GENESIS 1:1 – In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. THEME OF THE DAY. THE ONLY WAY TO SEE THINGS. Our world is a mess. We are watching daily the disintegration of our nation. Our society’s foundational building block, the family, is being assaulted and destroyed. Immorality is rampant and accepted. Corruption at all levels of authority abounds. Dangers…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
ISAIAH 43:1-2 – But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through…
Jonah Flees the Presence of the Lord
PSALM 16:8-11 – I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption. You make known to me the path of…
ISAIAH 62:3-5 – You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God. 4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in…
The Pain in Discipleship: God’s Disciplining Hands