Encouragement

Rejoicing Despite Suffering
We need to rejoice in the Lord. But the question is, of course, what about all the suffering that surrounds us? And what about when…
Jan Philip Svetlik April 28, 2025
Fear Not (Part 13/30) – God’s Love
Why should Daniel not be afraid here? Because God loved him! When I know that someone loves me, I am aware that this person means…
Alex Schneider April 11, 2025
My Grace is Sufficient for You
When Paul heard these words from the Lord, he was in an extraordinary situation. He had experienced something great. But immediately afterward, God had allowed…
Ernst-August Bremicker April 7, 2025
Encouragement for Service
Everyone who is in the service of their Lord in daily life knows situations of particular challenge – situations in which we recognize our own…
Ernst-August Bremicker March 25, 2025
Help from God to this Day
Paul stood before Porcius Festus and Herod Agrippa II, two high-ranking officials in Judea. Paul, who had been imprisoned in Caesarea for two years, was…
Stephen Campbell March 21, 2025
Who Is Happy About Tribulation?
Who glories in tribulation? Most of us would run miles to escape it; however, if we know the grace in which we stand, if the…
John Thomas Mawson March 2, 2025
How Heavy is Our Suffering?
“Then Job answered and said: ‘Oh, that my grief were fully weighed, and my calamity laid with it on the scales! For then it would…
Gerrid Setzer February 27, 2025
Where Is God?
Hardly any of us have had such terrible experiences as Job: the loss of all his possessions, the murder of his entire workforce, the terrible…
Alex Schneider February 13, 2025
The Lord of Peace
In the closing remarks of his second letter to the Thessalonians, Paul refers to “the Lord of peace.” This is a designation used nowhere else…
Michael Hardt February 1, 2025
Fear Not (Part 6/30) – A Perfect Plan
“Life as a disciple is not bedded on roses.” The Lord had just explained this to the disciples by introducing them to an unbeliever who…
Alex Schneider January 25, 2025
All things for our good?
Today we want to think about the familiar verse, Romans 8:28.  How many times have we read this verse and enjoyed it?  But perhaps it…
Manuel Dietermann January 21, 2025
A Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit
God clearly shows us in His Word the mind and attitude of heart that is pleasing to Him. There are several Scriptures where the Spirit…
Michael Vogelsang January 16, 2025
The Foolish Burden Bearer
Let us make sure that we really get rid of the burdens and cares that we put on the Lord. There was a man who…
Charles H. Spurgeon December 27, 2024
Be Strong and Work
We would like to connect these two biblical passages that speak of being strong and working for the Lord. First, we see in 2 Chronicles…
Kevin Quartell December 21, 2024