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Despite Joseph’s forgiveness years earlier, his brothers reverted to old fears of revenge after their father Jacob’s death. In the same way, when our hearts condemn us, we may be tempted to doubt that Christ’s forgiveness was real. Our feelings can deceive us; however, as Alistair Begg assures us, a solid grasp of the ... Continue Reading 

All of us have places that we regard as memorable – places where significant events took place in our lives. While the Prodigal Son thought he could create some of these memorable places by leaving his father’s house, he found only emptiness and restlessness in his decision. In the end, the most unlikely place became the most ... Continue Reading 

The Prodigal Son’s breaking point was not the result of becoming impoverished, but was the severed relationship with his father. What if the Prodigal Son had no father to whom to return, no hope of a new life? What if we had no Heavenly Father to return to and lived in a hopeless world? Thanks to ... Continue Reading 

When the father of the Prodigal Son decided to have a feast in celebration of his lost child’s return, the elder son became enraged. Feeling unappreciated and overlooked, the older son believed that his own faithful service to his father deserved recognition far more than the irresponsible behavior of his brother. Like many today, he believed ... Continue Reading 

What is the church? The author of Hebrews teaches us that the church is not merely a building, but a family of faith that displays faith in action. Alistair Begg explains that life in this family of faith involves gratitude to God displayed by loving each other as brothers, entertaining strangers, sympathizing with prisoners, and relentlessly pursuing ... Continue Reading 

The psalmist’s cry to the Lord for mercy is echoed in countless hearts every day. Like the psalmist, we rest our hope on the promises in His Word. Teaching from Psalm 130, Alistair Begg examines God’s forgiveness—a forgiveness that cost Him much and that causes our hearts to rightly fear Him. Faced with our ... Continue Reading 

The psalmist’s cry to the Lord for mercy is echoed in countless hearts every day. Like the psalmist, we rest our hope on the promises in His Word. Teaching from Psalm 130, Alistair Begg examines God’s forgiveness—a forgiveness that cost Him much and that causes our hearts to rightly fear Him. Faced with our ... Continue Reading 

In Christ, we have been forgiven an incalculable debt—but pride can interfere with our willingness to both seek and offer forgiveness. With Joseph and Jesus as illustrations, Alistair Begg investigates a series of biblical truths that are crucial to understanding the nature of genuine forgiveness. For God’s glory, and out of gratitude for all that ... Continue Reading 

Zacchaeus was a short man with a bad reputation who had an irresistible desire to see Jesus as He passed through Jericho. Alistair Begg explains that although Zacchaeus went to great lengths to see Jesus, their encounter played out according to the Lord’s purposes. Just as a radical transformation took place in the life Zacchaeus, our ... Continue Reading 

When the friends of a paralyzed man brought him to Jesus, they believed that Jesus could meet his obvious physical need. As Alistair Begg explains in this message from Mark 2, however, Jesus had the bigger picture in view. Our greatest need is spiritual, not physical, and only Jesus can meet that need by forgiving our sin. Continue Reading 

It is commonly held that one of the main messages of the Bible, and certainly of Jesus’ ministry, is love of our neighbors. However, on Jesus’ last night with the disciples, the words “love one another” took on a new dimension. In this message from John 13, Alistair Begg encourages us to learn the marks of Christ ... Continue Reading 

Isaiah 55 calls believers to “seek the Lord”—but if we have already been saved, why should we pursue Him? Alistair Begg explains that all should seek Him immediately and consistently in His world, His Word, and His Son because He alone can save us from our trouble. Apart from God, we are willfully and helplessly lost ... Continue Reading 

The Bible is like a two-act play: the second act makes no sense without the first. The New Testament is understandable and significant only in light of the Old Testament. In this passage, the writer helps us understand the necessity of the Old Covenant sacrificial system as it foreshadows the perfect sacrifice of the New Testament Lamb ... Continue Reading 

John 4 introduces us to a Samaritan woman with a questionable past. She was socially isolated and morally confused, but as Alistair Begg explains, she was in the place of God’s appointing for an encounter with the Savior. With gracious honesty, Jesus confronted her need and revealed Himself as Lord. Every person we encounter has the ... Continue Reading