Pursuing Unity
In our current culture, unity is something constantly called for and perpetually missing. We all desire peace, both in the church and in our larger communities, but it often seems that unity is a state which is impossible to reach. If we do manage to reach it, it usually involves some sort of compromise, leaving […]
Restoration
God’s good news for us is that He has come to restore. This includes every facet of your life—spiritual restoration, physical restoration, relational restoration. He has come to heal and to restore us to Himself and to the abundant life that He created us to live (learn more about the abundant life here). So many […]
The Abundant Life
At Abide, we frequently discuss the abundant life and the extraordinary plans and desires God has for each one of His people. But what is the abundant life? And how do we start to experience it? God’s Initial Design As we read through Genesis 1 and 2, we see God’s creation process and His original […]
Trusting in the Promises of God
It’s a new year and with the new year come all kinds of resolutions, ideas on how to make the future better, and declarations that this year will be our year… as if that hasn’t been said for each struggle-filled year that has already gone by. After going through a series of new years which […]
His Words Are Life
In John 6:35, Jesus says, “I am the bread of life”. At the point when He says this, there were probably two hundred or more people (in addition to the twelve) following Him around. These people would have thought of themselves as being disciples of Christ. They were going with Him from place to place, […]
Hearing God’s Voice
As we go through life in this world, it is hard to deny the chaos that surrounds us. As Christians, we understand that the world is under the control of the Enemy (1 John 5:19) and that everything is in a constant state of steal, kill, and destroy. When we see things in the world […]
The Greater Thing
At Abide Ministries, we frequently make the guarantee that God can restore your life. The natural question which follows is: “How can you guarantee anything?” We can guarantee because God promises to restore you in scripture. But there’s a condition: you have to have a heart to seek Him and to abide with Him. If […]
The Good News
We live in a world of chaos. Virtually no one would disagree with that statement. The world is constantly in crisis, and many of our individual lives are in a constant state of crisis as well. As Christians, how are we supposed to deal with the chaos we find in life? Here at Abide Ministries, […]
Overcoming Adversity
How can you promise abundant life when there is so much trouble in the world? One of the most common questions asked about Christianity is: “How could a good God allow so much destruction?ˮ The world is clearly in chaos; itʼs something no one could deny. We see disorder and experience problems on a daily […]
Abiding Next Steps.
How do I go deeper with abiding? As a ministry, we get so many questions like this. Many people set out excited to start their abiding relationship with Christ, but end up hitting roadblocks. You may have tried abiding for a week or so and find yourself asking the following questions: How to I start […]