MATTHEW 15:7-9 – You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said: “‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’” THEME OF THE DAY. DON’T PRACTICE LIPS-ONLY CHRISTIANITY. In today’s scripture, Jesus gives a scathing indictment to the religious crowd.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Bible Study
ACTS 4:5-13 – On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?” Then Peter, filled with…
PSALM 92:4 – For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.” Joy is to characterize the Christian life. Christians are not to live grumpy lives. We are not to mope around with gloomy faces looking like a smile is rare or forced. Nor are Christians to give off…
MALACHI 3:6 – For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. “ Aren’t we so glad for the truth in today’s scripture? God changes not. He never experiences moodiness. He never treats us based on “having a bad day” and is reactionary. No, our God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. And…
PSALM 144:4 – Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.” Today’s scripture is truth that I think often gets ignored. Life gets going with all its busyness, pursuits, dreams, goals, highs, lows, and everything else in between and we just neglect pondering this important truth from the Psalmist’s pen. We simply do life and sometimes forget…
2 CHRONICLES 14:8-15 – And Asa had an army of 300,000 from Judah, armed with large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin that carried shields and drew bows. All these were mighty men of valor. Zerah the Ethiopian came out against them with an army of a million men and 300 chariots, and came as far as Mareshah. And Asa…