Pastor Wayne Cordeiro says, "Encouragement is God’s native tongue. But encouragement without change is like a bicycle with only one pedal. Our participation is required. Encouragement turns into hope when His instructions find our ready acceptance and application." In this passage God sent a message to encourage His discouraged people and shows us how to respond to receive hope.

Pastor Wayne Cordeiro says, "Encouragement is God’s native tongue. But encouragement without change is like a bicycle with only one pedal. Our participation is required. Encouragement turns into hope when His instructions find our ready acceptance and application." In this passage God sent a message to encourage His discouraged people and shows us how to respond to receive hope.

Reckless consumerism, and Christless spiritualism make it difficult to focus on the real meaning of Christmas. How can we make Christmas meaningful by focusing on the meaning of Christmas? This message gives three ways.

Reckless consumerism, and Christless spiritualism make it difficult to focus on the real meaning of Christmas. How can we make Christmas meaningful by focusing on the meaning of Christmas? This message gives three ways.

As the people of God set out to do the work of God, they run into opposition almost immediately. When this opposition arose, they didn’t give up. They stood against it and kept doing the work of God. There are many lessons for us here.

As the people of God set out to do the work of God, they run into opposition almost immediately. When this opposition arose, they didn’t give up. They stood against it and kept doing the work of God. There are many lessons for us here.

For those of us who believe in Jesus and have committed ourselves to being disciples Jesus, we are to be like Jesus in our attitudes, actions, reactions, values, priorities, speech, love and in every other way. We are to pattern the way we live our lives after the way Jesus lived His life, and obey all of His teachings. And this is where things get complicated.

For those of us who believe in Jesus and have committed ourselves to being disciples Jesus, we are to be like Jesus in our attitudes, actions, reactions, values, priorities, speech, love and in every other way. We are to pattern the way we live our lives after the way Jesus lived His life, and obey all of His teachings. And this is where things get complicated.

In His book Experiencing God, Henry Blackaby gives seven realities to experiencing God. Two of those are that God is always at work around us and He invites us to join Him in the work. Ezra 3 gives us four ways we can work with God to accomplish His mission in the world.

In His book Experiencing God, Henry Blackaby gives seven realities to experiencing God. Two of those are that God is always at work around us and He invites us to join Him in the work. Ezra 3 gives us four ways we can work with God to accomplish His mission in the world.