Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

The Most Important Lesson to Learn

MARK 14:66-72 – And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with the Nazarene, Jesus.” But he denied it, saying, “I neither know nor understand what you mean.” And he went out into the gateway and the rooster…

Even the Best of Christians Get Afraid

ACTS 18:9–11 – And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.” And he stayed a year and six months, teaching the…

In Constant Need of the Lord’s Empowering Presence

JOHN 15:4-7 – Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do…

A Path to a Hardened Heart

HEBREWS 3:12-13 – Watch out, brothers, so that there won’t be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God. But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  A PATH TO A HARDENED HEART.  Today’s theme should make every…