COLOSSIANS 4:2 – Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” Every Christian will find themselves crying out to the Lord like the disciples – Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples” (Luke 11:1). The late D.M. Lloyd-Jones…
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.
2 TIMOTHY 4:7 – I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” It was a painful but powerful lesson I learned. We did not have a track team in my high school until my junior year. We also didn’t have a “real” track coach. Just a teacher who had time on his hands. So,…
MATTHEW 19:16-22 – And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.” He said to him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You…
EXODUS 23:19 – The best of the firstfruits of your ground you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.” Today’s scripture is God giving His people of old the descriptions and instructions about the laws concerning the Sabbath and festivals. If we go all the way back to…
PSALM 19:14 – Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Today’s scripture paints a portrait of the whole of Christianity. David points to his tongue as the instrument which rings forth the outward profession of allegiance to the Lord. He would also look inside of…
ECCLESIASTES 3:18 – I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts.” God does many works in the lives of His children. Here are just a few. He teaches us. He directs us. He comforts us. He corrects us. He conforms us into…