Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

The Real Work Is Done In Private

Mark 7:31-36 – “Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his…

A Christian Life of Gospel Influence – Part 2

34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”   John 13:34-25 A. The Love of Christ Observed 1. Christ’s love is impartial: John 13:5; 1 Peter 4:8 2. Christ’s love is sacrificial: John 13:13-15;…

A Christian Life of Gospel Influence – Part 1

34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”  John 13:34-35 A. The Love of Christ Observed 1. Christ’s love is impartial: John 13:5; 1 Peter 4:8 2. Christ’s love is sacrificial: John 13:13-15;…

His Grace Is Sufficient

2 CORINTHIANS 12:1-10 – “I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. And I…

Count Your Blessings

PSALM 103:1-5 – “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so…

The Believer’s Most Precious Inheritance

1 PETER 1:3-9 – “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded…