Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

The Word of God: Our Great Treasure

1 Peter 1:22-25 – 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; for “All flesh is like grass     and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers,     and the flower…

Getting A Grip On Real Life

2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18 – So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the…

Paul’s Prayer for the Will of God – Part 1

Colossians 1:9 – And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, A. The Apostle Paul’s Relationship with the Colossians Colossians 1:9 B. The Predominate theme of Colossians and Prayer – Christ’s deity Colossians 1:15 – Christ in Creation Colossians 1:16 – Christ…

Loving One Another with a Holy Love – Part 2

1 Peter 1:22-25 – 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; for “All flesh is like grass     and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers,     and the flower…

This Is How We Will Be Known

JOHN 13:34-35 – A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” THEME OF THE DAY. THIS IS HOW WE WILL BE KNOWN. Imagine if Christians, all Christians,…

Representing The Lord Jesus

1 JOHN 2:6 – Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. THEME OF THE DAY. REPRESENTING THE LORD JESUS. Every sensitive Christian wants to present an accurate witness for the Lord Jesus. Each of us yearns to live these words of the Apostle Paul concerning our representation of the Lord Jesus before…