Exalting God, Edifying Believers, Evangelizing the Lost

INNER BEAUTY

INNER BEAUTY By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  02/11/23 Whether you are married or not, Peter has some good advice: The beauty of your character is your greatest asset. No matter what people say about you or do to you, your character says the most about who you are. The decisions you...
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WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST

WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  02/10/23 Belonging to Christ is a great privilege. As members of the body of Christ here on earth, we share a collective identity. We are His people, and together we have a transformed identity. In 1 Peter 2:4-11, Peter illustrates...
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WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST

WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  02/09/23 As a new creation in Christ, Peter’s newfound identity was at the forefront of his mind. It should come as no surprise, then, that the sevenfold blessing of an identity in Christ is also at the forefront of his first...
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THE TRANSFORMATION OF PETER

THE TRANSFORMATION OF PETER By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  02/08/23 One of the clearest pictures of identity transformation in the Bible is found in the life of the apostle Peter. Before Christ, Peter found his sense of security in his own competence and self-reliance. His occupation...
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PRIDE BEFORE A FALL

PRIDE BEFORE A FALL By Michael Youssef, Ph D.  02/07/23 Peter’s denial of Christ was a horrendous failure. Only hours before, he had confessed that Jesus was the Son of God. Then he claimed that he did not even know the Lord. At some point, each of us has fallen into...
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