Ephesians 1:22-23

"Dear Father, God of our Lord Jesus Help me to directly experience the power of what you did when you made Christ head over all things for the..."

"Dear Servant of God, In My earthly ministry, I repeatedly taught that the greatest in the kingdom of heaven is a servant. My death on the cross for....."

"Dear Father, God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory. Help me grasp something of your glory as I compare my experience to the great power....."

"Dear Disciple, One of the most remarkable gifts you have as the Father's child is the gift of your intercessory prayer for others. When the apostle....."

"Dear Beloved, I want you to notice especially the words highlighted in bold in the verses below. The apostle Paul is praying for the Ephesian..."

We need to remember that hardship and family dysfunction and unfairness are not new for God's people and are the backdrop of their courageous lives of faith. Rubel Shelly reminds us that the heroes of scripture had to endure many of the same kinds of challenges we do, that is what makes their witness so powerful.

What do we do in the middle of our challenges and problems with no plan in sight? Phil Ware begins a series called Saved at Sea which focuses on God's deliverance and truth found in the stories about the sea and rivers and water in the Bible.