How can we rejoice in trials of all kinds? While we often settle for shallow answers and hopes, the gospel of Jesus offers us an eternal hope and inheritance that stands in the face of all hardship, giving us living hope. Will we live in this promise?

We have one life to live. How will we spend our days? We will either walk our of an identity of our own choosing, or we will walk in light of God’s love and calling on our lives as his sons and daughters.

How does Jesus give us true hope and endurance? When we’ve had enough of false encouragement, emotional highs, and frail convictions, we long for something more… in other words, we want our hearts to burn with resiliency in the midst of a broken world.

Though we wander, though we stray, though we rebel… God always keeps his promises and his covenant to his people. Are we walking in light of his love and joy?

God doesn’t just want our efforts, intentions, or sacrifices. While these all matter, what he wants most is our heart, and the fruit of his Holy Spirit that follows. Are we abiding in the vine where life can be found?

God shakes people and places, drawing them to himself in Jesus for his glory. Are we available to let him work in and through us as he builds his unshakeable kingdom?

There is no shortage of voices and opinions out there, but to which voices will we listen? When it comes to how we view ourselves, others, and God himself, what shapes our thoughts and actions?

God’s people move for his purposes when they are emptied of their pride and assured of his presence.

As we begin our Lenten series through the book of Haggai, Pastor Andrew asks five examining questions. May we prepare our hearts and lives to join God in the work of building his house, for his glory and our joy.

Listen in as Pastor Allen Coleman peaches his last sermon at Anthem Church.