Jesus Our Everything – Materials Now Available!
We are one week away from our next study, Jesus Our Everything! We begin our JESUS OUR EVERYTHING study MONDAY, September 28, 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 book of Hebrews and the...
Jesus Our Everything – Materials Now Available!
We are one week away from our next study, Jesus Our Everything! We begin our JESUS OUR EVERYTHING study MONDAY, September 28, 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 book of Hebrews and the...
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...
The Calling and Gifts of the Gospel
One of the purposes of the Book of Acts is to give a defense of the spread of the Christian faith, while serving as a testimony of the work of God. This book, like every book of the Bible, calls readers to repent and believe in Jesus. In Chapter 3 we have this...
Trusting His Provision (Empowered Translations)
Last year, things were a mess. We had to shut down our office for an entire month. Then, my husband had an operation that left me at home caring for him full time for two months. Immediately following this, my state (Kerala, in southwest India), was hit with the worst...
Witnesses
In Acts 1 we find the last words and actions of Jesus before He ascended into heaven. After His resurrection, Jesus spent forty days with His disciples. They were convinced He had been raised from the dead, convinced He was the Son of God, and convinced He was the...
Empowered Introduction
Jesus commanded His followers to be His witnesses in "Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth" (Acts 1:8). The book of Acts is the record of all the things Jesus' disciples did as witnesses to His life, death, and resurrection....
Empowered Today – Stephie’s Story
During the summer of 2004, I attended a Bible study about double-mindedness. We talked about how we could do something we knew wasn't good for us, such as smoking. I had smoked most of my life. I had grown up as an often unsupervised child and had experimented with...
Empowered Materials Now Available!
WE'RE INCLUDING A NEW FEATURE IN OUR STUDY JOURNALS! READ ON TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS! We are one week away from our next study, Empowered: Yesterday and Today! We begin our EMPOWERED study this coming MONDAY and we couldn’t be more excited to dig into God’s Word with...
