Faith Promise Blog

Insights from our weekly messages.

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Your Work Is Your Witness, Not Your Burden

Work shows up in Genesis before sin ever does, which means it was never the curse. Here's how to see your job as a sacred partnership with God and a daily witness to everyone watching.

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June 15, 2026
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The Inside of the Cup: What Jesus Actually Said to Religious People

In Matthew 23, Jesus saved his hardest words for the most religious people in the room. A look at the gap between a polished public faith and a private life that hasn't been cleaned out, and what integrity really means.

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June 10, 2026
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Carrying His Name Without Stealing His Glory

The third commandment isn't mainly about language. It's about whether your whole life misrepresents the God whose name you carry, and where quiet glory-theft hides in ordinary Christian living.

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June 8, 2026
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Hosea Walked Into the Auction Anyway

Hosea bought his unfaithful wife back from a slave auction, and the story is really about God and us. A look at what idolatry costs and why God's jealousy is the love of a faithful husband.

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June 8, 2026
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Jesus Moved the Line on Murder, and Most of Us Are Already Over It

In Matthew 5, Jesus extended the command against murder to cover contempt, dismissive words, and the habit of reducing people to labels. Here's what that means for how we live in an age built to stoke outrage.

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June 5, 2026
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God's Ten Words Were Never a To-Do List

The Ten Commandments were originally called the Aseret Hadavarim, "ten words" from a father, not commands from a manager. Understanding that order changes everything about how you read them.

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June 3, 2026
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Heaven Is Not God's Evacuation Plan

Most people picture eternity as God airlifting us out of a burning world. Genesis 1, Revelation 21, and the Lord's Prayer tell a different story — one that changes how much your everyday life actually matters.

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June 1, 2026