Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Colossians

Meditating Upon God’s Word

PSALM 119:97 – “Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.” THEME OF THE DAY: MEDITATING UPON GOD’S WORD.  God gave us two great gifts. In fact, the greatest gifts that we may ever receive.  The first is His Son, the Lord Jesus, and this act of giving is captured beautifully in the one verse that gives…

The Call To Watchfulness

1 PETER 5:8 – “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour”. THEME OF THE DAY: THE CALL TO WATCHFULNESS.   Allow me to put a plug in or free advertisement for a wonderful little book by Brian Hedges.  It is titled Watchfulness: Recovering a Lost Spiritual Discipline, 175 pages, paperback, published by…

Questions To Live By

1 CORINTHIANS 10:31 – “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.” THEME OF THE DAY: QUESTIONS TO LIVE BY.  The Teacher of all Teachers, the Lord Jesus, often used the effective teaching method of asking questions. This method was so effective because of the One asking them. When the Creator asks questions,…

Stay Fixed On Heaven

REVELATION 21:1–5 – Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne…

Gospel-Produced Reputation

COLOSSIANS 1:3-8 – We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the…

Oh, How Quickly Or Suddenly

PSALM 39:4 – O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! THEME OF THE DAY: OH, HOW QUICKLY OR SUDDENLY.  He was a dear brother, friend, deacon in my church and a glowing example of a godly family member to his physical family and church family.  He was…