Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

How To Ensure A Stunted Spiritual Life

MATTHEW 26:36-37 – Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled. LUKE 9:28 – Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and…

Since He Cannot Lie

TITUS 1:1-2 – Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began. THEME OF THE DAY. SINCE HE CANNOT LIE. The world is a difficult place…

Our Battles – Our Decisions: Victory Or Defeat

GALATIANS 5:16-17 – But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. THEME OF THE DAY.…

The Resolved Christian Life

LUKE 9:51-53 – When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. THEME OF THE DAY. THE…

We Really Don’t Have To

GALATIANS 5:24 – And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. THEME OF THE DAY. WE REALLY DON’T HAVE TO. Sin. It is real. It is powerful. It won’t go away in this life. Every single human being is under its influence. Even the Christian, but with one distinction. For the non-Christian, sin is…