Ever met someone who had all the answers? Even when you didn’t want to know what they were? The person who knew exactly what you should do in a situation you had been struggling with for weeks—even though he or she had been listening to you for only thirty seconds? Jesus could have been like that, but He wasn’t. Instead, He was often… Read more…
Who are the bad guys of Jesus’ time? The invading Roman army and the homegrown Pharisees. We all love to hate them, with their emphasis on rules and their seeming ignorance of God’s character and priorities. Certainly Jesus both criticized and challenged them, but is there more to them and Jesus’ relationships with them? Jeff Lucas b… Read more…
What has God promised us freely in His Word? And what promises does it contain that are specific to their time and place, and cannot be taken out of context and scattered around like confetti? In this thoughtful and challenging introduction to the promises of God, Jeff Lucas looks at what Scripture does say, what it does not say, and what we need to d… Read more…
What are you passionate about? Football? Your family? Your job? Your car? Your hobby? And how does that passion show itself? What about your spirituality; are you passionate about your faith? What does that mean? What are the passion killers in your walk with God? In a thoughtful and measured set of notes, Jeff Lucas explores the topic of spiritual pa… Read more…
How good are your people skills? Can you say the right thing at the right time? Do you know when to offer a helping hand or listening ear, and when to leave people in peace? And what about the more difficult situations in life when you need to challenge or rebuke—or bite your tongue, even though you are aching to speak out? Sometimes we can thin… Read more…
Barnabas had a very distinctive feature—he was a great encourager, and so was dubbed “Son of Encouragement.” In this book, we will look at this warm, wonderful man and consider, not only the power of encouragement, but also how this virtue is rooted in the character of God, which might come as a surprise to some. Wherever he went, and whoev… Read more…
Everyone has to live with second choices—events and circumstances that they would not choose, some trivial, some tragic. Daniel was a man whose life was filled with second choices, but he did more than just survive; he stayed faithful to God and thrived. So what is there to learn from his story in Scripture? Pastor and author Jeff Lucas challeng… Read more…
It must be the most famous prayer in the world, and we know it as "The Lord’s Prayer"—the Paternoster of earlier days.I Jesus taught it to His disciples, and so it has been passed on. But what does it actually teach us? What are its founding principles, and why is it so vital? What does it mean to call God "our Father"? Aren’t the heavens a… Read more…
The church. The bride of Christ. The body of Christ on earth. A joy, delight, and a comfort to all Christians.And the source of some of our greatest hurt and struggle. We fight for the church, but we also fight inside the church, and the sight of a local congregation or denomination battling it out is one of the saddest and most shaming sights that we … Read more…
If you've ever been tempted to think that following God guarantees an easy life, King David’s story will set you straight. King David is the only person described in the Bible as being “a man after God’s own hear”—yet he was an adulterer and a murderer, among other things. His family fell apart toward the end of his l… Read more…
It’s what you’d want if you were attending an important event: a front row seat. That way you’d be guaranteed a great view, and up close and personal look at the performance. No wonder the best seats are sold at a massive premium. Jesus made the decision to allow his three closest friends, Peter, James and John, access to a number of episod… Read more…
In England, be it soccer at Wembley, tennis at Wimbledon, racing at Ascot or rugby at Murrayfield, the British are a nation of sports lovers. And it is not just the British – worldwide, cricket and football are followed by millions of people, as an interest, a hobby, an escape or a career. Can we learn anything from their world? Yes, according to Jeff … Read more…
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