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油山シャローム教会 · 12 min read

At Aburayama Shalom Church's memorial service, Pastor Yokota reads 2 Corinthians 4:16-18: do not lose heart, look to what is unseen.

Église Franco-Espagnole Le Phare · 12 min read

With Ezekiel and Daniel, Silverio Toyos shows that what is hard to digest becomes, with God, sweet as honey and a source of spiritual health.

All Souls Langham Place · 14 min read

In Acts 12, Charlie Skrine shows that Jesus is the only king, that his mission cannot be stopped, and that your life is kept until your work is done.

Assemblée de Dieu de Nice Ariane · 11 min read

In Luke 10, Vincent Toderoiu shows Jesus, the good Samaritan, stopping to heal your hidden wounds, then sending you out to do the same.

La Porte Ouverte Chrétienne · 10 min read

With Hebrews 11:35, Jean-Luc Menchon shows that faith is not measured by deliverance: it stands firm with a better resurrection in view.

Église CVV : le Chemin la Vérité et la Vie · 9 min read

In Isaiah 35, Ben tells Église CVV that suffering is for a time but joy is eternal: God himself comes to save us.

Église Lille Métropole · 10 min read

In 1 Kings 19, Caleb Becquart follows Elijah the day after Carmel: Monday reveals our limits, teaches us to listen to God and sends us back to others.

Église Nouvel Impact Liège · 10 min read

In 1 Thessalonians, Samuel Bouix shows how to receive, live, and share the Gospel in trials, counting on the faithfulness of God.

Église SOS Lyon · 10 min read

From the denial to John 21, Daniel Elvelyck shows how Jesus restores Peter beside a charcoal fire. He comes looking for you right where you are.

Église Évangélique Baptiste de Paris-Centre · 11 min read

In 2 Corinthians 4, God entrusts the treasure of the gospel to clay jars: his power shows in our weakness. Do not lose heart.

Charlotte Chapel · 9 min read

In Psalm 34, Finn shows that the Lord is the deliverer of David and of his people. Praise him, seek him, fear him and trust him.

Assemblée de Dieu de Nice Ariane · 8 min read

In Acts 16, Samuel Mabboux shows Paul and Silas praising God in prison. Pray and praise in the middle of your night: freedom is found only in Jesus.

The Tron Church · 10 min read

On Matthew 6:13, William Philip shows how to pray in the face of temptation: acknowledge your need for God and rely on his victory over the evil one.

Holy Trinity Doncaster · 9 min read

In Hosea 4 and 5, God accuses Israel of unfaithfulness and punishes it to bring it back to him. A justice that restores, fulfilled for you in Jesus Christ.

FEG Luzern Süd · 9 min read

In Lamentations 3, Markus Wüthrich teaches us not to whine but to cry out to God, to speak to our soul and to wait quietly for his salvation.

Centre Évangélique Sion (C.E.E Sion) · 8 min read

Wounds, regrets, rejection: Fiston Kongolo speaks about invisible burdens and calls us to cast them on Jesus and to forgive (1 Peter 5:7).

Efficient Church · 8 min read

In the Bible, saints are all those who belong to Christ. What All Saints' Day celebrates, what God says about our dead, and how to live this day with hope.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

15 prayers to pray alone, as a family, in a prayer group or during the service for persecuted Christians, with verses to nourish your prayer and advice to persevere.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses in the World English Bible for a Christian funeral in Japan: the hope of resurrection, the heavenly home and comfort for the bereaved.

Efficient Church · 7 min read

17 Christian messages for someone job hunting or changing careers in Japan: from parents, friends and church. No promises of results, with four Bible verses.

Efficient Church · 7 min read

17 Christian condolence messages for Japan: telegrams, cards, LINE and funerals, with the Buddhist expressions to avoid and Bible verses of comfort.

Efficient Church · 6 min read

17 Christian get-well messages for someone in hospital in Japan: family, church, work and LINE. No promises of healing, with three Bible verses and tips.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

20 Bible verses in the World English Bible for job hunting in Japan: anxiety, interviews, rejection and God's guidance, without promising any result.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses in the World English Bible for someone in hospital or recovering: God's presence, comfort, peace and hope, without promising a cure.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses for nurses, doctors and healthcare workers in the World English Bible: compassion, strength for long shifts, comfort, wisdom and rest.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses to read or bring on a hospital visit in the World English Bible: God's presence, comfort, peace and hope for patients and families.

Efficient Church · 7 min read

Very gentle Christian messages for a friend, a couple or a sister after a miscarriage or the loss of a baby, with a clear list of what is better not to write.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses for veterans, soldiers and military families in the World English Bible: courage, protection, peace after conflict and serving with integrity.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

Gentle Christian get well messages and short prayers for a friend, a church member, a coworker or a child, to send by card or text without promising too much.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

Gentle Christian sympathy messages for a friend who lost a mother or father: cards, texts and notes for the weeks after the funeral, with what to avoid writing.

CF-Bern (Christian Fellowship Bern) · 9 min read

In Mark 5, Matthias Kipfer shows that Jesus is above time: twelve years of waiting or an emergency, it is never too late to believe.

Centre Évangélique Sion (C.E.E Sion) · 9 min read

John 5: sick for 38 years, a man says "I have no one." Pastor Israël: stop counting on people, the LORD is with you.

City Gates Church · 9 min read

Harold Afflu rereads Peter's denial: Jesus prayed for him and looked at him with love. That look still lifts up those who have fallen.

Assemblée de Dieu de Nice Ariane · 11 min read

In Ephesians 6, Samuel Mabboux calls us to stop enduring our Christian life: take hold of all the weapons of God and fight the good fight of faith.

Charlotte Chapel · 9 min read

In 2 Thessalonians 3, James shows how the Church holds on: through Christ's proclamation, protection and perseverance.

Église Protestante Évangélique Calvary Chapel Paris · 11 min read

David Garcia puts 1 Corinthians 10:13 back in its frame: warning, promise, exhortation. God is faithful, and you are called to have the courage to flee.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses in the World English Bible for those caring for a sick or elderly relative in Japan: weariness, patience, service, rest and God's support.

Efficient Church · 6 min read

17 encouraging messages for a student facing entrance exams in Japan: from parents, grandparents, Sunday school and friends, with no promise of results.

Efficient Church · 6 min read

17 encouraging messages for someone caring for a relative (kaigo in Japan): from church, friends and a pastor, plus short texts, with three Bible verses.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses in the World English Bible to read after an earthquake, typhoon or flood in Japan: refuge, peace in fear, lament and rebuilding.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses in the World English Bible for students facing Japan's entrance exams: anxiety, effort and trust in God, without promising success.

Efficient Church · 6 min read

17 messages of support after an earthquake or disaster in Japan: for family far away, church friends, acquaintances, and short texts, with three Bible verses.

Église Évangélique Libre · 10 min read

In Nehemiah 3 and 4, Mélanie Ehrismann shows how to respond to mockery, conspiracy and fear: pray, act and persevere together.

Église Saint-Lazare · 9 min read

In Luke 18, Armel shows that in the face of injustice we must keep praying: God is the only perfect judge and Jesus is coming back soon.

Holy Trinity Doncaster · 10 min read

James 2 with Abraham and Rahab: works do not save, they are the fruit of a living faith. A good tree bears good fruit.

Gateway Baptist Church · 10 min read

In Ezekiel 37, Susan Elsmore shows that God is present in the valley of dry bones. Listen for the sound of the bones: he is not finished yet.

Summer Hill Anglican Church · 10 min read

On Mount Carmel, Simon shows that only Yahweh answers: idols take everything and give nothing, while God asks for faith and keeps his word.

St Jude's Anglican Church Carlton · 10 min read

In 1 Samuel 2, Nat Rosner shows Hannah's joy and God's signature move: bringing down the proud, lifting up the humble. What is yours?

St Jude's Anglican Church Carlton · 10 min read

In 1 Samuel 1, Tim Wilson shows how Hannah, in a hopeless situation, places her hope in the Lord of hosts through prayer.

Liberti Church Gold Coast · 9 min read

Psalm 46: Adam Ramsey shows that God's presence is our only sure refuge and invites us to be still and know our God.

Hobart Baptist Church · 9 min read

Joe Sinclair opens the series "The Gratitude Effect": a practice that can be learned, that holds up in hardship and that nourishes our relationships.

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church · 10 min read

In Philippians 1, Michael shows how suffering advances the gospel, lifts up Jesus and opens new life when Christ reigns over your heart.

Efficient Church · 6 min read

16 Christian messages to encourage someone before an exam: simple, warm, short texts or a letter, with four verses from the World English Bible.

Efficient Church · 6 min read

16 Christian messages to support someone who has lost their job: simple, warm, short texts or a letter, with four verses from the World English Bible.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses for finding a job in the World English Bible: entrust your search to God, trust he knows your needs, wait without wearing out, stay active.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

20 Bible verses for exams in the World English Bible: ask for wisdom, keep your peace, study with method, entrust yourself to God and accept the result.

Immanuel Stockholm (Immanuelskyrkan) · 10 min read

In Luke 19, Carin Dernulf shows that gratitude is our natural element and that it lights up even the darkest chapters of life.

Église Vie Nouvelle Bruxelles · 8 min read

In John 15, the world hates the disciples as it hated Jesus. A message about standing firm together and persevering in faith.

Église Protestante Évangélique Bruxelles-Woluwe · 9 min read

Luke 8: Damien Jacquemin gives three reasons to believe in Jesus facing sickness and death: our powerlessness, his power, his compassion.

Primera Iglesia Evangélica Bautista de Madrid (PIEB Lacy) · 10 min read

Mark 9: through the boy Jesus healed, a pastor in Madrid shows how the Church can walk alongside those who suffer in their mental health.

Grove Hill Evangelical Church · 11 min read

In Genesis 15, Joshua Gibbs shows why you can trust God's promises in the middle of doubt: he does the impossible and stakes his own life.

FEG Bern (Freie Evangelische Gemeinde) · 10 min read

In John 14, Joshua Reiniger shows why you do not have to fear the future: Jesus prepares everything, he is the way, and he does not leave you alone.

ADI Messina TV (Chiesa Cristiana Evangelica ADI) · 11 min read

In Psalm 34, David cries out to God in his affliction and tastes his goodness. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted: taste and see how good he is.

Église Protestante Évangélique Bruxelles-Woluwe · 11 min read

In Luke 8, Pierre de Cayron shows Jesus calming the storm and freeing a possessed man: a Savior more powerful and better than you think.

Église Évangélique Action Biblique des Montagnes Neuchâteloises · 10 min read

In Numbers 13, Olivier Charvin shows how fears and false beliefs push God out of the heart, and why Christ remains victorious.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses about perseverance in the World English Bible: running the race, enduring trials, not growing weary of doing good, lasting to the end and receiving God's strength.

Efficient Church · 10 min read

20 Bible verses about discouragement in the World English Bible: telling God you are worn out, being lifted up, looking beyond the fatigue, taking courage again and holding on to hope.

Efficient Church · 10 min read

20 Bible verses about death and the resurrection in the World English Bible: a reality for all, an enemy defeated by Christ, his resurrection, ours and a life without fear of dying.

Gas Street Church · 9 min read

With Luke 17:32, Christine Caine shows why Lot's wife stayed frozen and how to move toward God's promise without looking back.

Charlotte Chapel · 10 min read

In 2 Thessalonians 2, Russell Newton shows how the assurance and hope of the gospel keep you faithful and fruitful in the Christian life.

KXC (King's Cross Church) · 10 min read

With Psalm 1, Tim May portrays the mature disciple as a tree: rooted in God, resilient in trials, and fruitful for others.

Mission Évangélique Internationale (MEISTAD) · 8 min read

With Genesis 38, Junias Anane shows how God led Tamar from shame to glory. Your story will not end in shame.

東京グレイス福音教会 · 10 min read

In Acts 21, at Tyre, Pastor Ishizaka shows that God makes you fruitful in the land of affliction. Wherever you are placed, you can bear fruit.

平塚バプテスト教会 · 7 min read

In Daniel 3, Kenji Hirano shows that faith does not depend on the harvest: even in the furnace, God is there, and he is the one we thank.

神戸キリスト栄光教会 · 9 min read

In Psalm 23, Pastor Kitayama shows four names of God: shepherd, righteousness, peace and presence. Who is God to you today?

東京キリストの教会 · 9 min read

In Zechariah 1 to 8, a Tokyo Church of Christ message invites you to look ahead: God works by his Spirit, even in small beginnings.

Kerith Community Church · 8 min read

In John 2, Rachel of Kerith Church shows that faith moves into action: name the need, obey Jesus, and act with what you have in your hands.

Elevation Church · 9 min read

With Joseph and Psalm 105, Stephen Chandler reminds us that God hasn't forgotten you: his delay is preparing you for what he has in store.

Westminster Chapel · 10 min read

Ecclesiastes 3 and 4 on injustice: don't be surprised, don't be seduced, respond with humility and hope in God's coming judgment.

Trent Vineyard · 11 min read

In 2 Corinthians 4, Susie shows the gospel is a treasure carried in clay jars: the power comes from God, not from us.

St Aldates Church · 9 min read

In Luke 5, Xenia James speaks of the empty boat, net and man: where you think you failed, Jesus sees something else and calls you.

Metropolitan Tabernacle · 9 min read

Peter Masters shows that Lamentations, far more than a memorial of Jerusalem's fall, warns the Church and gives it hope again.

Vertical Nantes · 10 min read

In Revelation 6, the Vertical Nantes preacher shows why the Lamb judges evil: out of goodness, out of justice and out of patience toward you.

大阪オンヌリキリスト教会 · 10 min read

In 1 Chronicles 21, David confesses his sin and trusts Yahweh. A message from Osaka Onnuri Christian Church on God's justice and compassion.

大阪オンヌリキリスト教会 · 8 min read

In 1 Chronicles 19, Joab is surrounded by the enemy. A message from Osaka Onnuri Church: choose what pleases the Lord and entrust the result to him.

KingsGate Community Church · 11 min read

In James 1, Andrew Ollerton shows how pressure, seen with the right perspective, builds perseverance and shapes you into a diamond for God.

米沢興譲教会 · 11 min read

With 1 Corinthians 1:28, Nobuo Tanaka shows that you are not a product to be compared but God's workmanship, even when you feel powerless.

油山シャローム教会 · 9 min read

In Zechariah 4, Hōro Yokota shows that God's work advances by his Spirit, not by human strength: recognize your limits and follow the Spirit.

福岡アガペ教会 · 10 min read

In Luke 8, Evangelist Judith shows that Jesus crossed the storm to set one man free in Gerasa. You matter just as much to him.

米沢興譲教会 · 10 min read

In Ecclesiastes 3, Kōichi Kondō shows that even what does not go your way has its place: God stays by your side and makes everything beautiful in its time.

東京キリストの教会 · 9 min read

Psalm 13 and the faith of Nagasaki's hidden Christians: bring your complaint to God, ask him for light, and watch lament become praise.

Jesus House London · 10 min read

In Jonah 3, Agu Irukwu reminds us that failure is not the end: God speaks a second time and restores lost time. Arise and go.

Elevation Church · 11 min read

In Philippians 1, Jonathan Rivera shows that pain produces, that nothing can stop the Gospel, and that your problem has a problem: Jesus.

Christian Fellowship Church · 11 min read

On Matthew 6, Christian Fellowship Church shows how worry shrinks your life and why looking to Jesus brings freedom.

Westminster Chapel · 11 min read

In Ecclesiastes 2 and 7, Keegan shows that wisdom lights the way without guaranteeing anything: welcome hardship, beware of pressure, keep sowing.

Église Momentum · 9 min read

In Joshua 6, Patrice Martorano shows that six laps without results are not a failure: stay faithful, keep God at the center, and the wall will fall.

Église Évangélique Vie Nouvelle · 11 min read

Gilles Bonneveau contrasts the world's happiness with God's: Psalm 1, the Beatitudes, obedience, and joy that is possible even in the midst of chaos.

Kerith Community Church · 9 min read

In Joshua 3, Edward Issitt shows how to get through the obstacles of faith: remember, depend on God, seek his presence and move forward.

Gas Street Church · 7 min read

With Hebrews 6:19, Sophie Crew shows that Christian hope is an anchor: it keeps you from drifting and holds you firm in the storm.

Kensington Temple · 11 min read

In 1 Peter 3, Malcolm Duncan calls us to do what is right: in your relationships, under pressure, and because Jesus is Lord.

Jesus House London · 9 min read

Agu Irukwu shares seven truths about life's storms: they come even in God's will, they pass, and his presence keeps you.

Metropolitan Tabernacle · 10 min read

Isaiah 50:10: when joy fades, Peter Masters shows you how to lean on God through thought and faith, and to see the purpose of your trials.

Charlotte Chapel · 10 min read

Concluding 1 Peter, Paul Rees sums up the letter: you are chosen and called to glory. Be holy, a witness and loving, and stand firm in God's grace.

Église Évangélique Vie Nouvelle · 9 min read

In Ecclesiastes 3, Vijay Sekar reminds us that there is a time for everything and urges us not to miss God's time, whether late or early.

平塚バプテスト教会 · 8 min read

In 2 Samuel 22, David sings of the God who lifts up the humble and becomes a shield. This shield protects you, and it protects your neighbor too.

千歳福音キリスト教会 · 11 min read

Homeless as a child, a delinquent teen, then burned out: Pastor Kida testifies that God can turn evil into good (Genesis 50:20).

上野の森キリスト教会 · 9 min read

Philippians 1:20-21: Pastor Kazuo Tsukuda shows how to live so that Christ is glorified, in mission and in hardship.

神戸キリスト栄光教会 · 8 min read

At Nain, Jesus sees a widow who asks for nothing, touches the coffin and gives her son back alive. Luke 7:11-17 shows you that God has visited his people.

米沢興譲教会 · 8 min read

In John 4, Kazunori Watanabe shows how Jesus names the Samaritan woman's weakness without accusing her. Put words to what accuses you and receive his peace.

油山シャローム教会 · 10 min read

Genesis 39: Horo Yokota shows that the Lord was with Joseph in prison and shaped there a faith centered on God, no longer on self.

純福音東京教会 · 11 min read

John 15:11: Kim Yong-jun on the joy of seeing ahead of time, Jesus' joy before the cross and the joy that lifted him up as he coughed up blood.

純福音東京教会 · 11 min read

In Matthew 4, Shigemasa Shigaki shows that Jesus was led by the Spirit into trial. Yours can strengthen you and qualify you for blessing.

純福音東京教会 · 8 min read

In Daniel 6, Daniel keeps praying despite the ban and leaves the lions' den unharmed. The God of Daniel is your God: keep praying till the answer.

上野の森キリスト教会 · 10 min read

Genesis 28: on the run, alone and despairing, Jacob sleeps on a stone. God comes down beside him and promises, "I am with you." Bethel points to Jesus.

Église Saint-Lazare · 12 min read

With Noah, Abraham and Moses, Hebrews 11 shows that faith is a different way of seeing: hope, living as an exile and resisting, eyes fixed on Jesus.

Église SOS Lyon · 10 min read

With the Shunammite woman of 2 Kings 4, Matt Marvane shows how to say "it is well" in the midst of grief: a declaration of faith and a run toward Jesus.

大阪オンヌリキリスト教会 · 10 min read

Genesis 16: tired of waiting, Abraham and Sarai take a human shortcut. Moon Bong-joo shows the price of that choice and the God who restores.

油山シャローム教会 · 8 min read

In Jeremiah 15, Masami Nakayama shows a prophet crying out his pain to God and a Lord who lifts him up: I am with you to deliver you.

米沢興譲教会 · 10 min read

On Isaiah 41:10, Nobuo Tanaka shows that the foundation of your life comes from above: God upholds you, strengthens you and helps you, at every age and in trial.

米沢興譲教会 · 8 min read

In Mark 4, Kōichi Kintō sees Jesus asleep in your boat: you can stay worried, your peace is his business, and he saves even the weak in faith.

Assemblée de Dieu de Toulouse Ouest · 11 min read

With Exodus 16, Exodus 17, and Numbers 21, JM Botteron shows how the manna, the rock, and the bronze serpent point to Jesus in your desert.

Église Évangélique Baptiste de Paris-Centre · 10 min read

In 2 Corinthians 2, Paul teaches the church to restore the fallen, serve in weakness and stay faithful: God spreads the aroma of Christ through his servants.

Église CVV : le Chemin la Vérité et la Vie · 10 min read

With Habakkuk, Paul and Jesus, Naomie and Yann show that joy and suffering can live in the same heart without one erasing the other.

Église Évangélique Libre de Lyon · 8 min read

Genesis 25:19-26: Isaac and Rebekah waited twenty years. A message on prayer, our relationship with God and his timing, when answers are slow.

Assemblée Évangélique de Strasbourg · 8 min read

In Isaiah 49, Timothée O. gives three assurances that God does not forget you: Jesus loves you, Jesus has set you free, Jesus is coming back.

Église Connexion · 12 min read

In Acts 12, Joseph Tandy shows how King Jesus opens doors and makes his word triumph despite Herod, and why it is worth taking his side.

Église Connexion · 16 min read

Jason Procopio reads Psalm 23 verse by verse: with Yahweh as your shepherd, you will lack nothing, even in the valley of the shadow of death.

Église Connexion · 16 min read

Psalm 13 with Arthur Fourniol: follow David from 'How long?' to trust. Tell God your pain and persevere in prayer.

Église Connexion · 15 min read

With Psalm 16, Youssef Chehade shows that the path of life runs through Jesus: a refuge, sure promises, and eternal joy.

Église Connexion · 15 min read

Psalm 12 with Eduardo Peres: amid the lies, God rises to set in safety those who call on him, and his words remain pure.

Église Connexion · 15 min read

Psalm 4 with Silvain Dewaele: man seeks happiness in the wrong place; only those who trust in God can lie down and sleep in peace.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

15 Christian messages to send to someone alone at Christmas: a widow, a student far from home, someone who is sick, an elderly neighbor. Texts to copy, with verses and tips.

Efficient Church · 6 min read

Fifteen prayers for exams, for you, your child or a student: revision, test day, waiting for results, facing failure, with verses to keep.

Efficient Church · 7 min read

Fifteen prayers of comfort for a family that has just lost a loved one: to say together, at the service or the wake, or to write, with verses and tips.

Efficient Church · 6 min read

15 Christian messages for someone who is sick, ready to send: hospital stay, surgery or long illness. With verses and tips to avoid missteps.

Efficient Church · 6 min read

15 Christian messages of comfort to copy for a loved one going through failure, a breakup or a job loss, with verses and tips for writing well.

Efficient Church · 7 min read

15 Christian condolence messages to copy, sorted by your relationship with the family: a close friend, a colleague, or someone who lost a parent, spouse or child.

Efficient Church · 11 min read

25 Bible verses about courage and strength in the World English Bible: God's presence, strength received in weariness, boldness in the face of fear and perseverance in trials.

Efficient Church · 10 min read

20 Bible verses, in the World English Bible, to read at a funeral or write on a condolence card: eternal life, comfort, and hope.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

20 Bible verses about temptation, in the World English Bible, to understand its origin, resist the devil, and follow Jesus' example in the wilderness.

Efficient Church · 10 min read

20 Bible verses on loneliness in the World English Bible: God's promises against abandonment, comfort in trial, and the community that can surround you.

Efficient Church · 10 min read

20 Bible verses on doubt in the World English Bible: honest questions raised to God, the doubt of Thomas and the disciples, and how to move forward despite uncertainty.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses (World English Bible) about tiredness and rest: the strength God gives to the weary, the rest he wants for us, peaceful sleep and peace of soul, to help you recharge.

la Chapelle (Montréal) · 12 min read

Psalm 107: Trevor Barton shows at la Chapelle that God is good all the time. Choosing gratitude changes your perspective, even in the storm.

Impact Centre Chrétien Montréal · 9 min read

When a baby is born, the parents rejoice over the resemblance. But if, a few months later, that child stays at the baby stage without growing, worry takes over. You rush to see specialists.

la Chapelle (Montréal) · 11 min read

You know the scene. Someone runs into you and asks, "How are you doing?" You answer "I'm doing fine," almost on autopilot.

Efficient Church · 7 min read

You often choose in a split second. Two apples: the redder one catches your eye, while the other, duller looking one, is actually juicier.

Impact Centre Chrétien Montréal · 7 min read

There are seasons when you look at your life and wonder if anything good can still come out of it. Difficulties pile up, and you feel trapped, invisible, forgotten.

Impact Centre Chrétien Montréal · 8 min read

There's a phrase from the apostle Paul that, if you truly receive it, changes the way you live every day: "You have been given fullness in him" (Colossians 2:10).

Impact Centre Chrétien Montréal · 9 min read

Pastor Malu BIALUTA opens the year 2024 at ICC with a simple and committing wish: "That Christ be formed in me so that I may be in his image and likeness.

la Chapelle (Montréal) · 14 min read

A few weeks before Easter, Nicolas Mierzwiak opens the Gospel of Matthew to chapter 26, verses 57 to 68: Jesus is before the Jewish tribunal, at the house of the high priest Caiaphas.

la Chapelle (Montréal) · 10 min read

There are seasons when you look at your life and only one thought keeps coming back: give up.

Impact Centre Chrétien Montréal · 8 min read

There are messages that stir no angel at all. A seminar on marriage, a teaching on wealth or on singleness does not make heaven lean in.

Impact Centre Chrétien Montréal · 7 min read

On the last Sunday of 2023, at Impact Centre Chrétien, Apostle Yvan Castanou asks a question that refuses to stay polite: what if you could not enter the new year carrying the same weapons as the ones you used last year?…

Impact Centre Chrétien Montréal · 8 min read

On this final day of the 2026 Christian Impact Convention (Day 6), Apostle Yvan Castanou pulled together every thread drawn throughout the week to reveal what he calls "battle number one" of the Christian life.

Efficient Church · 10 min read

The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit: discover how to use it against lies, accusation, and the refusal to forgive.

Rehoboth Italie · 7 min read

In the story of Jairus, Jesus teaches how to put fear in its place before truly believing.

Rehoboth Italie · 8 min read

God's Word is the blessing that guides every one of your steps, even through fear and doubt.

Impact Centre Chrétien Montréal · 11 min read

There are battles you will not see coming until the day you get up to walk with God. As long as you stay seated around your old cooking pots, no one bothers you.

Impact Centre Chrétien Montréal · 8 min read

This Sunday, November 2, 2025, Pastor Renathe YAO continued, at ICC Montreal, the series begun two months earlier by Pastor Celestin on the theme of first love.

Efficient Church · 7 min read

Some seasons of life are bright: everything is going well, God answers, and our faith breathes freely.

沼津シオン・キリスト教会 · 5 min read

What happens when the Bible stops being a Sunday book and becomes daily nourishment?

Mission Évangélique Internationale (MEISTAD) · 8 min read

Deacon Gérard KONÉ opens the second part of his sermon "On the Mountain of the LORD It Will Be Provided" by reading Genesis 22:1-18.

久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 9 min read

At first glance, the closing chapters of the book of Numbers seem anything but inspiring.

沼津シオン・キリスト教会 · 7 min read

There's one sentence you can carry with you this morning, just one, but it's enough: we fail, but God turns even our failures into blessing.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

This teaching from Tokyo Christ Church looks back on a year marked by heavy battles. The message begins with a simple answer to those who asked, "Are you okay?": "Yes, I'm okay.

Efficient Church · 11 min read

Are you going through a trial that just won't end? A season where home, marriage, work, and church all seem to be shaking at once?

Efficient Church · 8 min read

In this message from the Radicati nella Parola series (Rooted in the Word) at Rehoboth Italy, the preacher continues his teaching on the Word of God and focuses on a decisive point: the Word as a…

Efficient Church · 9 min read

This text follows the Good Friday sermon on Mark 15:15-39, the passage that tells the story of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Efficient Church · 6 min read

This Sunday, September 14, 2025, Pastor Wataru Sugawara continued his study of Paul's first letter to Timothy at Kobe Christ Eikou Church.

浜寺聖書教会 · 13 min read

In 2007, a social experiment left a lasting impression. World-renowned violinist Joshua Bell disguised himself (jeans, a long-sleeve tee shirt, a baseball cap), and set up one Friday morning in the crowded hall of a…

Mission Évangélique Internationale (MEISTAD) · 6 min read

There are situations in your life where you no longer know what to do, where the lack is real, and where you're waiting for an answer that's taking its time to come.

Efficient Church · 7 min read

This is the last sermon of the year, and the preacher opens the Bible to Isaiah 65:17: "For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come..."

Efficient Church · 6 min read

On June 7, 2026, Pastor Rutz preached on Hebrews 11 through 13 under a title that reads like a direct invitation: "Let us seek the better reward, the heavenly city."

Efficient Church · 8 min read

"Are your eyes okay?" That's the simple question the sermon opens with. It runs deeper than it first appears.

Rehoboth Italie · 5 min read

We're continuing the series Rooted in the Word. Last Sunday, you saw that Jesus is the bread of life: without fresh bread, it's impossible to share Christ.

久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 12 min read

Has your faith ever been tested? There are moments when what God asks of us clearly outstrips our strength, our experience, our budget, our courage.

Rehoboth Italie · 8 min read

There are mornings when you look down at your feet and simply wonder, "Lord, where am I going?" You're walking, but you no longer really know toward what.

沼津シオン・キリスト教会 · 9 min read

"The LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights" (Jonah 1:17).

沼津シオン・キリスト教会 · 9 min read

There are Bible characters whose story we've known since Sunday school: Jonah is one of them.

Efficient Church · 6 min read

There are weeks when you arrive at Sunday exhausted. A summons, a doctor's appointment, a bill, a conversation that went wrong.

久米島希望が丘キリスト教会 · 7 min read

Deuteronomy 19 to 21 gathers a long series of ordinances: cities of refuge, witnesses, warfare, inheritance. At first glance, these look like ancient rules, far removed from our everyday lives.

Rehoboth Italie · 10 min read

The preacher from Rehoboth Italy opens this message with a verse she reads twice, it matters so much: Psalm 119:105, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."

Efficient Church · 7 min read

Ephesians 6 calls us to put on the armor of God so we can stand firm against the devil's schemes. This passage is often read like a battle manual: breastplate, shield, helmet, sword.

Mission Évangélique Internationale (MEISTAD) · 10 min read

You're going through a difficult season. Circumstances keep piling up, people let you down, and you don't understand why the door God seemed to be opening comes with so much resistance.

福岡アガペ教会 · 9 min read

There are moments in life when the Lord puts you in front of a choice. This is not some small, comfortable decision.

沼津シオン・キリスト教会 · 4 min read

Israel has just come out of Egypt. Centuries of slavery have finally come to an end. And yet Pharaoh changes his mind, sends his army, and the people find themselves trapped between the enemy's chariots and the sea.

Efficient Church · 10 min read

You've just read, along with the church, the end of the letter to the Galatians. Paul has talked about freedom, about life in the Spirit, and now, in chapter 6, he asks a very concrete question: what does this freedom ac…

Efficient Church · 11 min read

Message from evangelist Judit, Agape Church of Fukuoka, Sunday service of December 7, 2025. English translation of a message given in Japanese, adapted in a pastoral tone for the reader.

Mission Évangélique Internationale (MEISTAD) · 10 min read

This Sunday, elder Jean Michel Musungayi opens the word with a simple and liberating conviction: with Jesus, there is always a way back.

神戸キリスト栄光教会 · 9 min read

When you come to church, you don't bring your offering reluctantly. No one shows up on a Sunday to give against their will.

Mission Évangélique Internationale (MEISTAD) · 9 min read

"Seek first the kingdom and the righteousness of God, and all these things will be added to you" (Matthew 6:33). This word of Jesus sounds like a slogan.

Efficient Church · 10 min read

Moses is nearing the end of his life. After forty years in the wilderness, he gathers the new generation of Israel, the one that never experienced slavery in Egypt but watched its parents die without entering the p…

Assemblée de Dieu de Nice Ariane · 9 min read

In John 5, two worlds collide at the pool of Bethesda. On one side, a human superstition: stirred water believed to heal whoever gets in first.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

Some testimonies remind you that God has never stopped working. Lysa's story, at 27 years old, is one of them.

Vertical Nantes · 9 min read

Jade shares her testimony: a wounded childhood, an alcoholic mother, abuse, and suicide attempts, and how God met her at Eglise Verticale and gave her real peace.

Vertical Nantes · 8 min read

You may have had a wonderful Christmas: shows, charity drives, family evenings together. And yet deep down one question remains: what does this Christmas actually change for you?

Vertical Nantes · 7 min read

Amaury never thought he deserved Jesus, until a dream, a pastor, and a step of faith changed everything.

Assemblée de Dieu de Nice Ariane · 6 min read

You never know when trials will come. No one is spared. But you can prepare your heart today.

Église Réformée Évangélique de Marseille Sud · 13 min read

Paul's final letter from prison gives three reasons to be proud of belonging to Christ: your words can save souls, you can teach and encourage in truth, and a crown of righteousness is waiting for you.

Assemblée de Dieu de Nice Ariane · 11 min read

When suffering strips everything away, Deuteronomy 8 reveals five reasons God allows the wilderness, and how his faithfulness never runs dry.

Assemblée de Dieu de Nice Ariane · 8 min read

The phone that rings, news that freezes you, a diagnosis that lands, a loss that cuts you down.

Église Réformée Évangélique de Marseille Sud · 7 min read

You may have felt before that the Christian life is exhausting. You get up at 5am to pray, you force yourself to witness, you pile up resolutions, and after a few weeks, you burn out.

Centre Chrétien Nouvelle Vie · 7 min read

There are situations in your life that feel like closed skies. You pray, you wait, you fast, and nothing seems to move. The prophet Isaiah knew that same silence, and he dared to pray this way: "Oh that you would

Église Comme à la Maison (Croix-Rousse) · 14 min read

Is your faith alive? Is it healthy? You've probably come across a faith that doesn't look too well: austere, a little dim, not very appealing.

Assemblée de Dieu de Toulouse Ouest · 13 min read

The Lord has a word for you this morning. Whoever you are, wherever you are in your walk, it's impossible for you to walk away saying, God had nothing for me.

Église Comme à la Maison (Croix-Rousse) · 14 min read

Nathan opens a new three-month series at Église Comme à la Maison: Crossing the Desert. How do you live through a trial?

Assemblée de Dieu de Toulouse Ouest · 15 min read

Rejected by his own family, Jephthah rose to become one of Israel's mighty deliverers, yet a reckless vow turned his greatest victory into a devastating tragedy. Here is what his story teaches about rejection, forgiveness, and the danger of careless promises to God.

Assemblée de Dieu de Toulouse Ouest · 9 min read

Your life is a bit like a book where you write your story, page after page.

Église Comme à la Maison (Croix-Rousse) · 7 min read

You might be walking through a season where everything feels dry. An inner desert, where your prayers seem to bounce off the ceiling, where your faith wavers, and where you wonder what God is up to.

Centre Chrétien Nouvelle Vie · 8 min read

There are mornings when everything inside you feels dead. A promise that's taking too long, a situation that won't move, a tired body, a heart that has stopped hoping.

Église Comme à la Maison (Croix-Rousse) · 6 min read

An illness, a job loss, a breakup, a conflict, a loss. Sooner or later, you walk through a wilderness.

Centre Chrétien Nouvelle Vie · 10 min read

There are seasons when you sense that everything needs to change, but you don't know where to start.

Église Protestante Évangélique Elim (EPEE) · 5 min read

Summer is almost here: the big getaway, reunions, rest. But even if you're staying home this year, you can still experience something powerful: remaining in the love of God.

Église Saint-Lazare · 18 min read

This sermon closes the first part of the series on the book of Exodus, preached at Église Saint-Lazare (Momentum, Paris).

Église Saint-Lazare · 13 min read

The Momentum preacher opens with a near-throwaway remark: in 2020, during Covid, France 24 aired a program calling the French the world champions of complaining.

Église Protestante Évangélique Elim (EPEE) · 11 min read

Sylvine shares a biblical path to inner healing: understanding our wounds, receiving the compassion of Jesus, and letting God fill our cracks with his gold.

Église Protestante Évangélique Elim (EPEE) · 9 min read

Pastor John Nim explains how Jesus proclaimed the Jubilee of Leviticus 25 as fulfilled in himself: freedom, healing, restoration, and rest available today.

Église Protestante Évangélique Elim (EPEE) · 13 min read

Pastor Cathy shows how Jesus's resurrection reshapes what awaits you after death, from the realm of the dead to the promise of a body raised in glory.

Église Protestante Évangélique de Paris Beaugrenelle · 12 min read

There are mornings when you look at your life and everything feels both given and suspended at once. The past carries traces of real help. The present, though, weighs heavy.

Église Protestante Évangélique Elim (EPEE) · 13 min read

Sunday, December 7, 2025, a service at Elim Church. Pastor Cathy continues her Christmas series with a second part on the birth of the King.

Église Protestante Évangélique Elim (EPEE) · 12 min read

That morning, in Pastor Cathy's church, a guest speaker takes the floor. His name is Rodrigue, he's an internal medicine doctor, and he opens a short series called "The Bible and Medicine."

Église Protestante Évangélique Elim (EPEE) · 8 min read

A guest speaker, a hospital chaplain and pianist, brought an unexpected message this Sunday at Église des Lignes. She traced a single thread through the whole Bible: honey.

Église Protestante Évangélique Elim (EPEE) · 14 min read

Sister Sylvine opens up the subject of shame in the inner healing series: the difference from guilt, its roots in childhood, and the path to freedom.

Église Protestante Évangélique de Paris Beaugrenelle · 11 min read

A few days before Christmas, the streets are lit up, stores play the season's songs, and families are making plans - who to invite, where to go, and with whom. The mood seems festive.

Église Protestante Évangélique de Paris Beaugrenelle · 12 min read

Have you ever noticed that need we all have to beautify our lives? Flowers on the table, nice wallpaper, framed pictures, a car with some style, a good haircut, a well-groomed mustache, a piece of jewelry, a little skin cream...

Église Protestante Évangélique Calvary Chapel Paris · 9 min read

A few years ago, during Covid, do you remember those evenings at 8pm when everyone opened their windows to applaud healthcare workers?

Église Protestante Évangélique Calvary Chapel Paris · 16 min read

The stories of the Old Testament are not simple tales for children. They are written with immense artistry, breathed out by the Holy Spirit, and they touch on deeply adult themes.

Église Momentum · 4 min read

There are days when the promise God made you seems to die in your arms.

Église Évangélique Vie Nouvelle · 10 min read

Part 1 laid the foundations: what spiritual warfare is, its origin in Eden, and Adam's dilemma before the serpent.

Église Évangélique Vie Nouvelle · 14 min read

Pastor René OUANDJI opens his message with a simple question: when you think "hiding place," what comes to mind? A safe place. A place of protection. A place where no one sees you.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

It's natural to long for your life to flourish. Every Christian, every person, wants to progress, wants to grow.

Église Évangélique Libre · 8 min read

The message of Easter doesn't play out only at the empty tomb. It's already playing out at the cross.

Église Évangélique Vie Nouvelle · 10 min read

In the first two parts of this series, Gilles BONNEVEAU laid out the definitions of spiritual warfare and reminded us that the Christian's true battle isn't facing demons or sorcerers, but resembling Jesus Christ. In th…

Efficient Church · 8 min read

Twenty Bible verses to overcome fear, grouped in five themes: God's presence with you, the spirit of strength He gives, His peace against worry, His fight for you, and the courage He calls you to show.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses of comfort for hard seasons, grouped by theme: God's presence, his peace, his renewed strength, unshakable hope, and the God of all comfort.

Efficient Church · 11 min read

25 Bible verses about healing, quoted word for word, from God's promises to heal, the mending of broken hearts, Jesus the healer, prayer and faith, and the hope of complete restoration.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

20 Bible verses on grief, grouped into five themes: God's nearness, his comfort, hope beyond death, his daily faithfulness, and the joy that follows tears.

Efficient Church · 8 min read

Twenty Bible verses on hope, from the Psalms to Revelation, each with context and a link to read it in full before meditating on it.

Efficient Church · 9 min read

Twenty Bible verses, grouped into five themes, to help you let go of worry, receive God's peace, sense his presence in fear, and find rest again.

Église CVV : le Chemin la Vérité et la Vie · 5 min read

Ben Peterschmitt continues the "Woven Together" series at CVV Paris church with the fifth and final practice of community life: accountability.

Église CVV : le Chemin la Vérité et la Vie · 10 min read

In his message to CVV Paris church, Yann continues the series on the armor of God from Ephesians 6, focusing on the breastplate of righteousness (verse 14).

Église CVV : le Chemin la Vérité et la Vie · 8 min read

In his message to CVV Paris, Adrien continues the spiritual warfare series by focusing on the helmet of salvation from Ephesians 6.10-17, which guards your thoughts and affirms your identity.

Église CVV : le Chemin la Vérité et la Vie · 5 min read

How do you stay standing in a world that trembles? In uncertain times, in lives often shaken by emotions and circumstances, Ben continues the series on the armor of God in Ephesians 6.

Église CVV : le Chemin la Vérité et la Vie · 5 min read

Paul ends his description of the Christian's armor with a striking object: the shield of faith. In Ephesians 6:16 he writes: "In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith."

Église CVV : le Chemin la Vérité et la Vie · 10 min read

You are a son, a daughter of God. But do you know what that implies? You are not only forgiven, not only loved, you are heir of God and co-heir with Christ (Romans 8:17).

Église CVV : le Chemin la Vérité et la Vie · 15 min read

Whether you like it or not, if you've given your life to Jesus, you've entered a battle. Not against your spouse, coworkers, or government, but against a world of darkness.

Église du Tabernacle · 6 min read

It's noon. A woman comes alone to Jacob's well in Sychar, Samaria, hoping to avoid stares and whispers. There, sitting by the well, a man tired from his journey waits for her.

Église CVV : le Chemin la Vérité et la Vie · 14 min read

There are days when the ground gives way beneath us. In this second message on Ephesians 6, Ben from CVV Paris church returns to these moments; what Paul calls the evil day.

Église CVV : le Chemin la Vérité et la Vie · 10 min read

Joly and Joël, a couple who have been members of CVV Paris church for about ten years, share on the weapons of spiritual warfare, drawing on Ephesians 6.

Église Connexion · 6 min read

Jesus's trial before Pilate is often seen without truly being seen. What Mark describes in Mark 15:1-20 is not first a tragedy, but a coronation.

Église Évangélique Baptiste de Paris-Centre · 6 min read

What does modern cosmology really say about the origin of the universe, and how does that concern your faith? At a Soirée du 72 event, Daniel Ris, assistant astronomer at the Paris Observatory

Église du Tabernacle · 7 min read

One day in West Africa, a man who had just been converted to the Lord receives an incredible offer: a village notable offers to pay for his nursing training.

Église Évangélique Baptiste de Paris-Centre · 5 min read

After a hostile welcome in Nazareth, Jesus goes down to Capernaum and everything changes. In twenty-four hours, he teaches like no one else, casts out a demon, heals Simon's mother-in-law.

Église Évangélique Baptiste de Paris-Centre · 7 min read

Marc Chagall is often filed under the joyful Jewish painter, the one of flying newlyweds, weightless goats, and colorful bouquets.

Église du Tabernacle · 7 min read

Some Bible passages make the reader tremble. The conquest narratives of Joshua are among them. How could a good God command the extermination of Canaan's people?

Efficient Church · 8 min read

How are you facing 2026 · energized, or already weighed down by fatigue? Whatever your season, the pastor noticed one common thread: we all need courage.

Église Connexion · 6 min read

In 1 Corinthians 4:8-21, Paul writes to a church convinced it already has everything: wisdom, spiritual riches, maturity. He answers with biting sarcasm, then with the plain truth.

Église Connexion · 7 min read

One of the hardest struggles of your human life is managing shame. Our society tells you shame is never appropriate, a burden to sweep away. Yet you carry it anyway.

Église Connexion · 7 min read

We all have a story. Our family, our successes, our failures, our relationships: all of it builds the narrative we tell ourselves, and that narrative dictates what we do.

Église Connexion · 6 min read

In Mark 15:21-41, Jason Procopio takes us to the foot of the cross to see what the crowd missed that day: Jesus is not losing, he is being enthroned.

Église Connexion · 5 min read

What does Jesus change about how you live out your sexuality? Many would answer, "I don't want to know." We live in a world deeply shaped by the sexual revolution of the 1960s.