One of the reasons that the consistent message of the Scripture is repeated again and again and again is so that everyone will have a chance to hear it and believe it. 

Check out the book reviews I’ve shared on these study Bibles:

• Halley’s Study Bible
• Quest Study Bible
• Life in the Spirit Study Bible
• Archeological Study Bible
• Thompson-Chain Reference Bible

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While we follow God, He will never forsake us. When we don’t follow God, He still never forsakes us. But what do we do with the fear of being left behind? 

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The best testimony of a risen Savior is a life freed from the gripping grief that used to plague their life before they became a Christian.

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Please check out the other messages in this series called Grief Into Joy by clicking here.

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A gruesome aticle in the Archeological Study Bible details the horrors of crucifixion. As you remember what Jesus did for you on the Cross atop of Golgotha, may you be overwhelmed by the love which held Him fast to such a horrific instrument of death.

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Quite a few psalms in the Bible are prayers against our attackers. Is that an acceptable prayer for us to still pray today?

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You can read more about this kind of praying in my posts: Still Maturing, Trespassers, and When You’re Unfairly Attacked.

The full sermon about dealing with slanderers is here, and you can also go much deeper with this subject in my book When Sheep Bite.

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If you’re a leader, I have a very interesting challenge for you. I would like to challenge you to let other people eat the first pancakes.

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If you would like to hone your leadership to be more Christ-like, check out my book Shepherd Leadership and When Sheep Bite.

This is part 83 in my series on godly leadership. You can check out all of my posts in this series by clicking here.

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Esther was unsure if Xerxes would extend favor to her, but God is already extending His favor to you even before you approach Him. He wants to turn your grief into joy.

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The story of Esther and her adoptive father Mordecai is an amazing story of God’s provision! Check out the full sermon from which I took this clip.

I also shared a whole series of message on God’s favor, which you can check out here.

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When we have come to realize that our lives are being constricted by grief, there is only one place we can go. An honorable man in the Scriptures shows us what to do with that pain.

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If you’ve missed any of the other messages in this series Grief Into Joy, you can find them all here.

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Watermelon is a great summer treat. However, sometimes a nice green exterior can hide rotten fruit on the inside. When this happens we don’t say, “Well, at least the outside was nice,” but we throw the whole thing out! We can fall into a similar trap in our leadership, focusing on creating a great exterior while we let our vital interior development rot away. In this episode, Greg and I encourage you to focus first on your internal development, and through that your external image will improve as well.

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Grief comes to all of us in our lives. God doesn’t want to just rescue us from our grief, but He wants our lives to be a testimony of His rescuing power! 

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Follow along with all of the messages in our series Grief Into Joy by clicking here.

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