Have you ever wondered why nonbelievers display such an intense hatred for Jesus and His followers? What is it about our faith in God’s infallible Word that triggers such hostility among the unsaved? The answer may be simpler than you think. The gospel tells us that we are lost in our sin, and there is …
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From chapter 2 (“Do Not Be Ashamed”) from Michael Youssef’s new book, Never Give Up In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus asked the Father, “Abba, Father, everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will” (Mark 14:36). He prayed three times for some way to …
From chapter 2 (“Do Not Be Ashamed”) of Michael Youssef’s new book, Never Give Up Paul continues his message of encouragement to Timothy—a message that still speaks to young and old alike in the twenty-first century: So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with …
From Chapter 1 (“Encouraging Words for Discouraging Times”) of Michael Youssef’s new book, Never Give Up We know Timothy’s father was a Gentile (that is, a non-Jew, possibly a Greek). So Timothy’s father was not a Jewish believer like his mother. But here’s an encouraging word I want you to notice. Timothy’s mother is a …
From chapter 1 (“Encouraging Words for Discouraging Times”) from Michael Youssef’s new book, Never Give Up George Müller was a nineteenth-century Christian evangelist and the administrator of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England. He provided a home for more than ten thousand orphans over his lifetime and founded more than a hundred Christian schools. …
From Chapter 1 (“Encouraging Words for Discouraging Times”) of Michael Youssef’s new book, Never Give Up. McLean Bible Church was founded in an elementary school by five families in northern Virginia on Easter Sunday 1961. The founders declared the new church to be a Bible-believing evangelical congregation. It has grown into a multisite megachurch with …
Praise activates God’s power in our lives, and nowhere is that more evident than in the realm of spiritual battle. The authentic praise of God empowers us to defeat the devil. Before we use the truth of God against the attacks of Satan, we first need to answer the two most important questions in the …
The more we praise God for who He is, the more awesome He becomes in our understanding. Then we must ask the question: “Why should this holy, perfect, all-powerful, all-wise God care about me? Why should He care about any human being?” David asked the question about man’s relationship to God this way: “What is …
One of the great cries heard in heaven is a cry of praise to God in His roles of Judge and Rewarder. The elders who worship God around His throne in heaven proclaim these words: The time has come for judging the dead and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those …
When politicians talk about our religious freedom, they often use the phrase “freedom of worship” instead of the First Amendment term, “the free exercise of religion.” Do the specific words matter? Yes, they do. “Freedom of worship” means you are free to worship inside your church any way you choose. Many politicians, judges and secular-left …
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I’m going to make you a genuine pizza, the most authentic pizza you’ve ever tasted. What makes my pizza so authentic? Well, it’s all about the right ingredients. I’m sure you’re familiar with the so-called “pizza” they sell in Italian restaurants, with a crust, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and toppings. But that’s not real pizza. …
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This is not a time for simple, feel-good messages. These are serious times, and they call for serious action. This is a pandemic like we have never experienced in our lifetime. In fact, not only in our lifetime, but I am not aware of any time in history where between 1 1/2 billion to 2 …
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Those who only see Jesus as the gentle Lamb of God forget that He is also the fierce Lion of Judah. When Jesus said, “I am meek and lowly” (Matt. 11:29), He did not mean that He is soft, timid or weak. Rather, He is power under control. Christ’s humility reveals much about His matchless …
When Paul wrote to the Galatians about the fruit of the Spirit, the first one he listed was love. Read Galatians 5:13-26. How do you define love? It’s a word we use a lot, but have you ever stopped to think about what it means? Unfortunately, in our society, we find a distorted kind of …
Jesus’ words were not random when He prayed what we now know as the Lord’s Prayer. His prayers were logical and sequential petitions that ended with this last prayer: “Deliver us from the evil one” (Matt. 6:13b, NIV). As the chief angel in heaven, Lucifer thought he could take God’s rightful throne. It was pride …
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