Waiting on God is hard enough when He hasn't promised us a child, a spouse, or a dream job. It's even harder when He has promised us something that hasn't yet arrived. Abraham waited nearly a lifetime to see the fulfillment of God's promise!
When Noah and his family boarded the ark, they weren't walking away from their trials . . . they were walking deeper into them. The pain of living with unbelievers was doubled by the pain of watching them be destroyed.
One line says it all sometimes. Here's one illustration of that: "Noah walked with God." That statement is worth a thousand words and it encapsulates a lifetime of obedience and enduring faith. But his obedience was costly.
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What Old Testament saint was taken up to heaven before death? Elijah is the most well known, but Enoch was first. His story is a picture of our redemptive future.
The story of Cain and Abel provides us with a lot of firsts in history: the first sibling rivalry, the first murder, the first account of true and false religion, and, of course, the first example of a human hero.
There would be no great saints had there been no great Savior; there would be no great men or women of faith had there been no faithful God. God is the ultimate original hero of the Bible.
Hebrews 11 lists heroes who are honored for faithful ministry, and the most incredible thing is that it's full of people we wouldn't expect to find there.
The legend about Pandora's box explains well the consequences of sin once you "let it out of the box." Though the story is a myth, the moral isn't. Romans 1 also reveals the consequences of sin.
As homosexuality grows throughout America and other parts of the world, our need to understand what the Bible teaches on the subject grows as well. In this message Stephen examines this controversial issue.
The Apostle Paul brings out an interesting truth in Romans 1:25. The very eart that many believe to be "divine" and the "mother of all" is actually pointing us to the true Divinity. Find out how.
Is truth absolute or relative? Has God delivered unchanging truth about Himself or is it acceptable for us to decide on our own what He's like and what He wants from us? In this message Stephen gives us an absolute answer.
Have you ever taken a plunge into the ocean and swallowed a mouthful of saltwater? It might have looked refreshing and cool, but it only made you thirstier. The world's philosophies are just like that saltwater.
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In this message Stephen reminds us that there is no true enlightenment apart from the Light of the World. All are lost in darkness. Worse yet . . . all embrace it.
Even though God made some truths self-evident, sinful men willfully and skillfully find ways to suppress them. How do they accomplish that? In this message Stephen lays out some of the most common excuses men use to reject God.
How will God deal with people who have never heard the Gospel--such as the native tribes who can't read and have no access to a Bible? Stephen gives us God's answer to this often asked question.
Galatians 6:7 says, "Whatever one sows, that he will also reap." Unfortunately many people ignore the truth of this spiritual law until it's too late. So instead of waiting for experience to remind you just how devastating sin is, let this message serve as your reminder.
In Proverbs 5:7, Solomon warns us to stop flirting with sexual temptation and start fighting it. And in our culture that is becoming more pornographic by the day, it's imperative we heed this warning now . . . before it's too late.
When you ask the question today, "What is God's will for my life?" have you considered the fact that God already answered that thousands of years ago? Join Stephen now as he shows you where.