Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Old Testament

Trust God’s Guidance System

ISAIAH 50:10 – “Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.” THEME OF THE DAY: TRUST GOD’S GUIDANCE SYSTEM.  All Christians struggle in three areas.  Oh, we struggle in many more than three, but only…

Prayer And The Christian Life

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…

The Mind In The Christian Life

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…

A Price To Pay

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…

Enjoying The Lord Jesus

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…