PSALM 11:4-5 – The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven; his eyes see, his eyelids test the children of man. The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE TESTED LIFE. There are few, if any days, in the life of a…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Worship
1 Chronicles 16:23-25 Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and he is to be held in awe above all gods.
PHILIPPIANS 4:8 – Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” THEME OF THE DAY: DON’T ASSUME, THINK, OR SPEAK NEGATIVELY. This is not going to be an easy nugget to swallow if…
JOHN 14:21 – Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him. THEME OF THE DAY: HOW CAN IT BE? Before we get off and running with today’s nugget, I want to add an Old Testament…
MATTHEW 1:21-23 – She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).” THEME…
JOHN 4:1-7 – Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. And he had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob…
We must adopt the mindset of a stranger, pilgrim, and exile in a foreign land not yet home. If we are to achieve any level of Christ-likeness, this type of thinking is a must. Without it, no growth, not even a desire for growth will be in us