Telling the Truth

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 We live in a culture of getting what we want when we want it. Language in advertising tells us that we deserve the best and we should get what we want. From trash-talk in the sports arena to commercials on television, self-promotion and self-aggrandizement are everywhere. With so many self-centered messages around...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Why do bad things happen to good people? This is a question many people ask, particularly when we see tragedies occurring around us. In the ancient world, the general thinking was that if you were good, God would bless you in material ways for being good. So if something bad happened to you, the community would thi...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 You probably don’t need to be convinced about how important it is to share life with others. To be friendless in an unfriendly world is a frightening thing. But have you ever struggled to develop meaningful and precious friendships? In this message, Jill Briscoe teaches us about being vulnerable in our relationship...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 You probably don’t need to be convinced about how important it is to share life with others. To be friendless in an unfriendly world is a frightening thing. But have you ever struggled to develop meaningful and precious friendships? In this message, Jill Briscoe teaches us about being vulnerable in our relationship...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Oftentimes, we blame our spouse for the problems in our marriages and then set out trying to change them. However, it’s God’s job to fix our spouses, not ours. And, if we’re really honest, He probably needs to fix us, too. In this message, Pete Briscoe teaches on how to repair our less than perfect marriages. Surpr...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Many of us struggle to live well when we experience difficulties in our relationships. We might even live in a state of denialshrugging our shoulders and denying individual responsibility. How do we overcome the urge to ignore tough situations? In this message, Stuart Briscoe encourages us to repair our relationshi...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Families have been under attack from the beginning of time, and they are under attack today. The devil, who hates families with complete disdain, works overtime to tear down every wall we rebuild. How do we overcome his opposition when we’re exhausted from the constant patch work? In this message, Jill Briscoe teac...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Do you want deep, authentic relationships with people? If you do, perhaps a paradigm shift needs to happen in your thinking. The world tells us to make a name for ourselves and to do it at whatever the cost. The problem is along the way we step on others and damage relationships. In this message, Pete Briscoe shows...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Do you want deep, authentic relationships with people? If you do, perhaps a paradigm shift needs to happen in your thinking. The world tells us to make a name for ourselves and to do it at whatever the cost. The problem is along the way we step on others and damage relationships. In this message, Pete Briscoe shows...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Too often we focus on issues that divide us as a people instead of the things that unify us. And when that happens, there’s the potential to stay within your collective group of like-minded people and treat others differently, maybe even judgmentally. How do you keep yourself from a judgmental worldview so that you...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Too often we focus on issues that divide us as a people instead of the things that unify us. And when that happens, there’s the potential to stay within your collective group of like-minded people and treat others differently, maybe even judgmentally. How do you keep yourself from a judgmental worldview so that you...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Those of us who played organized sports in school may remember a time when the race or game was not going well, and we just wanted to give up. For many of us, it was the shouts from the sidelines that kept us going. We could hear the coach shouting, Keep goingyou can do it! In the same way the coach keeps the team...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Those of us who played organized sports in school may remember a time when the race or game was not going well, and we just wanted to give up. For many of us, it was the shouts from the sidelines that kept us going. We could hear the coach shouting, Keep goingyou can do it! In the same way the coach keeps the team...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 What people come to mind when thinking of those who have a servant attitude? Missionaries? Pastors? Yourself? Do you think that having a humble attitude is important? The apostle Paul had a servant heart and attitude. He continually gave himself away to benefit those around him. As a result, he was able to bring ma...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 What do you do when you are suffering through a hard time? Many of us sulk, complain, and feel sorry for ourselves. Others put on a strong face, but when they are alone, the fear and sadness take over, and they break down. Much of the apostle Pauls life was spent sufferingmost of the time in jail. But unlike many o...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 What do you do when you are suffering through a hard time? Many of us sulk, complain, and feel sorry for ourselves. Others put on a strong face, but when they are alone, the fear and sadness take over, and they break down. Much of the apostle Pauls life was spent sufferingmost of the time in jail. But unlike many o...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Most people understand the importance of love. Its a basic tenant of most faiths, and in John 13:34, Jesus clearly instructs us to love one another. Love is part of the good Life that God wants us to experience. The challenge, however, is when we think loving one another means we should love everyone. With so many...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Sometimes we think that if we could only get what we want, we would finally be happy. Solomon thought that, too. He had a getting obsession, never denying himself anything he wanted, and he became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before [him].But all these things didnt bring Solomon the happiness he was look...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Sometimes we think that if we could only get what we want, we would finally be happy. Solomon thought that, too. He had a getting obsession, never denying himself anything he wanted, and he became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before [him].But all these things didnt bring Solomon the happiness he was look...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Ever feel like something is missing, like you just dont belong? You probably feel that way because it is true! God created us for Himself and put eternity in our heartswe were not made for here. So how do we make the most of this life where everything is meaningless, a chasing after the wind (as Solomon wrote in Ec...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Ever feel like something is missing, like you just dont belong? You probably feel that way because it is true! God created us for Himself and put eternity in our heartswe were not made for here. So how do we make the most of this life where everything is meaningless, a chasing after the wind (as Solomon wrote in Ec...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Names meant something in biblical times. The name attached to a child would many times be a prophetic hope spoken over that baby. This was literally true when one of God's great prophets predicted the birth of a special child, hundreds of years before it took place. He called Him Wonderful, Counselor, Almighty God,...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Names meant something in biblical times. The name attached to a child would many times be a prophetic hope spoken over that baby. This was literally true when one of God's great prophets predicted the birth of a special child, hundreds of years before it took place. He called Him Wonderful, Counselor, Almighty God,...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Names meant something in biblical times. The name attached to a child would many times be a prophetic hope spoken over that baby. This was literally true when one of God's great prophets predicted the birth of a special child, hundreds of years before it took place. He called Him Wonderful, Counselor, Almighty God,...

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/508/29 Who was Jesus? Jesus was no ordinary child. The book of Hebrews says He was Divinity. He was God Himself, ImmanuelGod with us. In this Christmas message, Jill Briscoe discusses the miraculous birth of Jesus, who Jesus was, and what that means for us.