PSALM 119:164 – Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules. THEME OF THE DAY. OVERCOMING OUR HINDRANCE TO WORSHIP. When we became Christians, a whole lot happened to us. Here are five such happenings. We received forgiveness for our sins, reconciliation with our offended God, adoption into His forever family, a living relationship with the Lord, and the…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
DEUTERONOMY 31:7-8 – Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of it. It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be…
DEUTERONOMY 26:17 – 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 and will obey his voice. THEME OF THE DAY. MATCHING OUR PRACTICE OF FAITH WITH OUR PROFESSION OF FAITH. Before a watching world, the greatest hindrance, even contradiction, to the Gospel…
PSALM 115:1 – Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! THEME OF THE DAY. OUR GREATEST SPIRITUAL FOE. In the Christian life, we need to be reminded we are called to a daily war against three formidable foes. First, there is Satan. The Apostle Paul…
PSALM 69:5 – O God, you know my folly; the wrongs I have done are not hidden from you. THEME OF THE DAY. YET HE LOVES US. So, let’s imagine this happening next Lord’s Day. Instead of hearing a call to worship, we get a call to exposure. One by one we line up and each of us stand in front of…
PSALM 57:1-3 – Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. 2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. 3 He will send from heaven and save me;…