Feeling like an underdog?

I just wrote the title to this post and it hit me--Underdog's name is ironic. His catch phrase was, "There's no need to fear, Underdog is here!" The underdog is going to save the day. At least I think that's the idea.

This weekend's passage is about an underdog, Elijah the prophet. 

He goes against the powers that be in a major showdown. It's one of the great showdowns in the Bible.

I'm feeling like an underdog these days (not the ironic superhero type, though). It seems racism is so entrenched in our society and our souls. Christians are increasingly marginalized. Massive storms are hitting us in waves. People I love are growing old and feeble.

Maybe you feel like an underdog, too.

Join us this weekend as we look at how God sides with his underdogs.  

Unearthed: An Ancient Prayer Guide Used by Jesus and the Apostles

This is an amazing find. It has been verified that this prayer guide was used by Jesus as a child. 

In fact, once you read this prayer guide, you find that Jesus and the apostles quoted it more than any book of the Old Testament but one. 

It would be a shame if now, knowing what we know about this guide, we neglected to use it. 

But it’s hard to imagine we wouldn't want to start using it right away. It’s an amazing guide, and I know I need all the help I can get on prayer. 

Surprisingly, it turns out a lot of folks throughout church history were onto this, but it’s been lost to a great degree to an entire generation of the church. 

We’ll take a look at this prayer guide this weekend as we continue our Gospel Project series and wrap up the summer session, “A Kingdom Established.”

If you want to get a copy of this unearthed prayer guide before the weekend, you’ll find it right in the center of your Bible.