God's Word for Life

Send us Fan Mail The Sea of Galilee had turned on Jesus' followers. One minute they were calmly cruising along the water, the next minute they were rowing for their lives. Just when they thought they were about to go under, here came Jesus walking on the water. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 6 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible pa...

Send us Fan Mail Nearly fifteen thousand people gathered on a mountainside, ready to hear Jesus' words. But they were also ready to eat. Jesus had loaves of barley bread and two small fish. That was just enough to work a miracle. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 6 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode...

Send us Fan Mail For a fast-moving, jet-setting businessperson or growing family, thirty-eight years can scream by in a blink. But for a person living with paralysis, relying on others for food and shelter, thirty-eight years can crawl slower than a turtle giving a sloth a piggyback ride. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 5 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life c...

Send us Fan Mail One decree from a jealous vice-regent named Haman sentenced the Jews to genocide throughout all the kingdom of Persia. Would this be the end of the Jews and the end of God's covenant with His faithful servant, Abraham? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Esther 4 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this...

Send us Fan Mail One decree from King Darius made it illegal to pray to any other god but him. Daniel had been praying to his God ever since he was taken POW. How would he respond to the decree? Keep walking with God or walk away? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Daniel 6 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode c...

Send us Fan Mail Jonah marched into wicked Nineveh and preached an eight-word sermon: "Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown." After one message, all of Nineveh repented. Our God is merciful. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Jonah 4 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's...

Send us Fan Mail Two young women quickly turned widows had a life-changing decision to make: look out for themselves or look out for someone else. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Ruth 3 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Winter 2023–2024, entitled, "Ruth and the Red...

Send us Fan Mail Three Hebrew young men were faced with the decision to bow to a ninety-feet-tall statue or bow to Jehovah alone. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Daniel 3 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Winter 2023–2024, entitled, "Holy for a Purpose" (Decem...

Send us Fan Mail Kneel with the shepherds near the manger, or bow beside the wise men in the house. Whether you have little or much, give your worship the only one worthy. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 2 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Winter 2023–2024, enti...

Send us Fan Mail Is the call to holiness just a religious guise for the pressure of perfectionism? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Thessalonians 5 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Winter 2023–2024, entitled, "Empowered by the Spirit to Be Holy" (December 17...

Send us Fan Mail God's call to us is the same as His call to Israel and to the newborn New Testament church: be holy as God is holy. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Peter 1 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Winter 2023–2024, entitled, "Called to Be holy&quot...

Send us Fan Mail When Isaiah saw God's holiness, he saw his own sinfulness. His humble confession invited God's mercy and calling. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Isaiah 6 to hear the story. For those who use God's Word for Life curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Winter 2023–2024, entitled, "Our Holy God" (...

Send us Fan Mail A desperate dad, a dying son, a miracle-working Messiah—their stories intersect at the end of John 4. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn there to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023, entitled, "From Cana to Capernaum" (November 26, 2023). This episode is pr...

Send us Fan Mail She didn't seem like a likely candidate to meet the Messiah, but He came to her city just to meet her. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 4 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023, entitled, "Living Water" (November 19, 2023). This episode is pr...

Send us Fan Mail John the Baptist understood Jesus must increase and John must decrease. That takes a great deal of spiritual maturity. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 3 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023, entitled, "The Mighty God in Christ" (November 12, 20...

Send us Fan Mail In 2021, it was touted as the most popular verse in the Bible. It is John 3:16. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 3 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023, entitled, "Everlasting Life" (November 5, 2023). This episode is produced by the Pentecostal...

Send us Fan Mail The king was ready, his groom son was ready, the feast was ready, most of the guests were ready, so where did the story go wrong? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 22 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023, entitled, "The Parable of the Banquet"...

Send us Fan Mail All of Matthew 13 builds up to this last seminal parable: The Parable of the Net. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 13 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023, entitled, "So Shall It Be" (October 15, 2023). This episode is produced by the Penteco...

Send us Fan Mail The first shift workers started at 6 am. Then another shift at 9 am. Then another at noon. Yet another at 3 pm. And finally, one last shift at 5 pm. Yet they were all paid the same. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Luke 15 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023,...

Send us Fan Mail The shepherd started off with one hundred sheep, and one wandered away. When he realized his sheep was missing, he left the ninety-nine in safety and risked his own life to find the one lost sheep. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Luke 15 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus taught stories about seed sowers to seed sowers. Jesus taught parables to people in a way they could understand eternal truths they didn't quite understand. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Mark 4 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023, entitled, &quo...

Send us Fan Mail God came to Solomon in a dream and offered him one swipe on God's gilded, limitless credit card. What would Solomon ask God for? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Kings 3 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023, entitled, "Solomon Asks for Wisdom"...

Send us Fan Mail David wanted to build a house for God, but God said no. Instead, God promised to build David a house–a dynasty–and use his Solomon to build the house of God, the Temple. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Kings 5 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023, entitled,...

Send us Fan Mail Nobody would have chosen him to fight a giant. He was just a boy and Goliath had been fighting men since he was a boy. But that did not stop David from running to fight Goliath. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Samuel 17 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023,...

Send us Fan Mail Maybe he looked too small, too weak, too young. That's why nobody chose David, but God chose David, and God's vote is the only one that matters. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Samuel 16 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage focused on in this episode comes from God's Word for Life, Fall 2023, entitled, "The Un...