Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Romans

A Desire And A Need For Other Christians

ROMANS 12:4-5 – “For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” THEME OF THE DAY: A DESIRE AND A NEED FOR OTHER CHRISTIANS.   One of the great blessings in the Christian life is the blessing of…

The Day Of All Days

ROMANS 14:10-12 – “Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us will give an account…

Reasons Not To Be Afraid

MATTHEW 28:1-10 – “Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his…

The Christian Life Is The Suffering Life

1 PETER 5:10 – “And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” THEME OF THE DAY:  THE CHRISTIAN LIFE IS THE SUFFERING LIFE.   Robert Leighton (1611 – 1684) was a Scottish scholar and a well-known pastor. He was noted…

Seeing Our Suffering Right

ROMANS 8:18-23 – “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope that the…