PSALM 94:18-19 – When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. THEME OF THE DAY. THINGS AREN’T AS WE THINK. I love the illustration King Solomon made in Proverbs 22 and repeated in Proverbs 26. He writes, “The sluggard says, ‘There is a…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
PSALM 119:67, 71 – Before I was afflicted, I went astray, but now I keep your word. 71 It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes. THEME OF THE DAY. GOD’S SCHOOL OF DISCIPLESHIP. We are probably familiar with these words from the prophet Isaiah – For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are…
This Lord’s Day evening we continue our study in the wisdom book of Proverbs with the topic of correction. In the process of spiritual growth, our God disciplines, chastises, and corrections His children and it often hurts. In Proverbs, King Solomon gives wise counsel on how to respond in this painful process.
AMOS 5:12a – For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins . . . THEME OF THE DAY. AND HE LOVES US STILL. It is the most glorious truth a person will ever know. It is the most soul-satisfying experience a person will ever have. It is the most hope-filled power a person will ever embrace.…
HOSEA 11:1-4 – When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. The more they were called, the more they went away; they kept sacrificing to the Baals and burning offerings to idols. Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk; I took them up by their arms, but they did not know that…
“Hope Foretold” shows us the how Isaiah foretold the message of hope in Jesus Chirst. In a world of hopelessness and the season we are in, this is a timely message to encourage us in the gospel and motivate us to share the gospel.