Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Hebrews

The Day Of All Days

ROMANS 14:10-12 – “Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us will give an account…

The Affliction Of Distractions

HEBREWS 12:1-2 – “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the…

Reasons Not To Be Afraid

MATTHEW 28:1-10 – “Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his…

Hush, Be Still

MARK 4:35-41 – “On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.”  And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him.  And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was…

When We Are Tempted To Complain

MATTHEW 27:27-32 – “Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole Roman cohort around Him. They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him,…

The Day After

PROVERBS 4:23 – “Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE DAY AFTER.  Well, it is the day after.  The path of excitement on the festive sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas reached its destination yesterday.  The summit was achieved, and now it is the day after; the day after Christmas. As…