Nehemiah was famous for saying yes when the call came to restore the glory of God's city by rebuilding the walls. Less known are all the times this great leader said no and the benefits that came because he did. tfl.to/4yES6zn

"Our entrance into the kingdom can only come after we've accepted our own helpless, dependent state. … And remarkably, the gospel tells us that we must look to God Himself, who took on flesh as a helpless babe." —Alistair Begg Read today's devotional: tfl.to/4i9Xa8A

"God is the only absolute sovereign. He is the only one who is perfectly independent. He exists in self-sustaining life. He derives life and energy from Himself." —Alistair Begg Listen to today's program: tfl.to/4iezGPL

Expository preaching is preaching that begins with the Bible. How can we begin faithfully preparing and preaching expository sermons in our contexts? tfl.to/48aRaId

"Jesus is not referring here to truth as an abstraction in the philosophies of men. He is referring to truth as an absolute in the person of Himself." —Alistair Begg Listen to today's program: tfl.to/4dXiptf

"It is good theology, not feelings, that will sustain us in life and comfort us as we wrestle with death." —Alistair Begg Read today's devotional: tfl.to/4zJReug

"We need to know our own weakness in order to continue to rely on God's grace for our eternal salvation and God's power for our daily lives." —Alistair Begg Read today's devotional: tfl.to/4dVVDC0

"More spiritual progress is made in disappointment and in tears than is made in success and laughter." —Alistair Begg Listen to today's program: tfl.to/4snuT3g

"When you read through the Bible, the most dramatic displays of divine power are found in those who are prepared to acknowledge that they are nothing very special." —Alistair Begg Listen to today's program: tfl.to/3WEUI2O

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"The Christian life is meant to be a corporate journey, not an individualistic one. We have the benefit of rallying together for the cause of Christ." —Alistair Begg Read today's devotional: tfl.to/4ssd5UD

"The Jesus whom we have come to know as Savior, Lord, and Master is not a Jesus who is a fictitious figure, who is a figment of the imagination, but He was a real man at a real point in time." —Alistair Begg Listen to today's program: tfl.to/3VUZgSA

"If you lack assurance, perhaps you're guilty of trying to examine your own spiritual life to see if you're doing enough. But you are not saved by anything done by you." —Alistair Begg Read today's devotional: tfl.to/4zRS34t

"There need be no concern that we're going to be underachievers, because as soon as we put our hands to the plow, we discover that God works by His Spirit to enable us to that to which He has called us." —Alistair Begg Listen to today's program: tfl.to/47CyqkH

More than five hundred years ago, the Protestant Reformation called the church back to the authority of Scripture and the good news that sinners are justified by grace alone, through faith alone, and in Christ alone. Listen to this selection of Reformation Day sermons. tfl.to/3UIWCyV

"In contrast to much of the culture around us, we know that our time is in God's hands—that we're neither trapped in the grip of blind forces nor tossed about on an ocean of chance." —Alistair Begg Read today's devotional: tfl.to/4i0rIes

"If the finish line looks a long way away, we are called not to focus on the tape but to look to Jesus, keeping our eyes fixed on the 'founder and perfecter of our faith.'" —Alistair Begg Read today's devotional: tfl.to/4dfiMPz

"Spiritual maturity can be determined in part by gauging what it is we're running from and what it is we're running to." —Alistair Begg Listen to today's program: tfl.to/4jx48XF

There are some sins Christians find more "acceptable" than others, but they are silent killers, destroying church fellowship. Slander is one of these sins. It's critical that we learn to identity it in our own words and repent of it. tfl.to/4hkV8nd

"When Christ comes to make a man of God or a woman of God, He raises His royal standard on the ramparts of our lives." —Alistair Begg Listen to today's program: tfl.to/4z4Etdx