As we anticipate our time of prayer and fasting this weekend, Brother Viv John offers this encouraging message about the need we have for revival in our lives, our homes, and our churches. God can truly bring new life to seemingly hopeless situations.

As we see the Lord encourage His closest followers in John 14 to have no fear in the face of their many challenges, we who are in Christ can similarly take courage when we face decisions about the future. The example of Joshua’s charge in Joshua 1:9 can inspire us to boldly trust the Lord in the midst of fearful circumstances.

During a visit to South Florida, Brother John Pickering shared an encouraging message from John 5 for our monthly family fellowship hour, challenging us all—young and old alike—to walk in a manner worthy of the calling we have received.

What comfort we find when we remember that the Lord is with us in the midst of the trials we pass through. Though we pass through the water or the fire, we will not be consumed. Anyone who is struggling or longing for comfort can find it in God, as seen in this message and song.

Two messages were given on the Lord’s Day that mutually reinforced each other: the first walks us through the Samaritan’s godly response of mercy to his neighbor in need (Luke 10), while the second emphasized the theme throughout Scripture that the Lord desires our merciful obedience and love above any sacrifice we might bring. As Keith Green put it years ago, “To obey is better than sacrifice / I want hearts of fire, not your prayers of ice.”

The troubling relationships portrayed in the first chapter of 1 Samuel among Hannah, her husband, and his other wife Peninnah can show us the harm that comes when we are insensitive to our brothers’ and sisters’ sorrow. It is truly comforting to know that the Lord is always near to the brokenhearted.

The story of Mephibosheth reveals a lot about how amazing the grace of God. This message is from the first of our First-Sunday Family Hours, in which we hope to keep everyone together during the Sunday School hour. So enjoy the lively participation from our Sunday School children!

While visiting South Florida from his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brother Joe Deviny shared this challenging message on what it means to say that all believers are a part of a “holy priesthood” (1 Pet. 2:5).

Sometimes we forget to give God thanks even for the blessings in our lives. But how much more challenging it is to thank God in the midst of our most trying circumstances! These two messages share several scriptural calls to God-honoring gratitude as well as discussing some obstacles we might have to giving thanks.

As we enter the new year, Brother Viv encourages us to feed on the Lamb and on the Bread by considering the Passover feast and the Lord’s feeding of the 5000 as a challenge to find all our sustenance in Christ.