1 THESSALONIANS 5:18 – Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. THEME OF THE DAY. THE IMPORTANCE OF THANKSGIVING. It will be the most important attitude and practice Christians develop. It will determine how close to the Lord Jesus we get. It will prevent the sin of complaining about anything or anyone.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
This Lord’s Day evening, we move into chapter two of our study of 1 John. Here we encounter one of the most glorious and encouraging works of our Lord Jesus on our behalf – Him being our advocate. It is in this role, we find the help and strength to overcome the accuser of our souls, the devil, when we sin.
This Lord’s Day morning, we continue our study of the Apostle Paul’s first prayer for the believers in Ephesus. In verse eighteen, he prays for believers “to have the eyes of their understanding open to what are the riches of our inheritance in the Lord.” We will look at the chief aspect of the Christian’s inheritance – the inheritance of God Himself.
1 JOHN 1:1-4 – That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father…
2 PETER 1:3-4 – His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the…
This Lord’s Day evening, we return to our study of 1 John. We are in chapter one and defining what true Biblical fellowship looks like with God and one another. In this definition is the chief characteristic in Biblical fellowship – joy. We hope to identify our responsibilities for having fellowship of joy and God’s responses when we fulfill them.