All the ritual and all the animal sacrifice the Hebrews could do did not offer them the confidence to walk boldly before the throne of God. But we can.
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Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart.
I used to go to church expecting to find the presence of God there like I went to school expecting to find my teachers there. Whether I wanted to worship or not, I knew He would be there, and I could meet with Him.
Your view of the church may be all wrong.
Sometimes we inadvertently teach a lesson I wish we could erase: that the church is where you go for an hour on Sunday morning and sit in between worship songs.
14 Questions from Kali: On conviction.
The reality is, Jesus came into this world, not to lead us through darkness, but to welcome us into light. God sent Him to invite us to walk in a new direction.
These pre-teen retreats are going to blow your mind.
Retreat content that doesn’t treat pre-teens like kids? Messages that engage them from start to finish? No one saying shhhh from stage? That’s impossible. Or, at least, you’d think it was.