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578 episodes transcribedEsther finally revealed her Jewish heritage to the king and begged for the life of her people. Haman’s true nature is also revealed, which leads him t...
In the middle of a sleepless night, King Xerxes was reminded of when Mordecai saved his life. The king asked Haman what he should do to honor someone....
Courage isn’t the absence of fear but moving ahead in spite of the fear. Esther courageously approached the king to invite him and Haman to a series o...
Esther asked her people to pray for her as she prepared to approach the king. She had kept her identity a secret but was willing to lay it all on the...
God will always accomplish His plan and He invites us to be a part of the story. Esther had a choice to make. Would she try to keep herself safe or be...
Mordecai, Esther’s cousin, discovered a plot against the king and ultimately saved the king’s life. Haman, one of the king’s officials, hated Mordecai...
Join us as we binge another story from the Old Testament: Esther. King Xerxes of Persia threw a party that lasted for months which ended in the banish...
We are all in need of God’s grace, but do you ever believe some people are more worthy of it than others? Jonah was thankful when God showed him mercy...
After Jonah was spat out of the fish, God gave him the exact same instructions: go to Nineveh. Jonah didn’t want to go to “those people” because Ninev...
What do your prayers sound like when you feel like you are in the depths? Jonah cried out to God from the belly of the fish because he knew that salva...
Jonah’s attempt to escape God landed him in the belly of a big fish. It may have felt like punishment to Jonah, but that fish was God’s way of rescuin...
Are you a runner? Jonah was. Instead of going in the direction God called him to go, he ran the opposite way. No matter how fast we are or where we go...
Anyone else feeling tired or worn out today? Pastor Carlos Erazo reminds us that Jesus calls all who are weary to come to Him for rest. Nothing we do...
It has been scientifically proven that loneliness is detrimental to our health. This is not a new revelation. In the very beginning, God said it is no...
How can we live devoted and not discouraged in a world full of bad news? Pastor Carlos Erazo reminds us that as followers of Jesus, we have an infinit...
We are called to be devoted, not deformed. The world is trying to get us to conform to what it says is good, but which is ultimately broken. In contra...
In today’s culture, our attention is the new currency. What has our attention has our devotion. Jesus calls us to be devoted to Him, not distracted. S...
God loves you. You! Do you believe that? He does. That’s why He gave His one and only Son. The words Jesus spoke to Nicodemus at night are true for us...
What are you willing to risk to be associated with Jesus? Nicodemus, the rule-keeping super-religious leader, laid it all on the line by publicly part...
Jesus wants to connect with people and help them understand His truth. With Nicodemus, Jesus points to well-known stories from the Old Testament and e...
