Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Joshua

When I Am Afraid

PSALM 56:3-4 – “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” THEME OF THE DAY: WHEN I AM AFRAID.  Today’s scripture was penned by David. It was written at the time he was captured by the Philistines. He is…

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 Just Shall Live By His Faithfulness

PSALM 26:3 – “For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY HIS FAITHFULNESS.  Ask any well-taught Christian how he or she lives the Christian life and the answer will be, “By faith.  My walk with the Lord is by faith.”The Apostle Paul in his great “Mount Everest…

The Christian’s Battle Cry

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do…

Seeing Jesus

John 1:40-42a – One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.  He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ).  He brought him to Jesus.”   THEME OF THE DAY: SEEING JESUS. I stumbled across a book a few years ago entitled The Inner…

The Courageous Christian

This Lord’s Day evening, Pastor Jim takes us to look at a model believer in the Old Testament character, Joshua, who exhibits courage in trying times and a fearful world. From his example, we see how God gives us all we need not live in the spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind; all qualities in the courageous believer.