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Each episode of this series will be linked on our Emotions page tab at GospelLifeLearning.com.  Or the Gospel Life Learning podcast/blogcast through your favorite podcast provider or on YouTube.  The purpose of Gospel Life Learning is to provide resources to help others draw near to God, and share his nearness with others. That is the mission purpose of this ministry. Here is where the ministry an...

There are two places in the New Testament where Jesus is recorded as teaching about the narrow gate, or the narrow door to life, and then states that few people find it.  In Matthew 7, in the same chapter as the Sermon on the Mount, we have a teaching from Jesus that reads in the English NIV:    "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, a...

“You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call on you.”    Isn't that beautiful and true? That is a reason we want to walk with God, a reason why we crave being near to him. The reason is because we know when we call on him, he will forgive us, he will be good to us and he will show us his abounding love

We Christians use a lot of "insider" terminology.  One of the words we frequently use is the word redeem. We say that we are "redeemed" by Christ, or that God is our Redeemer.   Whatever does that mean? Usually in today's world, the only time we see the word redeem outside of a Bible study is on a coupon! For example, "Redeem this voucher for one free Chik fil A sandwich!"

 What did Jesus mean when he said, “I am the Resurrection and the Life”? (John 11:25) It's the time of the year where we are coming into Holy Week and all Christians around the world will have their minds on the crucifixion of Christ and then his miraculous resurrection by which he showed us that death is not an ultimate end. So let's tap our brains a bit and see what we already know or what we re...

In my opinion,  I think this parable should be called "The Parable of the Seeds and Soils." It is a very important teaching of Jesus. Let's picture the scene...

I couldn't come up with one inspirational word for this year for 2023; however I chose this phrase because my goal is to fully make use of the shoes of peace as referred to in Ephesians 6, in what is known as the "Armor of God" passages.  Quotes from Priscilla Shirer are from the Bible Study book she authored, titled The Armor of God, published 2015 by Lifeway Press.  Find more content like this a...

Recently, I asked God to reveal to me or to remind me what He wants me to do while waiting.  These are the promises, scriptures, and examples that His Spirit quickly brought to my mind when I lifted this question up to Him. I'm sharing these now.

People are saying...it has been 2000 years. Maybe it's not going to happen. Instead, we should expect it to take so long.  A passage in Matthew gives an example why. 

"Why Doesn't God Wipe Out Evil Now?" It's a big question many of us have wondered. Jesus explained why, in a parable.  Visit https://www.gospellifelearning.com/2022/09/why-hasnt-god-removed-evil-yet-jesus.html   for the post and images of wheat vs. tares.    Additionally, visit the Free Study Resources tab and subscribed for a monthly update and notification of free Bible studies and other resourc...

He asked for all our anxieties!  If we don't give them to Him after He asked for them; then we are just responsible for making our own mess in our own heads. But how do we do that? 

If you study the words and actions of Jesus in the entire books of Matthew and Mark, you will learn that active faith is the faith that enables you to discern where God is working in your life and in the lives of those around you. You will also see that, over and over again,  people were praised by Jesus for their faith when they did nothing more than this: they made an effort to come to Jesus for...

When was the last time that you weathered a terrible storm in life? Or maybe even you are weathering one right now. Ask yourself – How did you react during that storm? Or during the current storm? Do you see any connections with the way you weathered a storm and where you were in your walk or in your closeness with God at that time? Do you know that there is a key question that will help you to “u...

The issue with our religious traditions and routines is – we often rely on those, after they have become habits – as the only thing we are doing to represent our closeness with God. It is like understanding that a cup of coffee in the morning does not substitute for the love and growth in a close relationship. The spiritual truths don't just attach by tacking them on. Book Resource mentioned in th...

Those "tiny" grudges - they block relationships. We think they are no big deal, but they block growth in our relationships with our friends and our family members; and they also block growth with God and our ability to draw near to Him. Episode includes a prayer to help you release grudges and bitterness you may be knowingly or unknowingly holding in your heart. 

Today’s teaching is what I call my “favorite scene” in the New Testament. I am so happy that Mark  felt that what happened here was significant enough to write down and to pass it down so that it can be shared with us today…

What was one of Jesus’s first healing miracles, and what does it show us about how we may approach God today?

What is the very first thing Jesus proclaimed when he began his ministry in Galilee? Do you remember?  Request free journal pages

What do you need strength for today or for this week? If you need strength from the Holy Spirit this week, what would you need the strength for?  How would you pray about this?