Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Matthew

Keeping On Mission

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…

Earnestly Seeking Jesus

MATTHEW 20:29-34 – “And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more,…

Two Most Difficult Commands

MATTHEW 6:34 – “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” MATTHEW 17:1-7 – Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone…

We Are Not Indispensable

JOHN 3:30 – “He must increase, but I must decrease.” THEME OF THE DAY: WE ARE NOT INDISPENSABLE.  Imagine having a following as a spiritual leader.  It doesn’t have to be a large group of followers.  Size doesn’t matter. God determines the width of our influence. And it doesn’t have to be someone in full-time ministry.  It could be a faithful Sunday…

The Soil In Our Hearts

MATTHEW 13:1-9 – “That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds…