Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

The Life-Changing Power of the Gospel

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

Rejoice in the Lord Always

PHILIPPIANS 4:4 – Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS.  The scripture reference of the day is not met with any resistance from us. It is something we take pleasure in doing – rejoicing in the Lord. He is worthy.  We are grateful.  He commands it.  We obey it. …

Watch Ourselves For We Are Being Watched

1 TIMOTHY 6:11-12 – Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”     THEME OF THE DAY:  WATCH OURSELVES FOR WE ARE BEING WATCHED.  Today’s scripture is a portion of…

Evaluating Our Prayer Lives

MATTHEW 5:1-11 – Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit…