Spiritual Growth
Spiritual Growth
Be Strong in the Lord
In this urgent message, Dr. Michael Youssef proclaims from the Word of God that the Lord alone is the true…
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Blessed Are the Scorned
Jesus closes His beatitudes with a double blessing: “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, . . .
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Blessed Are the Bridge Builders
Our culture’s idea of peace is but a shadow of God’s peace. The Hebrew word for peace, shalom, does not…
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Blessed Are the Undivided
“The heart knows what it wants,” culture says, excusing the flighty, selfish choices people so often make. But when Jesus…
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Blessed Are the Conduits of Mercy
It is no more natural today to exercise mercy than 2,000 years ago when Jesus pronounced these magnificent words: “Blessed…
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Blessed Are the Spiritually Hungry
A person suffering from starvation or dehydration can think of nothing else but to find food or water. Hunger and…
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Blessed Are Those Who Die to Self
When someone is meek, society says they must be weak, indecisive, or timid—maybe even spineless and cowardly. And so, in…
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Happy Are the Unhappy
This second beatitude is perhaps the most paradoxical. Jesus appears to say, “Happy are the unhappy.” But Jesus’ view of…
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Blessed Are the Spiritually Bankrupt
Nowhere is Jesus’ countercultural message clearer than in His Sermon on the Mount. He directly confronts the secular world’s values…