Archive for the ‘Discouragement’ Category

Blessed, Broken, and Given

Text: Matthew 14:19 Synopsis: Throughout the Bible we see a pattern of blessing, breaking, and giving. Joseph was blessed, then broken as a slave and in prison, then given back to the world as a blessing. Moses was blessed in Pharaoh’s house, then broken as an exile, then given back to Israel as their deliverer. [...]

Wildernesses in Your Life

Text: Ezekiel 20:35-36 Synopsis: All of the great men of the Bible went through wilderness periods that shaped them and built character in their lives. In the wilderness our faith is strengthened and we learn to trust God. Click here to listen.

The Bearer of Bad News

Text: Job 1:9-19 Synopsis: Job suffered four catastrophes in a single day, and in each case one and only one servant lived to carry the bad news back to Job. Could it be that these servants, out of the many in Job’s household, were chosen by Satan specifically for this task? We should be careful [...]