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Everyday Anxiety: Finding Freedom Through the Gospel
Allow the Holy Spirit to show you, through the hurts in your life, the idols and unbelief in your heart and path to repentance. Matthew...

Joe Lai
Aug 30, 202517 min read


Handling Tough Situations
In the story of Esther, there’s a moment of profound courage and divine providence that teaches us what it means to live and act by faith as we handle tough situations.
By the time we reach Esther 7:3, the king has already asked Esther three times to share her wish and request. From the king’s perspective, there’s no guarantee she will ever speak up. But we, as readers, understand this moment is different. We know it's time. Why? Because of what unfolded in chapter 6.

Dr Alfonse Javed
Aug 27, 20253 min read


Sick of Sin
Psalm 14:1-7 – 1 The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who...

Pastor Caleb Hanna
Aug 23, 202523 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Radical Reversal
Esther 7 – 1 So the king and Haman went in to feast with Queen Esther. 2 And on the second day, as they were drinking wine after the...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Aug 16, 202510 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Providential Presence
When your plans are disturbed, your nights are restless, or your routine is interrupted, it may just be that God is setting the stage for...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Aug 9, 202511 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Providential Patience
Don’t rush God’s plan and His timing. Wait in providential patience by actively slowing down in prayer to prepare for the purpose of God....

Dr Alfonse Javed
Aug 2, 202511 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Trying Times
Do not respond in fright or flight out of fear, but rather fight in faith and fasting against because only God can grant us favor with...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jul 26, 202512 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Deepening Darkness
In our cultural war, the enemy of God’s Word and our faith is not people, policies, or politicians but the evil one who is constantly...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jul 19, 202512 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Divine Direction
If God appears to be silent in your life right now, trust God’s providential hand— that everything in your life is guided in divine...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jul 12, 202513 min read


Fingerprints of God: In Sovereign Silence
If you feel God has abandoned you, don’t mistaken the silence of God for the absence of God; trust God’s Word— it says, He will never...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jul 5, 202512 min read


Spiritual Warfare: Prayer Support
The Spirit aligns our prayers with God’s will, timing, and purpose of God while He comforts and encourages us to stand firm. Ephesians...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jun 28, 202510 min read


Spiritual Warfare: Armed to Stand
God gives us the means not just to endure but to stand as His triumphant Church, rooted in truth, ready with peace, shielded by faith,...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jun 21, 202510 min read


Spiritual Warfare: Schemes of Satan
Stop Satan from distracting by not fighting against what you can see because our problems are rooted in the unseen. Christ’s victory is...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jun 14, 202510 min read


Spiritual Warfare: Cosmic Battle
Stay plugged in to God, the source of our strength, to stand firm against the power of darkness. Ephesians 6:10-13 - 10 Finally, be...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Jun 7, 202510 min read


Doing What Comes Naturally
You can’t do everything and can’t help everybody but you can do something as God enables you to and you can do it for His glory and be...

Dr James Miller
May 31, 202516 min read


Marriage and Family: Mutual Surrender
Pray for the filling with the Spirit so that you may learn to surrender in your respective role, responsibilities, and relationship...

Dr Alfonse Javed
May 24, 20259 min read


Marriage and Family: Mutual Service
In God’s design for marriage, neither the husband nor the wife is the boss; God is. He calls all of us into mutual service out of...

Dr Alfonse Javed
May 17, 202510 min read


Marriage and Family: Mutual Sacrifice
Make Jesus the standard for how you love others, especially in the context of marriage and family. Ephesians 5:21-33 - 21 submitting...

Dr Alfonse Javed
May 10, 202510 min read


Marriage and Family: Mutual Submission
Without the Spirit, we cannot submit to Christ, and without Him, we cannot submit to each other, married or not. Ephesians 5:21-33 - 21 ...

Dr Alfonse Javed
May 1, 202510 min read


Walking in Wisdom
Be watchful of your priorities, pursuits, and the purpose of life. Give God your first fruits, not the leftovers. Ephesians 5:15-21 -...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Apr 26, 20259 min read


Becoming Easter People
Don’t stay in the hopeless dark shadows and death of your old life. Start fresh with the glorious hope of renewal and eternal life of...

Dr Alfonse Javed
Apr 19, 202510 min read
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