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.

They Must Know, See, and Feel

JOHN 3:16 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” It is the most powerful force in the world. It is the most needed thing in the world. And it is the number one piece of evidence assuring us we are children of God. This…

Walk in Christ’s Freedom

JOHN 8:31–32 – So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” I wondered what it would have been like to come to church one Sunday, take our seat in the sanctuary, get settled in for worship,…

The Mysterious but Good Ways of God

ISAIAH 55:8–9 – For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” THEME OF THE DAY: The Mysterious but Good Ways of God. Today’s nugget takes a little different twist than normal.…

When We Are Afraid

PSALM 56:3-4 – When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise.” Pay attention to the first four words in today’s scripture. David does not say, “If…

When We Grow Weary

GALATIANS 6:9 – And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Tired Christian. Weary saint. Exhausted believer. Those words will define every child of God paying the cost to make a difference for Christ in their short time on earth. It will be so of the parent diligently…

Living in Consciousness of God’s Being

PSALM 139:1-5 – O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem…