Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Psalms

Yet He Loves Us

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…

The God Who Acts

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;…

Nothing Comes Out Of The Blue

PSALM 31:14-15 – But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors! THEME OF THE DAY. NOTHING COMES OUT OF THE BLUE.  I am sure we have heard these words from someone or about someone when a circumstance or situation…

Why Do We Go To Church?

PSALM 27:4 – One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. THEME OF THE DAY. WHY DO WE GO TO CHURCH?  Stop and think of the various…

Never Justifiable

PROVERBS 25:28 – A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. THEME OF THE DAY. NEVER JUSTIFIABLE.  Christians are never without excuse if we lack self-controlled lives, in all areas of our lives, but especially in our speech.  Yes, I know that is tall order, but it is one we may obey because Christ in us…

Sleep Well For All Is Well. 

PSALM 4:8 – In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.   THEME OF THE DAY. SLEEP WELL FOR ALL IS WELL.  How did you sleep last night?  Last week? Last month? During this past year?  Some studies indicate 70% of adults obtain insufficient sleep at least one night a month,…