When God Brings Beauty from Brokenness Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 5 He Restores What the Fire Consumes There are times in every believer’s life when the pain feels total — when the loss is so deep, the devastation so real, that nothing looks redeemable. Hopes are burned…
Introduction This question strikes right at the heart of the confusion surrounding baptism: What does Peter mean by “not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God” (1 Peter 3:21)? And is Jesus referring to baptism when He tells Nicodemus, “Except a man be born…
A Biblical Answer Without the Fog of Tradition Introduction Some of the most sincere believers wrestle with this question. They read verses about baptism… then verses about faith… then listen to people saying “Baptism saves!” — and they walk away confused. Let’s clear the fog. Not with man-made systems. Not with Catholic sacramental language. Not…
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 3 “But the word of God is not bound.” — 2 Timothy 2:9 Introduction There are seasons in life when we feel confined — limited by sickness, injustice, age, circumstances, or even physical imprisonment. But God is not limited by what limits us….
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 2 “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death.”— Philippians 3:10 Introduction There is a kind of knowing that only comes through suffering. Paul did not seek suffering…
Series — Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ — Post 1 “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.” — Psalm 107:29“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” — Job 23:10 Introduction Some storms pass quickly….
Refined by Fire: Walking Through Suffering with Christ Table of Contents Refined by Fire is a devotional teaching series from The Overcomer Magazine that explores the deep, refining work of God in the life of a believer through trials, pain, and prolonged suffering. In the Christian walk, suffering is not a detour—it is often the…
The Ambush of the Cross — Post 9 How God Defeated Darkness by Dying “But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified…
The Ambush of the Cross — Post 3 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5“For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.” — Galatians 6:3 Not Every Defeat Comes from the Devil Sometimes, we lose not…
The Ambush of the Cross — Post 1 “Lay thee an ambush for the city behind it.” — Joshua 8:2“Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” — 1 Corinthians 2:8 Jericho Fell by a Shout. Ai Fell by a…