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Mini-Message Monday: Want to know what great faith looks like? Christ only used the term twice, and both about Gentiles. This Syro-Phoenician woman says all the satisfaction in this world is nothing compared to one crumb of God's bounty. And the Lord Jesus said that...

Most of God’s people are ordinary folk. You know, fishermen, shepherds, carpenters and the like. We don’t mix well with the upper crust. But every once in a while, like this story from my childhood, we get a little insight into that world and it reminds us that we...

The book of Micah, written more than seven centuries before Christ, is a study in contrasts. In a culture, then as now, where moral rottenness went right to the bones, Micah calls people to "do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” He bravely...

The days of King Jeroboam II were prosperous but it is the commentary of God that "he did evil in the eyes of the Lord." Against this tide of iniquity was sent Jonah from Gath Hepher who "spoke the word of the Lord." But it is not for this the prophet is remembered....

Struggling in some area of your life? Here are four words that change everything: "Not I, but Christ". Listen to this short but powerful illustration from the life of Naaman that will both challenge and inspire you! Then share it to help "spread the Word". Others can...

How important is doctrine and prayer in the overall health of your local church? What are their practical benefits? And what are the dangers of neglecting them?

Should a woman wear her head covering anytime she prays? Even at home?

The New Testament design for local church governance is simple but adequate. It has survived through fierce persecution and internal struggle. And yet there is no use pretending about the challenges of a local church led by elder rule. It isn’t easy being an elder:...

Every child in God’s family is a gifted child (see 1 Cor 12:4-7)! There is no doubt we are all custom designed; every believer is equipped for the Lord’s service in a different way. Certain questions rise in our mind: What is a "gift" in the first place? What gifts...