God's Word for Life

Send us Fan Mail Jesus painted a beautiful portrait of His relationship with us by using the brushes of marriage customs in the Ancient Near East. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Ephesians 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, Summer 2023, entitled, "The Bride of Christ" (Au...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus gave His followers their marching orders and where to march on the map. He taught them to witness for Him in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 28 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, Summer 2023, entit...

Send us Fan Mail After the church ballooned to over 5,000 people, the religious elite threatened them if they ever spoke the name of Jesus again. What did the church do after such a heavy-handed threat? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Acts 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, Summer...

Send us Fan Mail Simon followed Jesus for a little while until he realized Jesus was not just a prophet, preacher, or teacher: He is the Christ. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 16:18 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, Summer 2023, entitled, "I Will Build My Church"...

Send us Fan Mail Two parables, two stories, both sing a duet to tell the same story: the story of obedience. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 7:24 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, Summer 2023, entitled, "The Priority of Obedience" (July 30, 2023). This episode is p...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever seen a bird wring its little bird claws worrying over what to eat or what to wear? Neither have I. And neither has Jesus. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 6:33 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, Summer 2023, entitled, "The Kingdom First&quot...

Send us Fan Mail Prayer, giving, and fasting were all disciplines Jesus expected of His disciples in Matthew 6. Appropriately for us, He expects the same for us. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 6:4, 6, 18 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, Summer 2023, entitled, "The Dis...

Send us Fan Mail What do salt, light, and a city have in common? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 5:16 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, Summer 2023, entitled, "The Mission of a Disciple" (July 9, 2023). This episode is produced by the Pentecostal Publishing House a...

Send us Fan Mail When Jesus first preached to the crowd who gathered on the mountainside sanctuary, He preached a blessing for those who are empty and who are full. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 5:6 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, Summer 2023, entitled, "The Life Go...

Send us Fan Mail They were a bit of an odd pair: the holy God of glory who had never done anything wrong, and a thief who seemingly had never done anything right except cry out to Jesus, and that was enough. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Luke 23 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, S...

Send us Fan Mail Peter walked into the shop and saw Jesus standing behind the counter. Mercy was sitting on every shelf, on the counter, on the racks, and in the windows. Mercy was everywhere in this shop, but Peter knew Jesus, and he offered Jesus above asking price. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 18 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, the Bible passage f...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus could not win, they could not lose. Jesus and a woman caught in the act of sin was as good as gone. How would Jesus respond and how would He save her life? Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to John 8 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, Summer 2023, entitled, "Go...

Send us Fan Mail Four friends did the unthinkable—they broke up someone else's roof to lower their paralyzed friend to Jesus. When Jesus looked up, He likely smiled at their faith and creativity. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Mark 2 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, Summer 20...

Send us Fan Mail Two men, Samuel and Saul, needed to hear from God to know what He wanted them to do. Chances are, so do we. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to I Samuel 10 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, Spring 2023, entitled, "Help to Understand God's Call" (May 28, 2...

Send us Fan Mail After Israel kept leaving God to serve idols, God told Israel to cry out to them when they needed help. But an unlikely hero restored the cry to God in Israel. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Judges 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, Spring 2023, entitled, "S...

Send us Fan Mail God used a cowering Gideon and three Israelite soldiers with trumpets, pitchers, and lanterns to defeat the mighty Midianite army. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Judges 6 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, Spring 2023, entitled, "Gideon and the Strength of Hone...

Send us Fan Mail God used a prophetess named Deborah, a general named Barak, a wife named Jael, a hammer, and a tent peg to free Israel from their cruel Canaanite oppressors. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Judges 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, Spring 2023, entitled, "God...

Send us Fan Mail Tucked away in the forgotten stories of II Samuel 9, is the grace-filled story of the hard-to-spell, harder-to-pronounce Mephibosheth. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Romans 8 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, Spring 2023, entitled, "Welcome to the Family"...

Send us Fan Mail One late night, a well-known, well-respected rabbi named Nicodemus met with a controversial, yet undeniably remarkable miracle Man named Jesus. 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, Spring 2023, entitled, "You Must Be Born Aga...

Send us Fan Mail Why is this night different from other nights? Every Passover, the youngest person at the meal asks that probing question. And every Passover, parents have the opportunity to tell the next generation the powerful story of a time an innocent lamb died so they could live. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Exodus 12 to hear the story. For those who use Word Aflame Curriculum, t...

Send us Fan Mail As followers of Jesus, we are blessed to take a look at the One who gave us the gospel and the gospel He gave. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Luke 24 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, Spring 2023, entitled, "Witnesses of the Resurrection" (April 9, 2023)....

Send us Fan Mail Zacchaeus was a wee little man, and he was a turncoat tax collector. Yet, on the same day he went looking for Jesus, Jesus went looking for him. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Luke 19 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, Spring 2023, entitled, "Once Lost . . . No...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus told an unforgettable rags-to-riches story and a riches-to-rags story all in one chapter. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Luke 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, Spring 2023, entitled, "For a Season" (March 26, 2023). This episode is produced by th...

Send us Fan Mail One forgiving father, two completely different sons, and a heaping helping of grace for both. 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, Spring 2023, entitled, "The Father Is Waiting" (March 19, 2023). This episode is produce...

Send us Fan Mail One boss, three servants, and eight talents. Those are the ingredients of a powerful parable Jesus told. Pick up your Bible or phone and turn to Matthew 25 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, Spring 2023, entitled, "My Part in the Kingdom of God" (March 12, 2023). T...