Truth For Life Blog

Topics: Ministry Updates

Imagine the hands of thirteen men at the Last Supper—twenty-six hands passing the bread, passing the cup, running fingers through hair, wiping crumbs from beards, one moment on the lap, the next on the table.

Topics: Articles

All ye that pass by, to Jesus draw nigh;
To you is it nothing that Jesus should die?
Your ransom and peace, your surety He is;
Come, see if there ever was sorrow like His.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

The book of Acts is set within the larger story of the outworking of God’s plan to save for Himself a people from every nation––the story that runs from Genesis to Revelation. In Saved: Experiencing the Promise of the Book of Acts, author Nancy Guthrie provides an easy-to-read, theologically insightful guide to this important book in Scripture.

Topics: Monthly Resources

“Wait for the LORD;
  be strong, and let your heart take courage;
  wait for the LORD!”
Psalm 27:14

Topics: Weekly Wallpaper

Scripture calls us to a measure of confidence. But what happens when that confidence is misplaced or misdirected? In the garden of Gethsemane, Peter’s self-assurance led him to foolishly attack one of the men who came to arrest Jesus—but later that night, he thrice denied even knowing his Lord and Master. In his sermon “A Question for Peter,” Alistair Begg helps us see the danger that can come on the heels of overconfidence:

Topics: From the Archives

When a crowd led by Judas came to the garden of Gethsemane to arrest Him, Jesus—unlike His disciples—didn’t lose His composure. Instead, in both word and deed, He revealed Himself to be at peace and in control. What was the basis for Jesus’ startling serenity in the face of betrayal? In his sermon “‘The Hour Has Come,’” Alistair Begg considers the answer:

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We sing the praise of Him who died,
Of Him who died upon the cross.
The sinner’s hope let men deride;
For this we count the world but loss.

Topics: Hymns and Worship

John 17 gives us a glimpse into Jesus’ prayer life—the Son praying to the Father for the disciples who are immediately present and for all those who would later believe.

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“God’s great design in all His works is the manifestation of His own glory.”
—C.H. Spurgeon

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