Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

Live For This

MATTHEW 25:20-23 – And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your…

Seeing Ourselves As The Lord Does

PSALM 40:16-17 – Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; Let such as love Your salvation say continually, “The Lord be magnified!” But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinks upon me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.” How do you think God thinks of you?  Before you…

Transformed and Transferred

ROMANS 7:4 – Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God.”   So much happens when a person becomes a Christian.  We are declared righteous before God, justified.  We are…