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In a new study in the book of Psalms called Question Everything, we’re discovering how an ancient book of music lyrics can help us answer some of the most pressing questions on our hearts, like, “Why am I not happy?” and “Does my life have a purpose?”

Hypocrisy can look spiritual on the outside while hiding compromise within. In this urgent opening message from Enduring Wisdom, Dr. Michael Youssef unpacks Jesus’ warning: “Beware the leaven of the Pharisees.”

This was not merely a warning to the crowds. Jesus spoke directly to His disciples. Dr. Youssef explains that hypocrisy spreads quietly, corrupting faith from within and replacing the fear of God with the fear of people.

From Luke 12, this message calls believers to:

• Reject hidden compromise and religious hypocrisy,
• Honor God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit,
• Fear God rather than human approval,
• Confess Jesus Christ openly and without shame,
• Stand firm as deception grows.

Nothing is hidden from God. Jesus warns that those who reject Him before others will face eternal consequences. Now is the time to repent, live with integrity, and stand boldly for Christ and His Gospel.

Scripture Focus: Luke 12:1–12

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Women are gaining more financial influence than ever before. But for Christian women, the bigger question isn’t simply how much wealth they will control. It’s what they will do with what God has placed in their hands.

Pam Pugh, Co-Founder of Women Doing Well and President of VirtuAssets Foundation, has spent years helping individuals and families think about how to use their assets virtuously. She believes women are entering a significant season of financial stewardship—one shaped by greater earning power, longer life expectancies, entrepreneurship, and an enormous transfer of wealth.

Those changes create opportunities, but they also call for preparation. For Christian women especially, growing economic influence offers an opportunity to prayerfully consider how their resources can serve God’s purposes and the good of others.

Pugh points to four significant shifts taking place in the financial landscape.

The first is education and earning power. Women now represent 62% of college graduates and earn more than half of all doctorate degrees. Four in 10 physicians and attorneys are women, and among women ages 25 to 54, 78% work outside the home. Women also make the vast majority of consumer purchasing decisions, giving them significant influence not only through what they earn but also through how they spend.

The second shift is longevity. Because women generally live longer than men, many will eventually become the primary decision-maker for their household wealth. Pugh notes that women live an average of 5.8 years longer than men and that an estimated 90% of women will manage their wealth independently at some point. She also points to estimates that women will inherit $124 trillion through 2048, including $54 trillion transferred to spouses, many of them widowed baby boomers.

A third change is the growth of women-owned businesses. Pugh says one in 11 working-age women is an entrepreneur, while women own 39% of closely held businesses in the United States. Those businesses employ 12.9 million people and generate $3.3 trillion in revenue. For many women, entrepreneurship is not simply about earning more. It can also provide flexibility and greater control over how work fits into the rest of life.

Finally, Pugh sees a shift in how women think about wealth itself.

Financial wealth matters, but Pugh says many women view wealth more holistically. They think not only about money but also about physical, spiritual, social, and intellectual well-being.

That perspective changes money's purpose. Financial resources become a tool rather than an end in themselves—something that can provide freedom and help accomplish meaningful purposes. Pugh also points to research suggesting women tend to be patient, studious, holistic, and methodical investors, with many prioritizing aligning their investments with their values.

For Christians, that raises a deeper question: If God has entrusted us with greater resources and influence, how do we prepare to steward them faithfully?

Pugh offers a simple framework.

Imagine you were preparing for a month-long trip overseas. You wouldn’t simply show up at the airport and hope everything worked out. You would think about where you were going, what you would need, what you already had, and who could help you prepare.

Financial stewardship deserves similar intentionality. Pugh encourages women to begin by prayerfully envisioning where they may be headed. One helpful exercise is to imagine your life five years from now and ask:

If I were confident that God was with me, what would I expl

The Apostle Paul poses some essential questions in Romans chapter 10: How can non-believers call on Jesus to save them unless they believe in Him? And how can they believe in Him if they have never heard about Him? And how can they hear about Him unless someone tells them? Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how important it is that we share the Good News of Christ. It’s such an important link in the chain. Important insight coming up from the Lord’s Sermon on the Mount.

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What does it mean to “let the peace of Christ rule in your heart?” How do we do that? In this program, Chip explains, from Colossians 3, exactly how it works and how, when it really begins to happen, our attitudes and our relationships take on a whole new complexion.

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