How trivially we regard sin. On the cross, Jesus bore the guilt of every sin ever committed in the history of humanity—even though He Himself was without sin. In this message, we consider two beliefs…

Jesus’ cry from the cross was heartrending: “My God, My God, why have you forsaken Me?” God turned His back on His only Son as the Lamb of God was slain. In this message, we contemplate three wonders…

We all deserve hell—eternal separation from God. In an unthinkable mystery, God turned His back on His only Son so we might have access to Him. In this message, we ponder three unforgettable lessons …

Many of us know what it means to be violated and humiliated. When Jesus cried out, “I thirst,” He revealed His solidarity with our deepest human feelings. In this message, we consider the fulfillment…

Is doing the will of God important to us like it was for Jesus? Our Savior experienced thirst and the deepest of human pain to bring us to God. In this message from John 19, we absorb three character…

People turn to sin because we feel deep down that God isn’t meeting our needs. Yet the one who said “I thirst” from the cross is the one who says “if any man thirst, let Him come to Me.” In this mess…

At our last breath, will we have finished everything God wanted us to do? When Jesus cried, “It is finished,” He was declaring the debt of sin to be “paid in full.” In this message, we consider all t…

If anyone tries to earn their way into heaven, they don’t realize how much it costs. The penalty for sin must be paid before anyone can enter God’s holy presence. In this message, we count the cost o…

Will we die with the assurance of salvation in Christ? When Jesus proclaimed “It is finished,” his dying on a Roman cross appeared to be a defeat. In this message, we discover three lessons from Jesu…

We will all die, whether it will be quite soon or someday in the future. With a loud voice, Jesus breathed his last, giving His spirit into His Father’s hands. In this message, we discover how Jesus …

As Jesus faced death head on, He committed His spirit into the Father’s hands. What was God’s’ response in that supreme moment? In this message, we look at two responses the Father had to Jesus’ cry.…

When Jesus died on Calvary, He wasn’t the victim, He was the Victor. Even now, Jesus intercedes for His people, having prepared for them an eternal home. In this message, we discover crucial lessons …

We cannot be transformed by doing nothing. We must be disciplined in our walk with God every day, every week, every month, every year. In this message, we discover two blessings from meditation. We c…

Amid the din of competing voices, we need to hear the voice of God. How do we actually meditate? In this message, we find a starting point for meditation and guidance in our walk with God. We don’t h…

Our minds are filled with memories, anxieties, and impurities. We can’t become spiritually mature unless we get into God’s Word, every day. In this message, we discover the transforming power of God’…

Why don’t Christians pray more? Prayer is an absent discipline for many who feel the Bible is boring, pointless, or frustrating. In this message, we uncover three reasons why we don’t pray, waiting o…

Can we pray if we don’t know how to listen or what to say? The Bible commands us to pray, inviting us to heed God’s promises about prayer. In this message, we’re instructed on how to pray Scripture b…

Too often, our prayers are focused on our own agenda. There’s a startling disconnect between prayers in the Bible and our own prayers. In this message, we unfold three advantages to praying the Scrip…

Everyone worships, whether they know it or not, even an atheist. The question really is who or what will we worship? In this message from Hebrews 9, we learn from the priests in the Hebrew Testament …

Worship is not about how it makes us feel. Real worship is about ascribing worth to God whether we feel like it or not. In this message, we walk through aspects of corporate worship which shape our p…