The Waiting Season

Scripture: "When morning came, he was upset. He sent for all the magicians and sages of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but they couldn’t interpret them to him. The head cupbearer then spoke up and said to Pharaoh, 'I just now remembered something—I’m sorry, I should have told you this...

The Power of Your Story

Scripture: "The disciples came up and asked, 'Why do you tell stories?' He replied, 'You’ve been given insight into God’s kingdom. You know how it works. Not everybody has this gift, this insight; it hasn’t been given to them. Whenever someone has a ready heart for this, the insights and...

Hope In God’s Promise

Scripture: "That famous promise God gave Abraham—that he and his children would possess the earth—was not given because of something Abraham did or would do. It was based on God’s decision to put everything together for him, which Abraham then entered when he believed. If those who get what God...

No Room for “If”

Scripture: "When they came back down the mountain to the other disciples, they saw a huge crowd around them, and the religion scholars cross-examining them. As soon as the people in the crowd saw Jesus, admiring excitement stirred them. They ran and greeted him. He asked, 'What’s going on? What’s...

Life In the Valley of Dry Bones

Scripture: "God grabbed me. God’s Spirit took me up and set me down in the middle of an open plain strewn with bones. He led me around and among them—a lot of bones! There were bones all over the plain—dry bones, bleached by the sun. He said to me, 'Son of man, can...