March 10, 2013; Joshua 5:9-12 -- The idea of home provides comfort and respite. The children of Israel longed for home, just as today's believers long for their heavenly home.
Preachers might think they could deliver a better quality sermon were it not for their congregations, but be encouraged to speak into the lives and problems of your listeners.
The work of salvation already has been completed on the cross where Jesus died. To be saved and enter eternal life, all one has to do is receive the gift that was given on the very first Christmas.
Christians typically respond to tragedy in one of two ways: Either they see them as God's judgment and punishment, or they rush to deliver aid to hurting people. Is there another response to tragedy that we should express in times of destruction, loss and devestation?
What do you do when your fears seem to be winning the day? What if you pray and God still hasn't come through for you? If you are like most people, you begin to lose hope, and you wonder why you bothered to pray in the first place.
