JOHN 10:10 – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” We know it by experience. We often have heard or spoken it. I see it each Lord’s Day as I stand in our pulpit. Here “it” is . . . we are creatures of habit. Each of us…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
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 4:8 – In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” 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, and 11% report insufficient sleep every night. It is estimated…
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…