Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Romans

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…

Asking And Answering The Hard Question

ROMANS 8:29 – For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. THEME OF THE DAY. ASKING AND ANSWERING THE HARD QUESTION. I picked up the magazine off the coffee table. I am familiar with the publication, but normally don’t read it cover…

The Sure-Fire Way To Get Along

ROMANS 12:3-5 – For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the…

The Foundation For Christian Living

ROMANS 6:1-11 – What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by…

Everyone Is A Greeter

ROMANS 15:7 – Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. THEME OF THE DAY. EVERYONE IS A GREETER. Picture this scenario. What if people who visit our churches were to measure our friendliness, approachability, warmth of welcome, and Christ-like climate of our churches based exclusively on you and me? What would be the first impression…