How the Lord Keeps His Promise (Genesis 31:1-55)

The Christian life isn't always easy. We face doubts, temptations, the consequences of our own sin--as well as trials, opposition, and consequences of others' sin or just the broken world we live in. Sometimes it's hard to keep going. Our passage this Sunday is a reminder of the faithfulness of God to us as we walk with him—that He will keep his promise to save and preserve us, his people.

Serving When It's Hard (1 Timothy 6:1-2)

Whether at work, school, the church, or home, it's often easy to serve joyfully when things are going well. But what about when the circumstances are not ideal--or even unjust? How can we persevere in our faith and service even in hard times? We'll see this from Paul's encouragement to Christian slaves in the Ephesian church.