For every believer the cross of Jesus Christ represents the intersection of God’s justice and God’s mercy. Today we are going to examine the six trials of Jesus Christ that led to the crucifixion of Christ....

All of us experience disappointment with other people. But the deepest hurt of all is when we are betrayed or abandoned by those closest to us. Jesus experienced both betrayal and abandonment in a single evening, the longest night of His earthly...

While most Christians have a vague understanding of the symbolism of what we call the "Lord’s Supper," few believers understand how Jesus transformed the most important meal in Jewish life into a way to remember the most important event in...

Although God never discourages sincere questions, He does react differently to questions that are designed to rationalize our disbelief and disobedience. Today we are going to discover how Jesus responded to three tough questions and learn three...

Jesus’ parables often surprise us because they contain an unexpected twist, an ending that sometimes seems unfair. The Lord’s parable about the minas is one of those stories that confounds us but also contains two important truths we should always...

Most of us know very little about the "wee little man" named Zaccheus. Yet his encounter with Jesus tells us a great deal about the heart of God toward sinners....

There is only one sin that will keep you out of heaven and it’s probably not the one you are thinking about! Today, we are going to look at Jesus’ final and clearest parable about how a person can be welcomed into God’s presence....

Thomas Edison observed, "Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Persistence is the key to success in every area of life, including our prayer life, as we will discover...

Although we cannot know the time of Christ’s return to earth, we should be observant of the signs that signal His return... and live accordingly....

What happens to you five seconds after you die? Contrary to popular opinion, everyone does not go to the same place when life ends. Instead, as Jesus explains in today’s passage, there are two possible fates that await every one of us when we die....