Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Romans

No Greater Motivator

ROMANS 5:8 – but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us THEME OF THE DAY. NO GREATER MOTIVATOR. There are four words in today’s scripture which serve as the greatest motivator to live a life well-pleasing to the Lord. Yes, that is a bold statement. Any use of the words “always”, “never”,…

When I Am Afraid (Part 11) The Fear of Death

In our continuing series “When I am Afraid”, we come to the point of facing what is the greatest fear in the human experience – the fear of death. It is part of original sin in all humans that occurred in the Garden of Eden and continues to this day. In this series, we hope to look to the Bible and its understanding of the certainty of death, the causes, the categories, the consequences, and the only way to conquered death – the Gospel of the Lord Jesus.

Being The Church As God Designed

ROMANS 1:8-12 – First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world. For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will I may now at last…

Don’t Forget His Ruling Authority

ROMANS 11:36 – For from Him, and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen. THEME OF THE DAY. DON’T FORGET HIS RULING AUTHORITY. My day started out well. I was up early, settled down with a nice cup of coffee, and opened my Bible with anticipation of a wonderful time with the Lord. And it…

Living A Life Of Joy

ROMANS 11:36 – For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen. THEME OF THE DAY. LIVING A LIFE OF JOY. Every believer wants it. Every Christian yearns for it. Every child of God has the potential to have it. It is what Jesus promises and provides – a life of joy. He…

Glorious Bookends

ROMANS 8:1 – There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. ROMANS 8:38-39 – For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God…