Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

Don’t Forget His Promise and Presence

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:  DON’T FORGET HIS PROMISE AND PRESENCE.  The words of our Lord Jesus in today’s scripture are directed to a bunch of fear-gripped disciples.  Jesus is…

Children of God Right Now

1 JOHN 3:1-3 – See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that…

Word-Based Joy

1 JOHN 1:1-4 – That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father…

The Judgment of Hypocrites

This Lord’s Day morning, we continue our journey through the New Testament book of Romans. The Apostle Paul has brought the entire gentile world under the wrath of God in chapter one, and now moves to show the Jew, they too are under God’s deserved wrath, and he begins by showing them their hypocrisy in judging others.

Our Forever Good Shepherd

REVELATION 7:16-17 – They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  OUR FOREVER GOOD…