Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Genesis

The Goodness of Blessing

13 So Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negeb. 2 Now Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he journeyed on from the Negeb as far as Bethel to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and…

Are We Like Philemon?

PHILEMON 4-7 – “I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for…

When Life Is Overwhelming

1 KINGS 3:5-10 – “At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night, and God said, “Ask what I shall give you.” And Solomon said, “You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for…

We Don’t Have To Be Afraid

2 TIMOTHY 1:7 – “God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” THEME OF THE DAY: WE DON’T HAVE TO BE AFRAID.  No one is immune. From a little child through adulthood, we experience the paralyzing emotion of being afraid. “Monsters” are not just under the beds or in the closets of children.  We never…

The Greatest Motivator To Defeat Temptation

GENESIS 39:6-10 – “So he left all that he had in Joseph’s charge, and because of him he had no concern about anything but the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. And after a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, “Lie with me.”  But he refused and said to his master’s wife,…