What is it about Jesus that gives us confidence; and how do we live as people with confident faith?
the only way for Jesus to completely take away the guilt of our sin was for Jesus to become completely like us in every way; sometimes we forget what it means that Jesus has become our brother
Jesus came to accomplish the work of God by doing what no one else but God could do; God’s entire plan of redemption for his entire creation was pointing towards Jesus the whole way
Daniel’s faith in God remained secure even though Daniel was an exile in a foreign land; what features of secure faith can we learn from Daniel’s example of faith?
Jonah’s faith needed some realignment in order to follow God’s heart; how does God align our faith today?
Sometimes faith requires careful discernment. Esther’s faith was challenged with some tough choices; how was she able to discern the right actions to take?
The prophet Elijah had a moment of losing faith when he thought his whole world was falling apart. God restores Elijah’s faith; God can restore our faith too.
Perhaps the bravest step of faith we see in the Old Testament happened when the shepherd boy, David, faced the giant, Goliath, with nothing more than a sling and some stones; how does that story help us face giants in our world today?
Samuel’s call from God came as an inconvenient disruption; how do we respond when inconvenient disruptions come our way?
Even though Ruth expresses a faith that is determined, she also receives a much-needed community of others who are faithful as well.