Do you find yourself sometimes returning to the far country? What’s that like? What do you miss? Even in (especially in) your sojourn, God the Father calls, loves, forgives and accepts you. And he’s waiting for your return with open arms.
Is Bible reading just another burden that’s been loaded onto your back by toxic religion? Do you feel guilty when you read it? Do you feel guilty when you don’t? The truth is, reading the Bible doesn’t have to come with all that baggage. Join Elyse Fitzpatrick on SBE for a discussion of her new book, ‘Finding the Love of Jesus from Genesis to Revelation.’
Most of us grew up with that old time religion: do more, try harder, and maybe God won’t be too ticked at you. Well, an encounter with Jesus will turn that on its head and require us to believe something far less common. Join Jerry Q. Parries for his Grace Moment at Grace Encounter 2018. You’ll be encouraged to forget all that stuff about working your way into God’s good graces and trust in the finished work of Jesus.
You know you are a child of God because when you went to Jesus He said—he that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
Are you wandering around a spiritual wilderness and dying of thirst? Does it feel like God has gone away on vacation to Bermuda? I’ve been there and still go there on occasions. For the record, if you find yourself going through a dark night, Christ can identify with your pain and suffering. He can identify with your dark night of the soul. There is hardly a single place in your life right now where Jesus doesn’t say—sometimes with tears—“Yes, child, I know.”
Calling. Oh that oft-used word in the evangelical circles that I was reared in that brought about such anxiety, fear, and constant second-guessing.
When you’re young, there’s no problem that can’t be solved, no mountain that can’t be climbed, and no challenge that is too big to accept. But as you get older (and some folks get “older” sooner), you begin to realize that some problems exist that just don’t have solutions.
There are more slaves in the world today than ever before in human history. That’s super hard to wrap your head around, but it’s true. Millions of men, women, and children of all ages are suffering in ways that are hard to imagine. Join Eddie Kaufholz on SBE to hear about the difference IJM is making and how your church can participate in Freedom Sunday on September 23rd.
If you were to ask most Christians in America today what the gospel is and what the gospel accomplishes, they’d probably say something like, “Jesus died for my sins so I can go to heaven.” That’s true, but the gospel is so much larger than that. Join Kevin Labby for his Grace Moment at Grace Encounter 2018. He’ll open the Scriptures to reveal the rest of the gospel: God sent his only son to make all things new!
