Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

The Place Humility Grows

PHILIPPIANS 2:5–11 – Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming…

The 24/7 Christian

  HEBREWS 4:11–13 – Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And…

The Gentleness of Jesus

MATTHEW 12:15-21 – Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all and ordered them not to make him known. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and…

The Right Attitude Toward Suffering

1 PETER 5:10 – And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.”     THEME OF THE DAY:  THE RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD SUFFERING.  We don’t like to suffer for obvious reasons.  For sure, it hurts whether it be physical,…