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What Does "Immanuel, God With Us" Mean?

What Does “Immanuel, God With Us” Mean? We might be tempted to view God’s presence as fickle or fleeting, perhaps tied to our actions or behaviors. And yet Scripture makes it plain ...

How Does Jesus' Greatness Impact Our Lives? - A Hebrews Study

It’s easy to say that Jesus is great. But how often do our lives reflect this knowledge? Does an awareness of His supremacy run deeper than our intellect to permeate our souls and direct o...

4 Scriptures and Songs to Fill Your Heart With Thanksgiving

Our regular disposition is not always one of thanksgiving. Remembering gratitude can be challenging when we’re up against everyday struggles and hardships or simply busy getting things don...

3 Promises For When You're Doubting God's Plans For Your Life

When we’re overwhelmed by life’s circumstances, trusting God’s good plans can be difficult. Challenges and setbacks settle over us like a heavy fog, obscuring hope for the future. In the h...

Experiencing God's Rest - A Psalm 37 Study

Do you ever feel like you’re being swept up in society’s relentless pace? Maybe you swipe through a social media feed and view the filtered lives of others and feel like you’re not accompl...

What Does It Mean That God Is Timeless?

Our lives are permeated with reminders of time’s passing. Wildflowers are a fitting example. They rise from the soil, often unnoticed and sometimes never seen. After a few weeks, they with...

What Does it Mean To Seek First God's Kingdom?

We live in a highly connected time in history. As the saying goes, “the world is at our fingertips,” and quite literally, with our current technologies. Perhaps never before have we had so...

Boldly Following God's Plan for Our Work in His Kingdom

Listen to Plans I Have For You From Hidden In My Heart, Volume IV Since the beginning of time, God has invited us into important work for His kingdom. We can glimpse this i...

3 Promises That God Will Never Leave Us

3 Promises That God Will Never Leave Us In theory, it’s easy to believe God remains near to us. In the repetition of Sunday School or Bible studies, we hear time and again that G...

What Does it Mean That God is Watching Over Us?

What Does it Mean That God is Watching Over Us? In a society driven by uncertainty, we can stand on God’s promise that He is always watching over us. Yet His watching goes far beyond...

Scriptures of Hope for When Life is Hard

With the help of weather patterns and forecasts, we can foresee and expect storms with some accuracy. It’s similar in life when we see tension building or circumstances colliding. We can a...

10 Scriptures for Every Mom on Mother's Day

It is fitting that Mother’s Day marks the beginning of the growing season. So many gardeners wait eagerly for this mid-May Sunday when it’s finally warm enough to place plants into the soi...