Our God Is Faithful and True
As we close out a year that has been filled with good and bad, ups and downs, and gains and losses, we must remember that we serve a faithful and true God who will one day soon make all things new and right.
In the Waiting Room
Sometimes our hearts are ready for change before God is ready to deliver it. Pastor Mike Lwin shares how difficult it can be to wait on the Lord for a much-desired change.
An Inheritance That Can Never Spoil or Fade
Life Pacific College President Jim J. Adams reminds us that wherever God takes us, we know the source of our inheritance. God's faithfulness guarantees our future and our salvation.
Running the Marathon of Ministry
Ministry, like a marathon, requires a long-range perspective. Scripture tells us to run with endurance, but focusing on others' demands can detour us, causing ungodly attitudes toward those we're called to lead.
Managing ‘the Middle’
Life Pacific College Professor Karen Tremper encourages us to be present in the middle of our spiritual journey, as opportunities in the present may be a chance for God to work in us and through us.
Continuing to Pastor People Well Even Through Our Wounds
The apostle Paul had every reason to become calloused and embittered in ministry. However, as Foursquare Pastor Peter Henderson describes, we see Paul's commitment to authentic, personal investment in the people he served.
Seeking the Kingdom With a Grateful Heart
In Matt. 6, we read the classic message Jesus Christ gave on worry. Foursquare Credentialed Minister Heidi Sheldon shares how a new perspective on that lesson has changed the paradigm of her prayer life and ushered in greater dependence on God.
What God's Word Says About the Power of Our Words
Jesus said that we would be justified by our words, as well as condemned by them (Matt. 12:37). The book of Malachi also addresses the affect of our words and warns us of three types of statements that God finds contemptible.
How to Get People in Your Church to Read God’s Word
Pastor Dave Barr was bummed when he found out only 20 percent of his church was reading the Bible regularly. But after implementing the strategy he shares here, the percentage dramatically increased.