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A Gospel View of Ezra

Do you question whether, when, or how God will carry out His promises to you? Do you want to have a flourishing life where you faithfully serve God wherever you are and with what you have? Dr. Kwasi Amoafo highlights in this three-day reading plan how the story of Ezra is similar to that of Jesus, making him a great role model for us as we work to exalt God in our life.

Christ, Our Ultimate Queen Esther

The incredible tale of bravery and love found in the book of Esther leads us to the life of Jesus. In this three-day program, Dr. Kwasi Amoafo examines the parallels between the gospel and the Old Testament tale of Esther, which is a beautiful illustration of our spiritual salvation via Jesus, who associated with us, stood up for us, and saved us when we were unable to save ourselves.

Remaining in Christ

Bible readers have often misinterpreted remaining in Christ as a unique, magical, and indescribable experience. First, Christ explains what it means to stay in Him in John 15:1–17. Second, Christ makes it easier for us to comprehend the strategies that make staying in Him stronger. Third, Christ outlines three ways that staying in Him marks our lives.

The Prodigal Sons

Christ demonstrates in Luke 15 that the futility of our sin is the reason each of us needs the gospel. He teaches us the only way we may accept God’s salvation, which He provides to us in the gospel, and He reminds us of the incredible, even scandalous, love of God our Savior that is revealed in the gospel.

Christ, Our Greater Jonah: A Gospel View of Facing Our Storms of Life

Jonah 1:1–17 and Mark 4:1–35–41 provide us with a gospel perspective on three things: first, the certainty of our life’s storms; second, the severity of these storms; and third, how the identity of Jesus Christ, our larger Jonah, helps us to effectively navigate these storms.

The Love of God

We can learn a lot about God’s love from 1 John 4:7–21. The gospel’s concept of God’s love is given by the apostle John, who also reminds us of how God has shown us His love in a permanent way through the gospel. John also reminds us in this verse of how the gospel enables us to show God’s love in our own Christian lives, both to God and to others.

Following Jesus

According to Luke 9:51–62, we have three options: we might choose not to follow Jesus at all, let ourselves get sidetracked, or—above all—be resolved to follow him.

The Identity of Christ as the Light of the World

The revelation of Christ’s true identity, the many reactions people have to Christ and His gospel, and the outcome of realizing Christ’s identity are all presented to us in John 9.

The Healing Touch of Christ

Mark 1:40–45 demonstrates how Christ ends our spiritual estrangement from God and touches us with His salvation through the gospel, healing us of our spiritual illness of sin.

A Gospel View of Worry

In Matthew 6:24–34, Christ describes how the gospel explains why we worry and, most importantly, how it saves us from the reality of anxiety.

Hope in Times of Hopelessness

We have two options: we may let the gospel uplift us into the New Testament hope we have in Christ, or we can let our struggles pull us down into despair.

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