15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are Peter,…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For…
2 TIMOTHY 1:7 – “God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” THEME OF THE DAY: WE DON’T HAVE TO BE AFRAID. No one is immune. From a little child through adulthood, we experience the paralyzing emotion of being afraid. “Monsters” are not just under the beds or in the closets of children. We never…
EPHESIANS 2:18-22 – “For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined…
GALATIANS 5:13-14 – “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”” THEME OF THE DAY: HE FULFILLED LIFE. Every single person wants the theme of today’s devotion. Yes, every…
PHILIPPIANS 1:6 – “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” THEME OF THE DAY: WHAT GOD STARTS, GOD FINISHES. Today’s scripture is the anchor of our souls when the storms of doubt assail our hearts. It is the strength to silence the accusations…