Acts 6:3,4 – Therefore, brothers and sisters pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. THEME OF THE DAY. LIFE DEMANDS IT. I want to confess upfront that I am taking a…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 – We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. . THEME OF THE DAY. THE TRIAD FOR CHRISTIAN LIVING. The Apostle Paul never drifted away from the simplicity,…
1 Timothy 3:15 – If I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and buttress of the truth. THEME OF THE DAY. JESUS, YES, CHURCH, YES. The highlight of the week for Christians is Sunday; the Lord’s Day. It is a day we look forward…
Pastor Jim begins this exploration of Paul’s first prayer in Ephesians, which petitions God for assurance. This assurance comes from God infusing every part of our being with the knowledge of the hope He has called us to, the riches of His inheritance, and the greatness of His power. In this message we learn about the general petition and more detail about where the knowledge of God is received by us and what is the hope that He has called us to.
Matthew 27:27-31 – Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him,…
Philippians 1:29-30 – For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have. THEME OF THE DAY. SUFFERING AND THE CHRISTIAN. It is unavoidable. Suffering. It comes in all…