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Revelation ends not with fear, but with hope.

In this triumphant final message, Dr. Michael Youssef points to the New Jerusalem, the river of life, the end of sorrow, and the eternal joy awaiting all who belong to Jesus Christ. Satan’s sentence will be carried out, sin and death will be gone, and the redeemed will dwell forever in the presence of the Lamb.

Because these words are trustworthy and true, no one should delay repentance or treat eternity lightly. Jesus is coming again, and His people are called to live with that promise shaping every priority.

This episode calls believers to:

• Trust the inerrant Word of God,
• Repent without delay,
• Walk in holiness and faithfulness,
• Intercede for those who are lost,
• Set their hope on the New Jerusalem,
• Live ready to see Jesus face to face.

The story ends with Christ reigning, His people redeemed, and sorrow gone forever. Jesus Christ is coming soon.

Scripture Focus: Revelation 21; Revelation 22

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For many people, happiness is as elusive as the proverbial pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. They try this, they try that, they try nearly everything else, and just find the whole pursuit quite...trying! If they’d only flip to Matthew chapter 5, they’d discover how to find happiness written in black and white. And that’s where we’ll turn today on A NEW BEGINNING, as Pastor Greg Laurie brings a message called “How to Be Happy.” Hear his additional messages on the subject at harvest.org.

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No plane ticket. No ministry degree. Maybe just a grocery line, a neighbor who needs dinner, and enough margin to actually notice. What does living on mission in everyday life look like when your calendar is already gasping for air? Trevor and Tanya Kravick join Cheryl Shumake on FamilyLife Today to talk about finding purpose right where you are—and bringing your kids along for the ride.

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Sometimes the simplest gifts can carry the deepest meaning.

For one mother in Mexico named Alma, watching her children receive new shoes brought tears to her eyes. She had grown up without something so basic, but now her children were having a different experience.

Her story is one of many that Shawn Spurrier, Director of Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls, a ministry of Buckner International serving vulnerable children and families in the United States and around the world, has witnessed. Shawn joined the show today to explain why something as ordinary as a new pair of shoes can have an impact far beyond what we might imagine.

For millions of children worldwide, shoes can protect against injury and disease, remove barriers to attending school, and provide dignity and confidence. And sometimes, they can become the beginning of a relationship that allows a family to experience the love and hope of Christ.

For many of us, choosing shoes is an everyday decision. We think about comfort, style, or what we have planned for the day.

But for millions of children worldwide, shoes are a basic need.

“For you and me, a pair of shoes was a choice that we made this morning,” Shawn says. “But for tens of millions of children around the world, a pair of shoes is a primary need for attending school.”

Shoes can also help protect children from injury and disease. Beyond those practical benefits, receiving a new pair can restore a sense of dignity and confidence and remind a child that he or she is seen, loved, and not forgotten.

That’s why FaithFi is partnering with Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls this month to provide new shoes for 1,000 children worldwide.

But the impact doesn’t stop with the child.

Parents naturally want to provide for their children. Yet families facing poverty may have to make difficult decisions between necessities such as food, clothing, and shoes.

Providing shoes can help carry one of those burdens.

Shawn says the gratitude on a parent’s face can be just as meaningful as the excitement of the child receiving the shoes. But Buckner’s goal is not simply to distribute shoes and leave.

Through its Family Hope Centers and partnerships with churches, ministries, and other organizations in local communities, Buckner seeks to build relationships with families and connect them with additional support, including after-school programs, economic empowerment, family coaching, and spiritual discipleship.

“This is not just dropping a pair of shoes off and leaving,” Shawn says. “This is really oftentimes the beginning of a relationship, or continuing or furthering a relationship.”

That relational approach also creates opportunities to share the hope of the gospel. Shoes distributed through Buckner include handwritten notes expressing the love of Christ, and volunteers have opportunities to spend time with children and families, wash their feet, and share the gospel with them.

Shawn describes this kind of ministry as the “theology of the ordinary”—the recognition that God often works through ordinary people, ordinary places, and ordinary means.

A pair of shoes might not seem remarkable. But placed on the feet of a child who needs them, that simple gift can help protect their health, make it possible to attend school, encourage a struggling family, and open the door to an ongoing relationship.

“One of the things

Jodi Jackson Tucker, Lisa C. Qualls, and Betsy Kylstra share their stories as an adoptive mother, adopted child, and birth parent to equip those affected by adoption to experience healing from the wounds caused by broken families. Hear about God’s redemptive and transformative work through adoption.

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