In her message on Sunday, Courtney Bence said that our words either tear someone down or build them up. Our words can leave deeper wounds and scars than physical wounds. The saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” is false. Words can take...

God’s promises are settled. What He has spoken does not become uncertain because circumstances become difficult. His Word does not change because a season changes. In Deuteronomy 1, Moses reminded the Israelites that God had already given them a promise concerning the land. The land was before them, just as...

Sometimes God will have you speak up when what He wants spoken is not the popular idea. You may have heard it said that just because something is popular doesn’t mean it’s right. Caleb was willing to take a stand to do as God commanded when the crowd was calling...

When the Israelites escaped the land of Egypt, it was the Lord who brought them out and saved them from the hands of Pharaoh. Yet, when they got to the wilderness, they doubted that the same God who brought them out was ready to take them safely to Canaan, the...

A lot of believers see themselves as free from unwholesome talk because they do not cuss or use curse words. Unwholesome talk can be fleshly in terms of ungentle words expressing anger, meanness, or tearing people down. Unwholesome talk can also take religious forms, including prayer requests, well-intentioned (but poorly...