Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Old Testament

The Way To A Glad Heart

PSALM 33:20-21 – Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. THEME OF THE DAY. THE WAY TO A GLAD HEART. Every Christian wants a glad heart; a heart that rejoices in the Lord and walks in the joy of the Lord. Not…

Dealing With Our Past

PSALM 25:6-7 – Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord! THEME OF THE DAY. DEALING WITH OUR PAST. There is a lot racing through the mind of the…

The Christian Life According to Proverbs

Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching, 9 for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent. 11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; 12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive,…

Out Of The Spiritual Blues

1 KINGS 19:1-5 – Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” Then he was…

Life As It Is Supposed To Be

DEUTERONOMY 26:16-19 – “This day the Lord your God commands you to do these statutes and rules. You shall therefore be careful to do them with all your heart and with all your soul. You have declared today that the Lord is your God, and that you will walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his rules,…

Growing In Christ

PROVERBS 13:4 – The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied. THEME OF THE DAY. GROWING IN CHRIST. Ask any Christian this question, “Do you want to grow in grace, knowledge, and intimacy with the Lord Jesus?”, and the answer should be, “Of course I do. I desire to know the Lord…