Jesus died with his arms wide open toward a sin-cursed race—He gave His life to ransom the lost. Compelling love was the motivation for Calvary’s rescue mission. Over and over Scripture reminds us of the loving heart of God toward sinners. “When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were...
“That they may teach the young women . . . to love their husbands” (Titus 2:4). There are many great ways to serve your husband; and if we made a list of all the ways, I’m sure we could come up with an exhaustive list. We could all probably recite many Scriptures on marriage and...
The purpose of this article is to equip you to minister to hurting people. I want to empower you to encourage those who are suffering. Our job is to minister “to” individuals, not “at” them. Sickness, death, job loss, divorce, emotional breakdown, immobilizing guilt, relational conflict and a host of other factors bring unspeakable pain to the hearts of people. Hurting people don’t need quick-fix, one liners—they need companionship.