It is not always easy to know exactly when David wrote some of the Psalms, but the words found in Psalms 61:1-2; 69:19-21; and 143:3-8, among others, reveal a lot about...

David’s life is not only a good example of the study of leadership but also a good example of how a believer can cope with discouragement.

One of the strongest weapons Satan deploys against believers is the weapon of discouragement and despondency. No Christian is immune against this weapon of the devil.

Jesus wept over Jerusalem because the Jews failed to understand the time of their visitation. How unfortunate that they missed the blessings Jesus had for them.

In Luke 19:40-44, Jesus wept over Jerusalem and rebuked the Jews for not knowing the day of their visitation. Because the Jews were undiscerning...

We continue this week in our three-part series of the influence of the Old Testament on our hope. Four, the Old Testament miracles...

Apostle Peter in 1 Peter 1:3 described the Christian hope as “a living hope.” What does that mean? The opposite of a “living hope” would be a “dead hope.” Piper writes, “Living hope is hope that has power and produces changes in life…So, Christian hope is a strong confidence in God...

The writer of Psalmist 71 was an incurable optimist; he was full of hope in God. He qualifies as one who had unshakable hope in God. For instance, in Psalm 71: 5, he wrote, “For you are my hope...

It is not surprising why Paul spoke more about hope than anyone else in the New Testament. Hope for him, was a strong conviction and an affirmation of faith (Heb.10: 23). He even stated, “Christ in us is our hope of glory.” He used the word hope, not less than 25 times in his writings. We need to understand Paul’s idea of hope.

As we said in earlier series, hope makes sense only when it is reposed in God, in His word and promises. Paul’s experiences in ministry illustrate how we can gain strength in hope.

In Romans 8:24-25, Paul stretched our imagination to wonder in anticipation. It reads, “Not only that, but we also who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

Who was Ananias? He was just one of the believers in the Church at Damascus. But the role he played in the life of Paul at a critical time of his conversion was very significant.