Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Old Testament

Overcoming Our Hindrance to Worship

PSALM 119:164 – Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules.” 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 sure hope of heaven when we die. There is…

Two Reasons To Be Courageous Christians

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…

The Manifestations of God’s Love

I want us to think about three things centered on God’s love for us.: The depth of God’s love in giving us a Savior, the purpose to conform us into the image of His loving Son, and His chastisement or discipline of His children. The last one is the subject matter of today’s nugget.

Our Greatest Spiritual Foe

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!” 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 tells us of this scheming enemy in the…