1 THESSALONIANS 5:17 – “Pray without ceasing” THEME OF THE DAY: PRAYER AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Prayer is the lifeblood of the Christian. It is one of the most accurate measuring tools of spiritual maturity. For the individual believer and church, prayer is the most important discipline we practice. A prayerless Christian is a spiritually barren Christian. A prayerless church is a…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
EPHESIANS 4:17-24 – “Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. They have become callous and have given themselves…
JUDGES 8:4 – “And Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over, he and the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing.” THEME OF THE DAY: A PRICE TO PAY. J. Oswald Sanders, wrote, “If a Christian is not willing to rise early and work late, to expend greater effort in diligent study and faithful work, that person will not…
To the choirmaster. Of David. 1 In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, Flee like a bird to your mountain, 2 for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart; 3 if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous…
PSALM 16:11 – “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” THEME OF THE DAY: ENJOYING THE LORD JESUS. Would we be able to define our Christian experience as an “enjoying of the Lord Jesus”? Or are we often a people just slugging out this thing…
PSALM 56:9 – “Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.” THEME OF THE DAY: GOD IS FOR US. This is just too precious and soul-warming not to share. It comes from a pretty beat-up and yellow-paged book I own titled The Believer’s Daily Remembrance by the Reverend James Smith.…