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Why would anyone be tempted to be ashamed of good news? Looking at Romans 1:16–17, Dr. John Neufeld gives three reasons Paul was not ashamed of the gospel: because of its power, its content, and its promise. Here we begin to explore what the gospel actually is: that Jesus saves anyone who believes, crediting us with His righteousness.

The Heart of the Gospel: This 25-message series on Romans 1–4 presents us with Christianity 101. It is the basics of our faith, teaching us how we can know for certain that sins are forgiven and what it is to live by faith.

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Have you ever walked through a season where it wasn’t necessarily one big thing — it was just one thing after another?

The unexpected bill. The hard conversation. The appointment you didn’t want to make. The kid who needs you. The work deadline. The thing you thought would finally get easier … but somehow didn’t.

Eventually, even the strongest among us can find ourselves thinking, Lord, can I please just catch a break?

In this episode, Kaitlin Chappell Rogers joins Meredith and Kaley to talk about what it looks like to keep going when life keeps wearing you down. Through her own experience of what she calls “a thousand little cuts,” Kaitlin reminds us that biblical perseverance isn’t about pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps or finding a little more strength somewhere inside ourselves. It’s learning to depend on the strength and grace of God, who has never stopped holding us.

You’ll learn:

• Why coming to the end of your own strength doesn’t mean you’ve failed. 
• How knowing the end of the story changes the way you live in the messy middle.
• One simple practice for the days when everything feels like too much.

Resources From This Episode:

• Get Kaitlin Chappell Rogers’ new book, She Just Won’t Quit. If you’re tired of feeling like you have to manufacture the strength to keep going, Kaitlin will help you discover what everyday perseverance looks like when it’s rooted in the faithfulness of God.
• Join COMPEL Pro Writer’s training here.
• Sign up to receive free Encouragement for Today devotions here.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. You can learn more by visiting Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31 today.
• Click here to download a copy of the episode transcript.

Want More on This Topic? 

• Listen to this Therapy & Theology conversation where Lysa TerKeurst; counselor Jim Cress; and resident theologian, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, talk through what to do when God seems silent and healing is slow.

The impact of the Apollo 11 moon landing was monumental. And just a few months before that mission launched in 1969, John MacArthur launched his pastoral ministry that would last fifty-six years, and with it, the Bible-teaching ministry of GRACE TO YOU. So be here for timeless biblical truth in John’s study called A Faith That Pleases God.

The Reformation put Scripture into the hands of the people. God’s Word is resilient. It survives all attempts to destroy it. Don’t take your Bible for granted. Study it, learn it, know it.

Marriage is such a special bond, and a beautiful gift from God. But it doesn’t come without its challenges. Dr. Dan Allender teaches how you can work with your spouse to achieve true healing from past trauma to help strengthen your marriage.

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Healing Begins Here: Trauma has a way of lingering, not just in memory, but in the body, in patterns of thought, and sometimes even in the way we relate to God. And yet, what has shaped you does not have to define you.

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