1 THESSALONIANS 5:1-11 – “Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
1 Thessalonians
JAMES 1:2 – “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds.” THEME OF THE DAY. HOW DO WE OBEY THE HARD COMMANDS? We know God gives commandments that are hard to obey. Here is a nice list to start with – “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of…
PROVERBS 22:3 – “The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE PRUDENT MARINER. Today’s theme, “The Prudent Mariner”, paints a picture of the wise, alert, and skilled sailor who vigilantly navigates the oceans and seas of the world with a constant eye on safe navigation. This “seasoned salt” uses…
PSALM 97:10 – “O you who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.” THEME OF THE DAY: HATING AND LOVING WHAT THE LORD HATES AND LOVES. The scripture of the day starts out with a statement to ponder – O you who love the Lord. The pondering is…
ROMANS 12:4-5 – “For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” THEME OF THE DAY: A DESIRE AND A NEED FOR OTHER CHRISTIANS. One of the great blessings in the Christian life is the blessing of…
ACTS 20:18-24 – “And when they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; how I did not shrink from…