What would you do if you were carried off to a foreign country and sold into slavery? Would you carry a grudge the rest of your life? Would you exact revenge if ever given the chance? Most of us probably…
Do you meet the Biblical standard of honesty?
What do you think of when you hear the word “swear”? In our culture, swearing is usually associated with using foul language; thus, most of us have a negative view of swearing. In Bible times; however, swearing was usually associated…
How do ancient prophecies help us?
Do you ever wish you knew what will happen tomorrow, next week, or next year? I think many of us naturally want to know the future when we have big decisions to make. Sometimes we have to make decisions based…
Does God “bless” missionaries?
Do you ever ask God to “bless the missionaries”? Do you ever ask yourself what that even means? If you go to the dictionary and look up the word “bless”, you may see a definition something like this: Bless: pronounce words…
Do famines concern us?
Sometimes the best way to learn what we should do is to look at an example of what we should not do. Today we’re going to look at an episode in Joseph’s life that illustrates some behavior that we really should…
What is your perspective on life?
You’ve probably heard the phrase “The grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence”. Today we’re going to look at an encounter between Jacob and Pharaoh that illustrates how easy it is to fall into that mode…
Does God Come First?
Transcript: Today we’re going to look at an event in Jacob’s life that illustrates the concept of putting God first. Let’s start by reviewing Jacob’s background. Jacob was born in the land of Canaan. When he was a young man, he…
What do you focus on when bad things happen?
Transcript: Joseph had a lot of ups and downs in his life. He was born into a wealthy family, but then he was sold into slavery. Next, he rose to a position of power in Egypt, but then he was…
Does your love match this?
Transcript: There once was a man named Judah who spent his entire life being disdained by his father. When he was young, he caused his father a lot of pain, but later in life he somehow managed to demonstrate…
Has your life gone awry?
Transcript: About 4,000 years ago, there was a young man named Benjamin who was falsely accused of stealing a silver cup. A silver cup sounds like a small thing, but this was actually a big problem. His life was…