Go back and page through these early chapters of the gospels and notice how often Jesus is trying to

Notice the very first thing that God says to Noah: I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth

Notice in v8 that it's God who is causing and using that bone crushing guilt in order to break our spirit

But notice that even these words of comfort end with a call to action to 'wholeheartedly live for Him

But notice here what is being done to you. God's Word is "at work in you who believe."

Notice that Moses doesn't just ask for a bunch of ordinary stuff, the way we too often do.

It didn't take long for the locals, a group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers, to take notice of him

Notice here that as Moses prepares Israel to move in that he mentions nothing about the hard work or

Notice that Jesus doesn't use any miraculous or divine powers to resist sin.

We’ve noticed often these last weeks that life can feel like a long walk through a valley darkened by