Without a new, Spirit-filled heart, we cannot bear the fruit of the Spirit in our speech; we will only bear the thorns of the world.

In this excerpt of Reaching Generation Alpha, authors Shane Pruitt and Shelly Melia show how disciple makers can help the upcoming generations build a biblical worldview despite the challenges.

After God has done everything necessary to save his people, build his family, and nourish his body, God’s grace still overflows in care for individual believers. God is not too tired from the work of redemption to care for you in particular, personal ways.

In Jesus Christ we see the One who notices the overlooked, welcomes strangers to his table, carries our grief, and lays down his life to bring us into the family of God. Through his death and resurrection, he is not only showing us a beautiful way to live—he is making that life possible.

His providential guidance is as much in the mundane and ordinary as it is in the spectacular.

In this moment, the Holy Spirit did what mere words could not—He applied the gospel’s message like a balm to the souls of the gospel’s hearers.

In this excerpt of Created to Play, author Brianna Lambert shows readers that God created us to delight in play in a way that directs us to his worth.

My struggles have not disqualified me. They’ve made me a witness. 

In short, because Jesus lives, everything matters. And because he lives, I will one day feel his warm embrace and hear his merciful “well done.”

In this excerpt of The Hope of the Resurrection, author Patrick Schreiner shows how the resurrection of Jesus provided the church concrete hope for the Christian and the church community.

The Ascension does not remove us from the long middle of discipleship. It anchors us within it, giving us hope, assuring us that above every weary step there is a reigning Christ, and from his throne flows grace enough to carry us all the way home.

Discipleship is a matter of the heart. Start there. Trust in God. Delight in the Lord. He will give you the desires of your heart. He will use you to make disciples in ways you don’t expect and might never see.