Posts with the category “the-greatest-illusion”

11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called...  Read More

 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by he...  Read More

14 When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder a...  Read More

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with...  Read More

Across these five devotionals, we will bring our questions about miracles honestly to God, consider His comfort amid tragedy, bring Him our hope and doubt in prayer, explore how to offer what we have ...  Read More

Kasen is a huge snack guy. THere are more meals than I can count where Kasen just doesn’t feel hungry. However, when we ask him what he has eaten today, he could list off two pages of junk. So the rea...  Read More

We watched a video in our youth group in the early 2000s. Think of this video as something that was grainy even in the 2000s, as I am sure it was old even then! The video starts with runners lining up...  Read More

Hate is not commonly seen as a virtue, but in Romans 12:9, we are told to hate sin. Hate is the precursor to “hold fast to what is good”...  Read More

When my boys were younger, they would bicker with each other, which would always turn into a knock out brawl. When we reached the fight, we would see the last hit, but not the Now whether you are a be...  Read More

Sin is a term in archery, meaning that you didn’t hit the mark of perfection, or the mark in the middle. This would have been a term that people in Jesus’ time period would have been very familiar wit...  Read More

Scripture: Romans 8:31–39; John 10:10Theme: When you begin questioning God's goodness, remember what He has already given you through Jesus.How do you know someone really loves you?Words matter, but a...  Read More

Scripture: Psalm 84:11; Proverbs 3:5–6Theme: God's boundaries aren't designed to steal our freedom but to guide us toward what is good.Imagine driving along a winding mountain road.As you approach a s...  Read More

Scripture: Genesis 3:1–5Theme: The enemy often begins by getting us to question what God has said.One of the most dangerous things about deception is that it doesn't always begin with an obvious lie.S...  Read More

We become so consumed with the opportunity we didn't get, the prayer that hasn't been answered, or the thing someone else has that we overlook the countless ways God has already been faithful....  Read More