Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

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,…

Preventing the Loss of First Love for Jesus

JOHN 19:25-26 – But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”     THEME OF THE DAY:  PREVENTING THE LOSS OF FIRST LOVE FOR JESUS. Jesus warns…

The God of Abundant Gifts

ROMANS 5:12-17 – Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning…