Love Stops for Hidden Pain -- Part 1

She had been through five marriages, her family had written her off, and she came to the well alone … at the hottest part of the day.  Today on BOLD STEPS GLOBAL, Mark Jobe begins a series called Love Stops, drawn from some of Jesus’ most remarkable encounters.  Life doesn’t slow down for hidden pa…

Living with Eternity in Mind -- Part 2

Some things can only be learned in a waiting room … and pain is often the teacher. Today on BOLD STEPS GLOBAL, Mark Jobe wraps up the Afterlife series with a word for anyone in a season that doesn’t make sense.  Jesus knew He would raise Lazarus.  He still let the people who loved him feel the grie…

Living with Eternity in Mind -- Part 1

We live caught between two kingdoms, and the tension is very real.  Today on BOLD STEPS GLOBAL, Mark Jobe takes on the question of why God allows suffering in a world He created good.  Through Lazarus’s story, we see a Jesus who came specifically to reverse the curse … and who hasn’t stopped workin…

The Reality of Heaven and Hell -- Part 2

God didn’t create hell for human beings … yet the choice of where we spend eternity is ours alone.  Today on BOLD STEPS GLOBAL, Mark Jobe handles some of the hardest questions about eternal destiny with honesty and care.  He didn’t wire us as robots.  He gave us the risky gift of free will … and th…

The Reality of Heaven and Hell -- Part 1

81% of Americans believe in some kind of afterlife.  But most haven’t seriously thought about what that means.  Today on BOLD STEPS GLOBAL, Mark Jobe launches a series called Afterlife … and he starts at the beginning.  To make sense of where we’re headed, we first have to understand what God origi…

Bestowing the Blessing Upon Your Children -- Part 2

The old saying has it backwards … words can hurt far more than sticks and stones.  Today on BOLD STEPS GLOBAL, Mark Jobe shares a message about the weight of what we say to the people we love most.  Families that learn to speak blessing create children who know exactly who they are.  Whether you re…

Bestowing the Blessing Upon Your Children -- Part 1

Many people will walk through your children’s lives.  But only one will be their father.  Today on BOLD STEPS GLOBAL, Mark Jobe pulls four key elements of blessing from Genesis 48 … ancient wisdom with a very modern ache behind it.  Spoken words of blessing create something in a child that no amoun…

Fighting for the Blessing -- Part 2

Jacob wrestled with God all night long … and refused to let go until he got what he came for.  Today on BOLD STEPS GLOBAL, Mark Jobe examines that raw, relentless moment in Genesis and what it says about the ache we all carry for a father’s blessing.  God didn’t walk away from Jacob in that struggl…

Fighting for the Blessing – Part 1

The very first thing God did for Adam and Eve was bless them.  That wasn’t an accident.  Today on BOLD STEPS GLOBAL, Mark Jobe opens a message on what blessing actually means … not just a prayer before dinner, but favor spoken into someone’s destiny and worth.  When a person grows up without it, th…

Cycle Breakers and Legacy Makers -- Part 3

When you’ve been steeped in a family culture for so long, you stop seeing what’s wrong with it.  Thursday/Today on BOLD STEPS GLOBAL, Mark Jobe wraps up a powerful series with a call to renounce … not just repent.  There’s a difference, and it matters.  Walking away from generational patterns takes…