Overcoming Defeat
August 9, 2020
Michael DuVal
Everything's (Not) Fine
Do you feel defeated? You look at the situation you’re in, and you think it’s just too much. You feel overwhelmed. Does God understand what you’re going through? Does God even care? Is there some way that you or your situation might change?
Overcoming Discouragement
August 2, 2020
Michael DuVal
Everything's (Not) Fine
Discouragement. It’s something we all experience at some time. How does it affect you and your relationships with others and your relationship with God? How might unrealistic expectations factor into it? What might you do to overcome discouragement in your life?
Overcoming Doubt
July 26, 2020
Michael DuVal
Everything's (Not) Fine
Do you doubt? Do you doubt yourself? Do you doubt others? Do you doubt God? Do you question God? Is there any possible upside that comes from doubting? What are some proactive ways to deal with doubt?
Overcoming depression
July 19, 2020
Michael DuVal
Everything's (Not) Fine
Do you often say things are fine with you when they’re really not? Are you feeling down, having trouble concentrating, questioning what’s the use? How are you doing in acknowledging that to yourself and to others? How might God help you as you’re confronted with struggles in life?
You don't have to please everyone
July 12, 2020
Michael DuVal
Give Yourself a Break
Do you tend to take criticism personally? Do you have a significant fear of rejection? Do you find it hard to express your true feelings? Do you have a difficult time saying “no”? Have you compromised your values or beliefs in order to please someone? Do you think God wants a different life for you than that?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT
July 5, 2020
Michael DuVal
Give Yourself a Break
Do you sometimes feel like a failure—like you’re not good enough? So, you strive to act like you’re perfect, like you never make mistakes. What if instead you were to genuinely embrace that you are deeply loved and truly accepted by God because you are created in the very image of God?
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You Don't have to handle it all
June 28, 2020
Michael DuVal featuring Jesse Newcomb
Give Yourself a Break
Are you struggling with more than you can handle right now? You’re tired. You’re worn out. What do you need to do to be healthier and happier and holier?
You Don't have to control everything
June 21, 2020
Michael DuVal featuring Michelle Johnston
Give Yourself a Break
Does it seem to you that right now our world is out of control? That your life is out of control? You feel emotionally disoriented. You struggle with anxiety, worry, fear, a sense of hopelessness. Where is God in all this? How is Biblical faith relevant to facing an uncertain future?
Joy in the Journey
June 14, 2020
Rhonda Hopper
Joy. Is it just for other people, or is it for you too? Is it really possible to experience joy in times like these? If you really want to know joy in your life, how can you find it?
RAcism: A Conversation
June 7, 2020
Charles Wilson Jr.
Michael DuVal
Charles Wilson Jr., Senior Pastor of The Hill Church, and Pastor Michael have a candid discussion on racism in society and the church.
Financial Faithfulness
May 31, 2020
Mike Dullaghan
What does faithfulness in all of life look like in the midst of so much uncertainty? In what ways does love in action become evident through sharing with people in need? How can you have confidence in times like these?
Life in the Blender
May 24, 2020
Michael DuVal
Welcome to the Jungle
What’s needed to live in harmony as a family? What’s required to build a home where there’s genuine acceptance and caring? What’s it take for family to be a blessing?
Life Happens
May 17, 2020
Michael DuVal
Welcome to the Jungle
Conflicts in marriages. They happen. But what are you to do to work through conflict in relationships in emotionally healthy and Godly ways? Are there any rules to guide you that are helpful and not hurtful?
Life in the fast lane
May 10, 2020
Michael DuVal
Welcome to the Jungle
It’s a challenging time for families. Parents are cooped up with kids. Kids are cooped up with parents. There are multiple demands and expectations. It can be excruciatingly stressful. Is it true that insanity is hereditary—you get it from your children?
Withstanding Suffering
Overcoming fear
April 26, 2020
Michael DuVal featuring Jackie Taylor
God Help Me
What are you afraid of? Do you struggle with the fear of “what if”? What do you do when you begin to experience fear? How might the Lord help you overcome your fears?
Managing Stress
April 19, 2020
Michael DuVal featuring Denise Ellis
God Help Me
Are you stressed out? Are you worn down, irritable, short-tempered? What are some specific things you can do to lower your stress? What would it take for you to find rest for your soul?
Inconceivable!
April 12, 2020
Michael DuVal
Easter
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead was such a wondrous, amazing act of God that changed sorrow into joy. It is so astonishing, so mind-blowing that we may struggle to conceive of it. It reminds us that even in the darkest of days there’s hope. Hold on to that.
Holy Thursday
April 9, 2020
Michael DuVal and Erin Janney
Holy Thursday
Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter, believed to be the day when Jesus celebrated His final Passover (His ‘last supper’) with His disciples. Jesus institutes the Lord’s Supper also called communion.
Unimaginable!
April 5, 2020
Michael DuVal
The idea that God unconditionally loves you may be hard for you to fathom. It may seem unimaginable. It was through Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross that God’s love was most clearly revealed. So, when you feel down, when you’re hurting, when you feel all alone, when you think no one can help you, don’t give up and don’t give in to hopelessness or despair or self-despising.
Dealing with Betrayal
March 29, 2020
Michael DuVal
Crossroad
How are you to respond when others betray you, wound you, act unlovingly toward you? Is it your fault? How might you decide for things to be different from now on so that you don’t set yourself up to be hurt again? Why shouldn’t you seek revenge and hurt them back? Well, certainly it would be okay to tear them down to others, right?
FAcing Failure
March 22, 2020
Michael DuVal
Crossroad
What do you think God wants you to learn about fear and failure and faith? What should you do when you fail? Is it true that none of us grow as persons without stepping out in faith and taking risks, and we cannot risk without occasionally failing? Is it true that failure is not so much something that happens to you as it is a way of perceiving a life experience? What do you mean security is not the ultimate goal of life?
Coping with Loss
March 8, 2020
Michael DuVal featuring Tim Lunceford
Crossroad
Are you tempted to pretend that the losses you experience don’t hurt, that they don’t really affect you? Do you try to escape into busyness as a way of trying to avoid the pain? Do you struggle to express healthily your anger or grief in the face of loss? Do you withdraw or isolate yourself as you attempt to make sure you don’t get wounded again?
Deliver Us from Evil
March 1, 2020
Michael DuVal
The Lord's Prayer
Does evil really exist? Is there really something or someone in this world that despises everything God has created and wants to unmake it and destroy it if he can? If so, what’s temptation got to do with it? And if so, why doesn’t God do something about it?
Forgive Us
February 23, 2020
Michael DuVal
The Lord's Prayer
Struggling to forgive? Uncertain why you should bother? Wonder what are ways to deal with sin, failure, imperfection? Just discouraged by the whole thing?
Your Will Be Done
February 9, 2020
Michael DuVal
The Lord's Prayer
Need to embrace a continuing God-consciousness to be treasured and to guide you? Need to understand that God’s will being done is not only a future hope but also is to be a present active reality? Need to grasp that the will of God is unfailingly positive and creative and is not destructive or harmful? Need to realize that God’s will may temporarily be unfulfilled but not finally defeated? Need to comprehend that God’s will may be intentional or circumstantial or ultimate?
Hallowed Be your name
February 2, 2020
Michael DuVal
The Lord's Prayer
How Jesus prayed impacted his whole way of being in the world, and it may do the same for us. To pray is to acknowledge a power greater than our own at work in human affairs. Prayer has to do with lifting up our whole lives to the Lord and asking God to do in our little world exactly what God did in the beginning of the whole universe—to bring order to the chaos. It involves the setting of priorities, evaluating things properly so that we do not waste our first-rate energies on second-rate objects.
Should I be an atheist?
January 19, 2020
Michael DuVal
Googling God
Theism is a belief system. Atheism is a belief system. Which is true? Which is more reasonable and coherent? Which will you put your faith in—and why?
