Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

Assurance Of Salvation

ROMANS 8:5-10 – “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind…

Newness Of Life

ROMANS 6:1-44 – “What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?  We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death,…

Setting Our Hearts On Heaven

REVELATION 21:1-7 – “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne…

Measuring Our Love For The Lord

JEREMIAH 42:1-6 – “Then all the commanders of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, came near and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Let our plea for mercy come before you, and pray to the LORD your God for us, for all this remnant—because we…

Defeating Distractions

1 CORINTHIANS 7:35 – “This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.” THEME OF THE DAY: DEFEATING DISTRACTIONS.  My wife and I went on a walk this morning. On the journey, I asked her, “What are the three greatest hindrances to your…

He Told Us It Would Be So

JOHN 16:33 – “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” THEME OF THE DAY: HE TOLD US IT WOULD BE SO.  Today’s scripture is the conclusion of what is known as The Upper Room Discourse Jesus gave His disciples.  Some…