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Faces of the Kingdom: Joshua
Have you ever been in a room where everyone around you had already made up their mind about something, but you knew they were wrong? Today we’ll meet a man who found himself in exactly that position. Twelve men had just returned from one of the most important reconnaissance missions in Israel’s history. They had walked through the land God had promised to give…
Faces of the Kingdom: Sarah
Has there ever been a time where you can not imagine that you will get the one thing that you so desperately long for…even if God has promised it to you? Something that seems to be so unattainable that you laugh, maybe not even on purpose or out loud, at the idea of it actually happening… Sarah’s story is one of the most human moments in all of Scripture — the story…
Faces of the Kingdom: Daniel
What would you do if faithfulness to God became illegal? There was an old man, who had no army, no political protection, and no way out… and he was facing a law specifically designed to destroy him. But how did he respond to this dire situation? In a truly ordinary but at the same time, quite remarkable, way… Who was Daniel? In Hebrew, Daniyel (דָנִיֵּאל) means “God is my…
Faces of the Kingdom: Gideon
Welcome back to our “Faces of the Kingdom” series! Today, we’re getting to know a man that you might not already know that well—a man who was hiding in a winepress when God called him a mighty warrior and brought before him a very important mission… Picture this: a man is crouched in a hole in the ground, secretly beating wheat so that his enemies won’t…
Faces of the Kingdom: Mordecai
Welcome back to our “Faces of the Kingdom” series! Today we’ll meet a man whose faithfulness in the unknown would position an orphan to save a nation. Revealing that obedience without guarantees is the very essence of faith… Who Was Mordecai? Mordecai was a Jewish exile living in Shusa, the citadel of the Persian Empire. His great-grandfather had been carried…