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How do you respond when disaster strikes? Does it cause you to turn from God and look for help elsewhere? Or do you draw near to him in trust?

How can sinful humanity ever approach holy God? We cannot on our own. But God has provided a mediator between himself and man - Jesus Christ.

How often do we fail to understand what God is saying to us in his word? We should always seek the help of the Holy Spirit to guide us in it.

What is the purpose of the atonement? Was it simply to forgive our sins? Or does it have a greater significance?

Regardless of what we were before, in Christ, we are a new humanity. In Christ, all of those things that might divide us are unimportant.

Sin is much like the obstacles that can trip us up as we walk. Getting entangled with these obstacles can hinder, or end, our journey.

Prayer does not have to be long and formal. As Nehemiah demonstrates, a quick and unobserved prayer to God can be very effective,

Is God holding out on me? Would my life be better if I did what appealed to me rather than obey God? Or is God's way always the best for me?

Jesus is described as both a lion and a lamb. He is the promised conquering king. But he became king through his sacrificial death.

The Church is much more that just an organization of Christians. It is the chosen bride of Christ. And we are her children.

James tells us that our faith and actions work together. We are saved by faith. And that saving faith is demonstrated by our actions.

Many today are turning away from the truth of God's word, So Paul's words are appropriate, "but as for you, hold firmly to the Scriptures."