In the Beginning, Part 46: Providence Has the Last Word
Difficulty does not mean you are out of God’s will; it might mean you are right at the center of it. The world appears to be winning, but the providence of God will have the last word.
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Prophecy: A Reason for Hope
Scripture is full of detailed prophecies that have been fulfilled throughout history, and others that remain to be fulfilled in the future. What would it look like if we truly embraced the joyful anticipation of the promises to come?
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 45: Favorite Son, Jealous Brothers
Joseph’s brothers were immersed in unresolved bitterness that led them into grievous sin. The same can happen to any of us, but as we meditate day and night on God’s Word, He changes our hearts, minds, and souls.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 44: Introduction to Joseph
Every single link of Joseph’s life—the good, the bad, and the ugly—was leveraged by God to bring about His sovereign, glorious purposes. Each chapter of Joseph’s life shows that he continued to follow God, and that God was with him in all things.
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A King and a Kingdom
Jesus is not less than our personal Lord, but He is so much more. Even when the artificial lights of the world dim our view of this reality, we can stand firm on the Word of the Lord which assures us that Jesus is King of a kingdom that will never be shaken.
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Cutting Through the Noise
We live in a world full of noise with many voices vying for influence over our lives. Only the voice of God should have the final say.
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Gathered and Scattered: God’s Design for His Church
The church is the most powerful gathering in the world, but in today’s culture it has been domesticated. The church is not simply a building or a meeting; it is a fellowship of believers who worship God together, carry forth the gospel, and share their hearts, minds, and possessions.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 43: Echoes of Human Nature
Genesis 34 is a tragic chapter that depicts the dangers of poor parenting, favoritism, the escalation of sin, worldliness, and self-centeredness. But we all will act deceptively when we don’t trust in God’s sovereignty.
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Why the Resurrection?
C.S. Lewis said, “All that is not eternal is eternally out of date.” The resurrection is not eternally out of date. The future of your life, and of this universe, walked out of the tomb 2000 years ago.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 42: The Anatomy of Unresolved Conflict
Conflict emerges out of the sin of pride. Resolving a conflict comes through humility, forgiveness, and trusting the results to the Lord.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 41: Wrestling with God
Coming to the end of ourselves happens when eternal matters outweigh temporal matters. Our souls are not designed to find satisfaction in this world.
Watch / ListenIn the Beginning, Part 40: Appeasing Esau
Manipulation doesn’t relieve us of our problems; it just creates more problems. Our good deeds never erase our bad deeds.
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