Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Philippians

Visit These Places Often

MATTHEW 27:24-31 – “So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” Then he released for them Barabbas, and…

How To Gain Proper Perspective In Life

MATTHEW 24:29-31 – “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and…

What Would We Ask For

MATTHEW 7:7-11 – “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?…

Living Life Right

PHILIPPIANS 1:21 – “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” THEME OF THE DAY: LIVING LIFE RIGHT.   There are two things I believe will prove to be the saddest experiences in life.  Should these characterize our lives now and at the end, we will feel the deep pains of regret and remorse with the nagging question, “Why…

Givers Not Hoarders

2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-5 – “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in…

Does This Define Our Lives?

PHILIPPIANS 3:7-11 – “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him,…