Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

Is It I, Lord

JOHN 5:35 – He was a burning and shining lamp . . . THEME OF THE DAY. IS IT I, LORD? The question identifying today’s nugget theme was asked of the disciples, even Judas, at the Last Passover. It would be a good thing to often visit this scene in our Bibles. There is so much to be taught from this most…

Strength To Obey Comes As We Obey

JOHN 5:1-9 – After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic called Bethesda, which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. 5 One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight…

Saved To Love

1 PETER 1:22-23 – Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God. THEME OF THE DAY. SAVED TO LOVE. Why did God save us? What is…

The God Of All Encouragement

EPHESIANS 1:3, 11 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will. THEME OF THE DAY. THE GOD…

The Grace Of The Lord Jesus Beyond Salvation

JOHN 1:14-17 – And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’ ”)…