Picking up where we left off in this series… If you recall, we’ve seen Jesus receiving praise and worship on Palm Sunday, and we’ve seen Him weeping over a city that failed to receive the peace that He offered. Here’s the next snapshot from Pastor Cymbala’s message: Going back to the Scriptures, within a couple […]

This week brings the second "snapshot" of Jesus from Pastor Jim Cymbala’s "A Full Portrait of Christ" message. Last week, we were shown the picture of Jesus on Palm Sunday, riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, receiving praise (Luke 19:37-40). Pastor Cymbala continues from that passage… * * * The portrait of Jesus sitting quietly […]

Have you ever been in New York City’s Central Park or in some other public place, where there are artists who offer to sketch your portrait for a price? If you give them a certain amount of money they’ll do it in a matter of minutes. Sometimes the sketch comes out great. There are other […]

Our ability to possess peace in a storm is directly dependent on what we are anchored to. If you’re battling a stormy sea while anchored to a pebble, you’re probably not going to fare too well. If you’re anchored to a massive, unmovable rock, though, you can rest in peace regardless of what is going […]

Easter is just around the corner, so I thought it would be appropriate to dedicate this edition of “Peace in the Storm” to the topic of eternal peace, which Jesus made available to us on the cross. I realize the text which follows will be nothing new to many of you, but I encourage you […]

Do you ever wish there was someone you could talk to? Someone who would understand the challenges you face at any given moment? But maybe, as you think of all your friends and family, and perhaps even your church pastor, it seems that there is no such person. Sure, there are plenty who are compassionate […]

Two keys to persevering on this road of life are (1) knowing that God is in control, and that even though we don’t always know what He’s doing, we can always know He is acting in wisdom and mercy, and (2) knowing that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Today’s installment […]

That’s a verse from the apostle Paul which you’ve probably heard at least once in your lifetime, and perhaps a verse that you remind yourself of every now and then. It’s one of those verses we cling to for comfort as Christians, and rightly so. What is even more comforting is when we read stories […]

II Kings 3:1-8 sets the stage for today’s edition of Peace in the Storm, but rather than retype it here, I invite you to read it for yourself. (You can find it online here if you’d rather not pull out your Bible.) Picking up at verse 9, we find three kings (of Israel, Judah and […]