Tag Archives: Spiritual Nuggets

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Daniel 3:8-30 Real faith never calls you to swindle yourself into thinking that things are better than they are. Biblical faith is shockingly honest and hopeful. Biblical faith is not about wearing a saccharine smile … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Faith is about measuring your potential, not on the basis of your natural gifts and experience, but in the surety of God’s presence and promises. It is almost a humorous story. It’s … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Hebrews 11:23-40 Faith isn’t natural for us. Doubt is, fear is, and pride is, but faith in the words and works of another isn’t, and for that there’s grace. God hasn’t just forgiven you—praise him … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: 1 Timothy 6:11-16 God calls you to persevere by faith, and then, with powerful grace, he protects and keeps you. It is a wonderfully encouraging name for the God you serve, yet it’s possible to … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Psalm 22 Today you’ll wonder if you’ll have enough, or you’ll tell yourself, “The Lord will provide,” and in faith you’ll move forward. To live the way you have been called and graced to live, … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Luke 7:1-17 Faith means you take God at his word, you never let yourself think that you’re smarter than him, and you live inside his boundaries. Faith so completely takes god at his word that … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Matthew 19:16-30 It never works to ask people to do for you what only God can do. It never works to wait for God to do what he has clearly called you to do. Here’s … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: John 20:24-29 There is a significant difference between amazement and faith. God doesn’t just want to blow your mind; he wants to rule your heart. It is an important distinction, one that is not made … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Isaiah 29 (especially verse 13) If your heart isn’t ruled by God’s honor and your life by God’s plan, you may seem religious, but what you’re living isn’t biblical faith. I want to use marriage … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: James 3:13-16 You were hardwired to depend on God, so your dreams of self-reliance and self-sufficiency will prove to be more nightmares than dreams. Why is it so hard for so many of us to … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Isaiah 53 Jesus paid it all! There are no bills due for your sin! You are now free to simply trust and obey. Stop trying to earn something from God. Stop trying to gain more … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Luke 1:67-79 You’re not called to work for God’s acceptance; you’re called to trust the one who completed that work on your behalf. We keep trying it, even though we’ve been told again and again … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Ephesians 1 As God’s child, live today with the surety, hope, and courage that come from knowing that your standing before God is secure. You want to be sure. You want to be secure. You … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: Mark 6:30-52 God calls you to believe and then works with zeal to craft you into a person who really does live by faith. I don’t know how much you’ve thought about this, but faith … Continue reading →

Scripture for Study and Encouragement: James 2:14-26 Faith in Christ is not just about knowing the truths of the gospel, but about living them as well. It is vital to know that faith is not just an action of your … Continue reading →

Introduction to Faith, Part Two But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6). Faith … Continue reading →

Introduction to Faith, Part One But the just shall live by his faith (Habakkuk 2:4). Just as you cannot physically live without breathing oxygen, you cannot spiritually live without exercising faith. Faith is breathing in the oxygen of God’s grace, … Continue reading →