Type your new text here. He was so supportive – initially anyway. Trusting him was easy, because he had all the makings of an honest soul. He was an edifier. He made it very clear that he was in our corner. He gave our family a sense of security. This season of favor lasted long enough to condition us into believing that we made a positive choice – until he ripped off his mask and revealed his tru...  Read More

Type your new text here. In Matthew 28, Jesus commanded His followers to go and make disciples. From those 11 apostles grew a movement, a church with nearly 2 billion adherents worldwide. But Jesus didn’t command the apostles to go and make converts, go and build a big church, go and gain numbers. He said go make disciples. A disciple is simply a learner. One who learns. One who follows. And that ...  Read More

Type your new text here. What is the Trinity? Do Christians have one God or three? How can God be three in one? Are all members of the Trinity equal? While you will not read the word “Trinity” in the Bible, you will find the concept all over, even on page one. Throughout the Old Testament, God appears as multiple persons- distinct yet the same. In Genesis 1 alone, God and the Spirit of God appear,...  Read More

Type your new text here. Video for series: https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/87n5xxjz1kParent Guides for Each Lesson: https://1drv.ms/u/s!Am-itwSm6zC8g7MHYtYybBgj6KUERA?e=XLwhEc Advocates considers what it means for youth to hold firm to biblical convictions and still engage in humble dialogue with the culture around us. Join Sean McDowell, a leading apologetics and worldview author, and AwanaY...  Read More

Sermon preached by Donald J. Galade at Faith Church Hazleton on 1/29/23. Adapted from “Winning the Battle for Your Mind” by Brandon A Cox Today we are talking about the battle that happens in your mind, and I am very excited to get to share with you on this topic today because I have had a terrible week. Seriously, I spent the first half of it sick and practically unable to think, and then I have ...  Read More

Who is God? The word “God” can mean a lot of alternative things to a lot of different people. Say “god” to a Hindu, and they would reply, “Which one?” To someone with New Age beliefs, “god” is just a force in the universe, like gravity. Even the Islamic faith calls their deity “god.” So when Christians use the word, what, or who exactly, do they mean? In Deuteronomy 6:4, t...  Read More

The Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired by God. They are His revelation to us, the infallible, authoritative guide to faith and life.In other words, the Bible says exactly what God wanted it to say. It tells us how to know God, has no errors, and teaches us how to live. When the Biblical authors wrote the Bible, they wrote precisely what God intended to say. The B...  Read More

Type your new text here. Today we are going to see how Jesus has power over illness and disease.Mark 5:21 Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake,So right after the story where Jesus calms the storm and casts out the demons, he gets back into a boat and heads to the other side. Why is that interesting?Because you get this huge narrative about them crossing the lak...  Read More

***For sensitive readers, some of the content in this devotional is graphic in nature.***Blood & Fire            If the wicked are ruling the nation, sin will be everywhere, but those who live right will win in the end. Proverbs 29:16            He was merely 16 years old when he ascended the throne in Rome. The year was AD 54, and his reign of terror would last 14 bloody years. His name was Nero ...  Read More

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Mark 5:1-5 So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gerasenes. When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain. 4 Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed...  Read More

Dangerous water is a theme that will come up in the Bible again and again. In fact, it appears within the first two sentences of the Bible. In the creation story one of the first “obstacles” God has to overcome to create life is those waters. So one of the first acts of creation is that God separates the waters so dry ground can appear.In creation God displays his mercy and grace by subduing the w...  Read More