Kings usually father more than one son. Kings produce many heirs hoping one will survive and continue their family dynasty. What happens to those who through their birth order never become king? They also have families, who have families. Today we hear the message of King Hezekiah’s great great grandson. This descendant is a distant […]

Make promises to keep them, not break or renegotiate them. While you prepare your heart and mind for Advent, remember the arrival of hope for the future. Hope is located in God’s faithfulness. Listen to His prophets this morning. Not only will you hear of needed hope, you will also find promised and perpetual hope […]

The first lesson Jesus taught was that God honors faith. God honors those that walk and talk faithfully.

For every “rags to riches” story there are hundreds of people just trying to get by. Today’s text introduces you to another person trying their best to live right in a world gone wrong. She teaches us that God blesses those trusting Him.

Daniel’s final vision concludes with comforting words. Daniel has been hearing about the future in store for his people, the nation of Israel. There was more in store than just a return to the land. Yes, there would be more trouble and days of testing. At the end, however, God will have the final word. […]

The message given to Daniel was one of exacting detail. God wanted to encourage Daniel that in spite of all that would occur, there was a plan to bring Israel and her people safely into the place where God’s presence and blessings would be personally felt and experienced. In the midst of struggle and trouble, […]

How should we relate to history: ignore it and be forced to relearn its lessons, OR look at it so intently that we forget to live in the present? There is a balance that can be maintained! When we face difficulty, we often question whether there is a plan in place. Maybe life is just […]

Have you ever asked a question, gotten an answer, and then had to have the answer explained? Sometimes just “having the answer” isn’t enough! Daniel was praying about the situation his nation faced, and the answers were not adding up the way he thought they should. How good it is to have a God that […]

A promise is powerful. Those waiting for promises to be fulfilled will often remind the one who made the promise so that the fulfillment can come more quickly. Those keeping promises find satisfaction in providing what was meant to be had all along. In Daniel 9, we learn about how Daniel discovered God’s promises and […]

Some situations in life generate questions. It is nice when there are answers; but some answers just generate more questions! In Daniel 8, Daniel sees another vision about future events. This vision generates questions, and some of them are answered. Join us today as we take comfort in the fact that God gives answers!