Detours (Audio)

The allure of amassing wealth is connected deeply with what money promises each of us. And yet, it doesn't always deliver. Alternatively, when we delight in the generosity of God, we can use money properly instead of money using us.

Often the people of God complain that God seems to be asleep on his throne. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is the people of God who need to be awakened, not God. We must awaken to the fact that our God reigns.

Isaiah reminds what we already know - the world is dark. He wants us to listen for the voice of the Lord in the darkness and obey him. But we are prone to “light our own torches” instead of sitting in the dark, listening for the voice of the Lord.

The spiritual condition of the people of God in Isaiah’s day was that of despondency: low spirits with a sense of hopelessness and despair. And they thought God was nowhere to be found. But nothing could be further from the truth. With great love and...

How can we know God will not abandon his people, even if they struggle with sin and lack a zeal for God? How can we know God won’t kick us to the curb? Because our salvation is not rooted in our faithfulness, but it is rooted in the glory of God. God...

Christians have a beautiful and glorious calling from God to herald the good news. We live out this grand calling smack dab in the middle of the confluence of God’s sovereignty and mankind’s responsibility.

Christians have a distinguished and difficult calling from God – Ambassadors for Christ. God is reconciling the world to himself, and he has entrusted this message of reconciliation to his ambassador people.

To most people on earth, the gospel is both foolish and offensive. And yet, Paul declares that he is not ashamed of the gospel, for the gospel is the power of God that brings salvation to all who believe.

The word ‘gospel’ literally means ‘good news’. In Christ Jesus we have received the greatest of news – salvation and new life in Christ. Here Jesus, the Light of the World, tells his followers that they too are the salt of the earth and light of the...

Laying hold of an unseen God requires faith. And even when you do believe, you can find yourself questioning what you believe and doubting God’s goodness towards you. In Genesis chapter 15, Abram’s experience demonstrates that there is no greater good...