works in one his genuine repentance (turning from sin) and his authentic faith (trusting in Christ).
Right On Schedule
Even when we think our plans have been disrupted, it is God’s timing that we need to keep in mind as the most important schedule.
Using Money for Good
Before we start giving to special projects, we’d better understand God’s instructions and expectations regarding our weekly giving.
Mom’s Dilemma
Changes can be hard, but no matter how daunting the task, Christ wants us to compassionately respond to the growing needs of those who are coming to know him.
When God Prompts His People to Do Something Big
Our quest to fix the problem of inadequate facilities and expand the ministry of our church should begin with a Nehemiah-styled concern and prayer life.
The Real Battle
Looking to God, tenaciously fight to resist all mental attacks which threaten your confidence in the power and goodness of God.
Seeing God’s Good Plan in the Painful Seasons of Life
We can face the future with confidence and joy knowing that God`s difficult appointments only confirm our faith, and earn for us a better place in our future home.
Looking for Wisdom in All the Wrong Places
God has not called us to be religious existentialists or analytical philosophers, but rather faithful followers of Christ who explicitly trust his solutions & directions for our lives!