The Word for Everyday Disciples with Dave DeSelm is a weekly podcast bringing biblical teaching to everyday people in ways they can understand and put into practice.
Life is full of battles, obstacles, and unknowns—and it takes more than human strength to face them. In Courageous Faith, a series from the book of Joshua, we’ll discover how God equips ordinary people to trust Him boldly, obey Him fully, and step into the future He has promised. From crossing raging rivers to toppling mighty walls, Joshua’s story shows us that real courage comes not from confidence in ourselves, but from confidence in the God who goes before us.
There are many kinds of prayer and many reasons for prayer, but most of the time, it seems that we pray when there is a need or crisis. Such prayers are appropriate and powerful! But is that all God had in mind when He gave us the gift of prayer?
Read MoreHave you ever started a good work and not finished it? Maybe it was a New Year’s resolution that started well, but quickly faded. Or a home project that began with good intentions but was never completed.
Read MoreGrace and peace. With this simple phrase, the Apostle Paul opens his letter to the Philippians. In fact, it’s how he opens every letter we have recorded in Scripture. Grace and peace.
Read MoreThere was once a group of people - a church - who dared to live out fully the gospel that had been shared with them. Two thousand years later, we still read of them and can learn from them how we, too, can more fully live out the good news of Jesus.
Read MoreOur world is a messy, broken place filled with messy, broken people. But if the birth of Jesus tells us anything, it tells us that God is not afraid of a mess.
Read MoreIn the last episode, we talked about Caesar Augustus, ruler of the vast Roman Empire at the time of Jesus’ birth. One of the ways he made governing this massive area more manageable was to establish local kings to rule on his behalf.
Read MoreWe will be looking at a very familiar portion of Scripture today, but I’d like to put a twist on it by starting with a verse that, as a recovering control freak, I’ve had to lean into again and again.
Read MoreWhen the Lord brought His people out of slavery in Egypt, He promised to bring them up to Canaan – the “Promised Land.” But before they were ready to step into their inheritance, they had to spend time in the Land Between…
Read MoreWhen you’re in the Land Between, the natural question we ask is, “How long? How long will I be in this hard place?”
Read MoreSooner or later, all of us will find ourselves in the Land Between – a place of undesired and difficult transitions.
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