TheDiscipleMaker Team 
Assembling the Troops for Prayer Arizona was facing one of the worst droughts in the state’s history. Fires were breaking out everywhere. The state was a tinderbox. Bark beetles were destroying the parched forests, and there was talk of rationing …
If your friend tells you he’s going to a music festival all weekend, what are the images that come to mind? Cheering fans? Tents in a muddy field? People with flowers in their hair? Well now you may need to …
“How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” —1 John 3:1 An amazing aspect of our faith is contained in two simple words at the beginning of the Lord’s …
NavPress author Jessie Minassian has an active ministry to teen girls, where she addresses topics like boyfriends, secret sins, backwards beauty, and more. Her current book, Unashamed, helps those who are mentoring teens and young adults unmask shame issues. Jessie …
The Restoring Power of Corporate Repentance The midweek prayer meeting at a church in our town was fairly well attended—but something seemed to be missing. Some people came out of duty but didn’t participate. Others left wondering if their prayers …
“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” —1 John 4:9 Not long ago I was invited to a gala banquet inducting a …
Ways to Spark Your Church Prayer Meeting At our house, my three sons and I love using the fireplace. Through trial and error, we have discovered that the key to a good fire is setting the logs in close proximity …
Turning Our Tears into Prayers Have you ever noticed how drivers slow down to examine an accident on the side of the road? Usually the ambulance has already arrived, so it’s not as if we are slowing down to help. …
While those in mission or pastoral work are more likely to encounter someone who is ready to receive Christ without having previous contact with them, there are many more situations where believers’ influence in another’s life draws them to saving …
Excerpted from Trusting God by Jerry Bridges – It seems the more we come to believe in and accept the sovereignty of God over every event in our lives, the more we are tempted to question His love. We think, “If …