The task of the Church after Jesus' resurrection and ascension was to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to all nations.

Disappointments will come and go, but discouragement is a choice that you make.

Each of us will eventually give away all our earthly possessions. How we choose to do so, however, is a reflection of our commitment to the kingdom of God.

God wants us to seek Him more than anything else, even more than we seek answers to prayer. When we come to God in prayer, sometimes our hearts are so full of what we want that we leave God out. Our minds become consumed with the gift rather than the giver.

When we learn from experience, the scars of sin can lead us to restoration and a renewed intimacy with God.

In times of defeat, we never know how close we are to victory. In every event of failure, God has planted a seed of success.

I hear people all the time say, well I read through the Bible last year. Well, so what? I'm all for reading through the Bible. But how much of that got on the inside, or did they just cover three more chapters today? I would never discredit reading the Scriptures, but it is important to meditate on it.