Know Love Introduction
“Love one another.” Thirteen times in his letters, the apostle John instructed his readers to love one another. John explained why loving others is so important: it communicates our faith in Jesus to the world, it is an act of obedience to God, and it brings joy to...
Know Love Introduction
“Love one another.” Thirteen times in his letters, the apostle John instructed his readers to love one another. John explained why loving others is so important: it communicates our faith in Jesus to the world, it is an act of obedience to God, and it brings joy to...
Know Love Materials Now Available!
We are one week away from our next study, Know Love! We begin our KNOW LOVE study this coming MONDAY and we couldn’t be more excited to dig into God’s Word with you! We're thrilled that you've joined us to study the letters of 1, 2, and 3 John and what it means to...
Empowered Today – Gloria’s Story
I was on my own for a long time. I began translating Love God Greatly Bible studies into Italian in 2015. At first there were two of us on the team, working together to translate the studies. In 2017 I attended my first Women's Leadership Intensive in Dallas,Texas...
Borrowed Courage
Was there ever a time or season in your life when you felt you were living off borrowed courage or faith? Have you ever found yourself going into a conversation with a friend with little hope, and then left with a revived spirit? Or maybe, you were at the end of your...
Our Powerful Witness
One of the last times I shared the gospel it did not go well. Actually, it was a disaster. Two young ladies approached me in a Barnes and Noble bookstore while I was shopping for a journaling bible. Maybe because I was in that specific section, they felt it...
Empowered Today – Monika’s Story
Last year was perhaps one of the most difficult, yet the most beautiful year of my life so far. I cried a lot and I laughed just as much. I was healthy but also sick at times. I was happy, but more than that I was also sad. I had hard days; so hard actually, that at...
Our Next Study: Know Love
Dear friends, if God so loved us, then we ought to love one another (1 John 4:11). In his three short letters, John, the beloved disciple, encouraged his readers to love one another thirteen different times. We love because He loved us first (1 John 4:19). We are only...
A Clear Conscience
Nothing upsets me more than an unclear conscience. It can stop me from falling asleep or wake me in the middle of the night. That churning, sickly feeling of my conscience. It’s often telling me a relationship with another is broken. Sometimes it can be over small...
Have Courage
When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks. The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Have...
The Importance Of Remembering God’s Works
When Paul had greeted them, he began to explain in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are...
Empowered Today – Vicky’s Story
I had my first major surgery at 15. After decades of dealing with double rotational scoliosis, I'd had three major surgeries and many years of dealing with pain and discomfort. However, things were at a manageable level and I was able to live my life. My husband and I...
Fearless Proclamation
“So Paul entered the synagogue and spoke out fearlessly for three months, addressing and convincing them about the kingdom of God. But when some were stubborn and refused to believe, reviling the Way before the congregation, he left them and took the disciples with...
Do Not Be Afraid
The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night, “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent, because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.” - Acts 18:9-10 The Word of God is incredibly powerful. I can...
Suffering Well
How often are you shocked when you find yourself smack dab in the middle of trials and adversity? The Bible says all believers will endure trials and suffering (1 Peter 4:12-13). Yet, when it happens to us, we often question the reasons for it. We wriggle and wrestle...
Empowered Today – Guisette’s Story
I lost everything. In a matter of a few months, I lost my job, my apartment, and my car completely broke down. My three children and I were effectively homeless. In the midst of this, I had also committed to a two-week-long mission trip on the other side of the world....
The Importance of Discipleship
My parents love telling the story of my first evangelistic endeavor: teaching kids on my school bus to sing “Jesus Loves Me.” Apparently I found out one of my friends didn’t know about Jesus and I taught her to sing the song, instructed her to teach it to her parents,...
Light to the Nations
When I was growing up one of my favorite programs to watch was the A-Team (I’m showing my age!). It involved a group of misunderstood guys helping people who had nowhere else to turn. They always achieved what they set out to do and even managed to get away without...
Overnight
My dad said something to me years ago that has been a great reminder in my life. He said, “Things can change overnight. Don’t lose heart, lots of life to come.” I knew he didn’t offer it as an empty platitude or cliché statement, simple as it is. I knew because of...
Empowered Today – JoAnn’s Story
I joyfully embrace my Italian heritage! Scrumptious food, fun, super-relational people, beautiful art, culture, and typically a deep love for God. Though I didn’t come to know Christ as Savior until I was a teenager, I always loved Jesus. One of my distant ancestors...
No Favoritism in the Gospel
From each of our windows and corners of the world, we’re all watching the coronavirus pandemic unfold. It has infected millions, but it has affected us all. This novel virus knows no bounds. There’s another global disease that respects no bounds and affects us all:...
Surrendering All to the Savior
I love a good God story. Don’t you? Acts 9 gives us a glimpse of one of the most powerful redemption stories in history: A hard-hearted man bent on destroying Christianity meets Jesus, and his life is forever transformed. Paul turned from his pride and fully...
A Life That Brings Jesus to His Feet
“Look,” he said, “I see heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” - Stephen, Acts 7:56 Stephen had given a history lesson for the books! Enraged from the truth of their deeds being exposed, the Sanhedrin, covering their ears and raising...
Empowered Today – Marsha’s Story
But Peter sent them all outside, knelt down, and prayed. Turning to the body, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up (Acts 9:40). Five years ago, I was about to board a plane back to the United States, when I received...
United for the Gospel
The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith. -Acts 6:7 I love the Word of God and how nothing can stop it from spreading, for it is the power of God unto...
Shine in the Un-Fine
Lately, when I open Instagram, I see an ad for one specific shirt, a sweatshirt with the phrase “Everything is fine” repeating in rainbow colors across the front. It’s as though saying the words over and over again will eventually make me believe it to be true. It’s...
