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March 31, 2023

The Cry of My Heart, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: Living in the Word

Even though the Bible continues to be the leading best seller, fewer people are actually reading it. That's unfortunate because God's Word is just as powerful and life changing today as it has always been!

Scripture: Psalm 119:169 - 119:176


March 30, 2023

The Cry of My Heart, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: Living in the Word

Even though the Bible continues to be the leading best seller, fewer people are actually reading it. That's unfortunate because God's Word is just as powerful and life changing today as it has always been!

Scripture: Psalm 119:169 - 119:176


March 29, 2023

The Long Walk Home, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: Living in the Word

The Word of God tells us that there are two life roads—one leads to eternal life, the other to eternal death. There is an art to staying on the right road. There will be pitfalls and enemies who seek to trip us up and distract, divert, and destroy us along the way. But Jill Briscoe shows us that the Holy Spirit will guide, direct, and empower us to keep on walking in the everlasting way!

Scripture: Psalm 119:9 - 119:15


March 28, 2023

The Long Walk Home, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: Living in the Word

The Word of God tells us that there are two life roads—one leads to eternal life, the other to eternal death. There is an art to staying on the right road. There will be pitfalls and enemies who seek to trip us up and distract, divert, and destroy us along the way. But Jill Briscoe shows us that the Holy Spirit will guide, direct, and empower us to keep on walking in the everlasting way!

Scripture: Psalm 119:9 - 119:15


March 27, 2023

All You Need Is Love, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Faith, Hope, and Love

Love is the greatest of all virtues. Twice in the first letter of John we have these three words: God is love.

Now God is not faith. God is not hope. Those are attributes of God, qualities that God may be the source of in our own life. But He actually is love. Love is His nature, and it defines His very being. Therefore, everything else that is true about God is permeated by love.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1 - 13:13


March 24, 2023

All You Need Is Love, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Faith, Hope, and Love

Love is the greatest of all virtues. Twice in the first letter of John we have these three words: God is love.

Now God is not faith. God is not hope. Those are attributes of God, qualities that God may be the source of in our own life. But He actually is love. Love is His nature, and it defines His very being. Therefore, everything else that is true about God is permeated by love.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1 - 13:13


March 23, 2023

A Living Hope, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Faith, Hope, and Love

In practice, hope orients our lives around a better future. That is not to be escapist about the present but because there is a better future.  And whatever we are going through now, there is a better future ultimately that we are going to experience and enjoy.

In this message, Charles Price looks at the hope of heaven and what we know about it—the place, permanence, and perfection of heaven in the little revealed about it in Scripture.

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3 - 1:5


March 22, 2023

A Living Hope, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Faith, Hope, and Love

In practice, hope orients our lives around a better future. That is not to be escapist about the present but because there is a better future.  And whatever we are going through now, there is a better future ultimately that we are going to experience and enjoy.

In this message, Charles Price looks at the hope of heaven and what we know about it—the place, permanence, and perfection of heaven in the little revealed about it in Scripture.

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3 - 1:5


March 21, 2023

Faith Against the Odds, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Faith, Hope, and Love

Faith in Hebrews 11 is in a God who exists, who rewards those who seek him, and who brings things out of nothing. In Charles Price’s message we find examples of people in overwhelmingly difficult situations experiencing the sufficiency of God.

Scripture: Hebrews 11


March 20, 2023

Faith Against the Odds, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Faith, Hope, and Love

Faith in Hebrews 11 is in a God who exists, who rewards those who seek him, and who brings things out of nothing. In Charles Price’s message we find examples of people in overwhelmingly difficult situations experiencing the sufficiency of God.

Scripture: Hebrews 11


March 17, 2023

How to Cope with Discouragement

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Hope for the Disheartened

By the time he was in his 20s, Joseph had suffered enough discouragement to last a lifetime. He was mistreated by his brothers, unjustly condemned by his employer, and forgotten by his friend.

But he didn’t abandon his principles or his faith in God. How he coped is enlightening for all who are discouraged.

Scripture: Genesis 40


March 16, 2023

Restoring Hope, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: Hope for the Disheartened

Are you discouraged by unfulfilled hopes or a dream that seemingly has died? You are not alone. Disappointment can drag us down and sometimes leave us feeling hopeless.

Don’t give up. God knows exactly when and how to intervene. His timing is perfect. Citing the story of Esther in the Bible, Jill shows us that if God has a mission for you, he will equip you for it. It’s okay to be scared as you take the first steps to accomplish the goal, trusting that God is alongside you.

Scripture: Esther


March 15, 2023

Restoring Hope. Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: Hope for the Disheartened

Are you discouraged by unfulfilled hopes or a dream that seemingly has died? You are not alone. Disappointment can drag us down and sometimes leave us feeling hopeless.

Don’t give up. God knows exactly when and how to intervene. His timing is perfect. Citing the story of Esther in the Bible, Jill shows us that if God has a mission for you, he will equip you for it. It’s okay to be scared as you take the first steps to accomplish the goal, trusting that God is alongside you.

Scripture: Esther


March 14, 2023

The Empowering Effect of Encouragement, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Hope for the Disheartened

Haggai delivered a prophetic message to the despondent, dispirited, and distracted people, temporarily reviving their hopes. But discouragement set in less than a month after the returned exiles had been motivated and mobilized to embark on a Temple rebuilding project. Haggai was called again to deliver the "word of the Lord," this time with powerful words of encouragement.

God has projects for us, too, and by relying on His strength and the "power of his might," we can have inner assurance that He is with us as we move ahead.

Scripture: Haggai 2:1 - 2:9


March 13, 2023

The Empowering Effect of Encouragement, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Hope for the Disheartened

Haggai delivered a prophetic message to the despondent, dispirited, and distracted people, temporarily reviving their hopes. But discouragement set in less than a month after the returned exiles had been motivated and mobilized to embark on a Temple rebuilding project. Haggai was called again to deliver the "word of the Lord," this time with powerful words of encouragement.

God has projects for us, too, and by relying on His strength and the "power of his might," we can have inner assurance that He is with us as we move ahead.

Scripture: Haggai 2:1 - 2:9


March 10, 2023

Finding Hope and Comfort in Hard Times, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: Hope for the Disheartened

When trials and suffering come, where do we turn? We ought to turn to God—the God of all comfort. Suffering in this life is inevitable. David knew that. He wrote some of his psalms about it. But he wrote with the knowledge that God’s love brings comfort, encouragement, freshness, and life to those who seek Him.

In this message, Jill points us to the many resources for encouragement that God has given us: His Holy Spirit, His word, and His people. God asks us to bring encouragement to those around us.

Scripture: Psalm 119:52


March 9, 2023

Finding Hope and Comfort in Hard Times, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: Hope for the Disheartened

When trials and suffering come, where do we turn? We ought to turn to God—the God of all comfort. Suffering in this life is inevitable. David knew that. He wrote some of his psalms about it. But he wrote with the knowledge that God’s love brings comfort, encouragement, freshness, and life to those who seek Him.

In this message, Jill points us to the many resources for encouragement that God has given us: His Holy Spirit, His word, and His people. God asks us to bring encouragement to those around us.

Scripture: Psalm 119:52


March 8, 2023

Encouraging People to Carry On

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Hope for the Disheartened

Paul described his work among the Thessalonians as "encouraging, comforting, and urging you to live lives worthy of God." But Paul and his colleagues also needed encouragement themselves. In fact, everyone could use encouragement!

So how do we encourage people who desperately need it, and how do we remain encouraged and hopeful in our own lives? Stuart, citing Scripture as always, shows us the way.

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:1 - 1:10


March 7, 2023

He Promised Me, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: God's Love for Us

When man makes promises, he rarely follows through. God, on the other hand, can make promises the size of eternity, and He always follows through! God promised David that He would give him a throne that would never pass away. God promised to bring a new covenant to His people through David’s line, a covenant that would bring an eternity where there are no broken promises. 

In this message, we learn of God’s faithfulness in His grand promises. We can trust His promises because they are based on His unfailing love!

Scripture: Psalm 41 , Psalm 73 - 76


March 6, 2023

He Promised Me, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: God's Love for Us

When man makes promises, he rarely follows through. God, on the other hand, can make promises the size of eternity, and He always follows through! God promised David that He would give him a throne that would never pass away. God promised to bring a new covenant to His people through David’s line, a covenant that would bring an eternity where there are no broken promises. 

In this message, we learn of God’s faithfulness in His grand promises. We can trust His promises because they are based on His unfailing love!

Scripture: Psalm 41 , Psalm 73 - 76


March 3, 2023

Discipline—Who Needs It?

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Keep the Faith

The contemporary debate on discipline has led to a dramatic decrease in child abuse and an equally dramatic increase in ill-disciplined children and many attendant social ills. But we must understand the significant role discipline plays in spiritual experience.

Scripture: Hebrews 12:4 - 12:13


March 2, 2023

Growing Weary and Losing Heart

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Keep the Faith

Various metaphors have been used to describe the Christian life. Some see it as a war to be fought, others as a party to be enjoyed, others as a task to be completed, and still others as a race to be run. The writer of Hebrews chooses the race metaphor.

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1 - 12:3


March 1, 2023

Faith, Hope, and Clarity

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Keep the Faith

Having encouraged his readers to “keep the faith” despite the pressures under which they were living, and having delivered warnings to them about the dangers of abandoning the faith, our writer now defines, describes, and illustrates faith and hope so that there will be no confusion.

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1 - 11:40


February 28, 2023

Faith, Hope and Patience

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Keep the Faith

It’s easy to place your faith in people, parties, and programs. But it’s impossible for all those things to sustain and uphold your heart.

When patience wears thin and genuine hope is all you long for, the “who” of faith matters greatly. And there’s no better Who than the Lord, our God.

In this message, Stuart Briscoe opens Scripture to reveal the character of our promise-keeping God. He is true, He is faithful—and there’s no better place for your faith to be than in Him.

Scripture: Hebrews 6:1 - 6:20


February 27, 2023

The Faith We Profess

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Keep the Faith

“Whom we confess” and “the faith we profess” are both translations of the Greek word homologia, which is defined as “an act of proclamation in which the concrete relation of man to Jesus is expressed in binding and valid form.” Jesus expressed the importance of such a homologia (Matthew 10:32), and Hebrews confirmed it.

Scripture: Hebrews 4:1 - 4:16


February 24, 2023

Partners Together, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: Celebrating Marriage and Family

There are no guarantees that all will go smoothly in life or marriage because there are many forces intent on destroying our lives and relationships. But God promised us the resources we need to deal with life’s eventualities and we have to decide which way we are going to go—or as Joshua said, which gods are we going to serve?

Scripture: Joshua 24:15


February 23, 2023

Partners Together, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: Celebrating Marriage and Family

There are no guarantees that all will go smoothly in life or marriage because there are many forces intent on destroying our lives and relationships. But God promised us the resources we need to deal with life’s eventualities and we have to decide which way we are going to go—or as Joshua said, which gods are we going to serve?

Scripture: Joshua 24:15


February 22, 2023

Fathers, Do Not Exasperate Your Children, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Family Business

Having exhorted Christian children to obey their parents, Paul turns his attention to fathers (Gk. pateres which can mean "parents"), telling them to avoid exasperating and to concentrate on educating their children in "the Lord."

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4


February 21, 2023

Fathers, Do Not Exasperate Your Children, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Family Business

Having exhorted Christian children to obey their parents, Paul turns his attention to fathers (Gk. pateres which can mean "parents"), telling them to avoid exasperating and to concentrate on educating their children in "the Lord."

Scripture: Ephesians 6:4


February 20, 2023

Children, Obey Your Parents

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Family Business

Ancient cultures developed "Family Codes," which addressed relationships between members of the household. Paul adapted these codes in order to present specific Christian teaching concerning relationships in the family, including parent/child relations.

Scripture: Ephesians 6:1 - 6:3


February 17, 2023

Husbands, Love Your Wives

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Family Business

The Christian view of marriage is that God joins two people together and they become one flesh. This unique relationship holds great promise and presents great challenges for all concerned. For men, it means loving their wives as Christ loved the church!

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25 - 5:33


February 16, 2023

Wives, Submit to Your Husbands, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Family Business

Biblical and traditional teaching describes marriage as two people becoming "one" as God joins them together! Experiencing this obviously requires considerable adjustment involving, among other things, the wife "submitting" to her husband and the husband "loving" his wife. This is not easy to grasp or do!

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15 - 5:24


February 15, 2023

Wives, Submit to Your Husbands, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Family Business

Biblical and traditional teaching describes marriage as two people becoming "one" as God joins them together! Experiencing this obviously requires considerable adjustment involving, among other things, the wife "submitting" to her husband and the husband "loving" his wife. This is not easy to grasp or do!

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15 - 5:24


February 14, 2023

Experiencing the Parenting of God, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Experiencing God

The relationship of parents to their children is unique, but there are general principles that apply. Charles Price teaches on the nature of human parenting by examining the parenting of God as Father.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:9 - 4:10


February 13, 2023

Experiencing the Parenting of God, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Experiencing God

The relationship of parents to their children is unique, but there are general principles that apply. Charles Price teaches on the nature of human parenting by examining the parenting of God as Father.

Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:9 - 4:10


February 10, 2023

Develop Intimacy & Encourage Each Other, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: 8 Things that Make a Marriage Work

God places great value on the act of encouraging others, so we should, too. Learn how your marriage can benefit from the simple effort of building up your spouse.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13


February 9, 2023

Develop Intimacy & Encourage Each Other, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: 8 Things that Make a Marriage Work

God places great value on the act of encouraging others, so we should, too. Learn how your marriage can benefit from the simple effort of building up your spouse.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13


February 8, 2023

Learn What Real Love Is & Pray About It, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: 8 Things that Make a Marriage Work

Is your marriage characterized by agape love? If you don’t know, listen as Jill teaches what agape love looks like.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13


February 7, 2023

Learn What Real Love Is & Pray About It, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: 8 Things that Make a Marriage Work

Is your marriage characterized by agape love? If you don’t know, listen as Jill teaches what agape love looks like.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13


February 6, 2023

Respect the Differences & Develop Integrity, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: 8 Things that Make a Marriage Work

There is no such thing as irreconcilable differences, says Jill in this series. God is in the reconciliation business! God created us differently, so He must have had a reason!


February 3, 2023

Respect the Differences & Develop Integrity, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: 8 Things that Make a Marriage Work

There is no such thing as irreconcilable differences, says Jill in this series. God is in the reconciliation business! God created us differently, so He must have had a reason!


February 2, 2023

Guard Your Heart & Let God Govern Your Marriage, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: 8 Things that Make a Marriage Work

Jill teaches why boundaries are essential to guarding your heart against temptation. She also talks about the importance of allowing God to be in charge of your marriage instead of just an observer of it.

Scripture: Mark 10:1 - 10:9


February 1, 2023

Guard Your Heart & Let God Govern Your Marriage, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: 8 Things that Make a Marriage Work

Jill teaches why boundaries are essential to guarding your heart against temptation. She also talks about the importance of allowing God to be in charge of your marriage instead of just an observer of it.

Scripture: Mark 10:1 - 10:9


January 31, 2023

God's Design for Marriage, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: God's Design for Marriage

What’s the secret to a sustained, successful marriage? As Stuart Briscoe often answers, “Keep your promises and live a long time.”

That, of course, begs the question: What’s the secret to keeping your promises?

In this message from Mark 10, Stuart draws our attention to the biblical foundations of marriage—and how honoring God’s good design can encourage spouses toward a lifetime of love and faithfulness.

Scripture: Mark 10:4 - 10:9


January 30, 2023

God's Design for Marriage, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: God's Design for Marriage

What’s the secret to a sustained, successful marriage? As Stuart Briscoe often answers, “Keep your promises and live a long time.”

That, of course, begs the question: What’s the secret to keeping your promises?

In this message from Mark 10, Stuart draws our attention to the biblical foundations of marriage—and how honoring God’s good design can encourage spouses toward a lifetime of love and faithfulness.

Scripture: Mark 10:4 - 10:9


January 27, 2023

Living One-Mile High, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: Living One-Mile High

How can we live above the problems of everyday life? Habakkuk tells us how, and it’s all about getting God’s perspective. There is unspeakable joy in embracing, accepting, and submitting to whatever “burden” God has called each of us to endure. With His help, we can live above it!

Jill taught this message at a conference on the spiritual art of leadership.

Scripture: Habakkuk


January 26, 2023

Living One-Mile High, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: Living One-Mile High

How can we live above the problems of everyday life? Habakkuk tells us how, and it’s all about getting God’s perspective. There is unspeakable joy in embracing, accepting, and submitting to whatever “burden” God has called each of us to endure. With His help, we can live above it!

Jill taught this message at a conference on the spiritual art of leadership.

Scripture: Habakkuk


January 25, 2023

Staying Spiritually Sharp, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: Staying Spiritually Sharp

Effective ministry will not happen if the ones who are seeking to minister have lost their cutting edge. In building the Kingdom, it is critical to stay spiritually sharp - to depend on Christ to do His work through us. The question is knowing how to do that.


This is the first part in Jill's two-part series on the spiritual art of leadership.

Scripture: 2 Kings 6


January 24, 2023

Staying Spiritually Sharp, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: Staying Spiritually Sharp

Effective ministry will not happen if the ones who are seeking to minister have lost their cutting edge. In building the Kingdom, it is critical to stay spiritually sharp - to depend on Christ to do His work through us. The question is knowing how to do that.


This is the first part in Jill's two-part series on the spiritual art of leadership.

Scripture: 2 Kings 6


January 23, 2023

Experiencing the Love of God

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Experiencing God

Our love for God is rooted in the nature of God’s love for us. In this message, Charles Price looks at God’s common love for all people, His covenant love for His chosen people, and His centered love for the individual.

Scripture: Luke 15:11 - 15:32


January 20, 2023

Matching the Inside with the Outside, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Sermon on the Mount

On a mountainside in Galilee, Jesus preached a sermon for the ages. In it He turned every religious principle on its head, carrying His hearers from conduct to character, rules to righteousness, and laws to life.

In this message, guest speaker Charles Price gets to the heart of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. As you follow him through Jesus’ message, you too will be carried from the expectation of external action to the blessed grace of internal transformation.

Scripture: Matthew 5:17 - 5:20


January 19, 2023

Matching the Inside with the Outside, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: Sermon on the Mount

On a mountainside in Galilee, Jesus preached a sermon for the ages. In it He turned every religious principle on its head, carrying His hearers from conduct to character, rules to righteousness, and laws to life.

In this message, guest speaker Charles Price gets to the heart of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. As you follow him through Jesus’ message, you too will be carried from the expectation of external action to the blessed grace of internal transformation.

Scripture: Matthew 5:17 - 5:20


January 18, 2023

How Can I Love God?

Jill Briscoe

Series: Living Love

Is there a “good” thing distracting you from loving Jesus? It can be tempting to dedicate yourself to busyness and miss one of the most important things Jesus asks of you—love. Good things are absolutely worthless without love.

In this message, Jill Briscoe studies the story of Martha and Mary to uncover the choice that’s yours to make in order to love Jesus with all your heart, soul, and strength.

Scripture: Luke 10:38 - 10:42


January 17, 2023

I Live in Love

Stuart Briscoe

Series: The Life You Now Live

Paul's statement, "The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love," succinctly answers the legalists who imposed Law and the libertines who abused Liberty. It reminds us all that genuine believers live by faith and show it in love.

Scripture: Galatians 5:1 - 5:6


January 16, 2023

I Live in the World, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: The Life You Now Live

Writing to the Galatians, Paul explained that he had "died to the law"; He had been "crucified with Christ." And He had "crucified the sinful nature." In addition, he told them that through the cross "the world has been crucified to me and I to the world." These startling statements deserve our attention.

Scripture: Galatians 6:14


January 13, 2023

I Live in the World, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: The Life You Now Live

Writing to the Galatians, Paul explained that he had "died to the law"; He had been "crucified with Christ." And He had "crucified the sinful nature." In addition, he told them that through the cross "the world has been crucified to me and I to the world." These startling statements deserve our attention.

Scripture: Galatians 6:14


January 12, 2023

I Live in the Body

Stuart Briscoe

Series: The Life You Now Live

Paul's use of expressions like "I have been crucified with Christ" and "Christ lives in me" leads some to assume that spiritual life is mystical or impractical. But the specific statement that it is lived "in the body" should be noted and the resultant issues carefully considered.

Scripture: Galatians 2:20


January 11, 2023

I Live for God, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: The Life You Now Live

Quality of life is a major factor in people's thinking. They are asking, "What are we living for?" Answers proliferate, but the Bible says we are called to "live for God!"

Scripture: Galatians 2:19 - 2:20


January 10, 2023

I Live for God, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: The Life You Now Live

Quality of life is a major factor in people's thinking. They are asking, "What are we living for?" Answers proliferate, but the Bible says we are called to "live for God!"

Scripture: Galatians 2:19 - 2:20


January 9, 2023

I Live by Faith

Stuart Briscoe

Series: The Life You Now Live

Everybody you've ever met is in the process of living a lifetime. Every one of them has developed a certain approach to life—we call it a lifestyle. Behind every lifestyle is a system of beliefs that determines attitudes and actions. You could call this living by faith. But in what?

Scripture: Galatians 2:20


January 6, 2023

Sufficient Grace, Part 2

Jill Briscoe

Series: Grace in the Garden

Splinters, thorns, prickers. It doesn’t matter what they are called, they hurt and get under your skin! Life in our world is filled with thorns: difficult relationships, illness, loss of loved ones, broken promises. The Bible tells us that even the Apostle Paul and God Himself in Jesus struggled under the bite of thorns. But God does not allow thorns in our lives without providing sufficient grace to live in the prickly mess. What Satan intends to push us down often results in pushing us to our knees in front of God’s throne instead. 

“You who wore my thorns that I may know Your grace...pierced by my sin that I may see Your face...loved and forgiven from shame and deep disgrace. You wore my thorns. You wore my thorns.” (from Jill’s poem “You Wore My Thorns” copyright 2003)

Scripture: Genesis


January 5, 2023

Sufficient Grace, Part 1

Jill Briscoe

Series: Grace in the Garden

Splinters, thorns, prickers. It doesn’t matter what they are called, they hurt and get under your skin! Life in our world is filled with thorns: difficult relationships, illness, loss of loved ones, broken promises. The Bible tells us that even the Apostle Paul and God Himself in Jesus struggled under the bite of thorns. But God does not allow thorns in our lives without providing sufficient grace to live in the prickly mess. What Satan intends to push us down often results in pushing us to our knees in front of God’s throne instead. 

“You who wore my thorns that I may know Your grace...pierced by my sin that I may see Your face...loved and forgiven from shame and deep disgrace. You wore my thorns. You wore my thorns.” (from Jill’s poem “You Wore My Thorns” copyright 2003)

Scripture: Genesis


January 4, 2023

Saving Grace

Jill Briscoe

Series: Grace in the Garden

Why is a walk in a garden so relaxing? Because we were created to live in God’s garden of perfection, forever. Unfortunately, as the story goes, Adam and Eve made a fatal error and were forced to make their home in the garden of sin instead, where nothing is perfect or peaceful. 

But remember, this is God’s story! God came looking for Adam and Eve after they disobeyed. And in His grace, He still comes looking for us today. Jill Briscoe takes us through biblical examples of God’s saving grace and how He offers us a way to His riches through Christ.

Scripture: Genesis


January 3, 2023

How to Face a New Year, Part 2

Stuart Briscoe

Series: How to Face a New Year

Where did the time go?

Most of us have asked this question at some point in our lives. The end of a year and the beginning of a new year confront us with the passage of time. We know time is limited and we know it is a gift, but we do not always know what to do with it. Stuart Briscoe walks us through the book of Ecclesiastes to explore this issue, embrace the times and seasons of life, and experience Life to the full.

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1 - 3:15


January 2, 2023

How to Face a New Year, Part 1

Stuart Briscoe

Series: How to Face a New Year

Where did the time go?

Most of us have asked this question at some point in our lives. The end of a year and the beginning of a new year confront us with the passage of time. We know time is limited and we know it is a gift, but we do not always know what to do with it. Stuart Briscoe walks us through the book of Ecclesiastes to explore this issue, embrace the times and seasons of life, and experience Life to the full.

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1 - 3:15


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