HEBREWS 4:14-16 – “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
2 Corinthians
JOHN 14:21 – “Whoever has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.” THEME OF THE DAY: WHY DO WE? Today’s theme needs to expand. Just asking a three-word question without even a hint of an answer serves…
2 CORINTHIANS 4:7 – “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” THEME OF THE DAY: BROKEN JARS OF CLAY. I was reading a book on weakness and the Christian life. Within the pages, the author referred to a very interesting form of Japanese art called Kintsugi. It…
GALATIANS 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” THEME OF THE DAY: IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY. Jesus never promised serving Him would be convenient, without exhausting toil, and with little personal cost. He said the opposite – “If anyone would come after…
ISAIAH 33:17 – “Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; they will see a land that stretches afar.” THEME OF THE DAY: WHY WE READ OUR BIBLES. So, what are some reasons we read our Bibles? We each may come up with many good ones. It is God’s Word. It shows us how to live. We are commanded. We know…
2 CORINTHIANS 12:1-10 – “I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I…