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Daily Nugget

Hebrews 4:12 – For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

The Daily Nugget is a weekday devotional written by Pastor Jim Sole. We hope you find encouragement, guidance, and conviction unto holiness through the scriptures and commentary.

Biblically-Defined Spiritual Friendships

PSALM 119:63 – I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.” So, do we have spiritual friendships? I know that is vague and what it doesn’t mean is “We have Christian friends or acquaintances; those brothers and sisters we see on Sundays, maybe attend a Bible study together but never get into the “nuts and…

A Real and Living Jesus

1 TIMOTHY 3:16 – Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.” It is easy to do but a real danger to do. If we allow this to occur, we lose a lot in our…

A Good, Necessary, and Painful Work

JAMES 4:6 – But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” The well-known Christian blogger, Tim Challies, wrote concerning humility, “Of all the pursuits that come with the Christian life, is any more constant, any more consuming, and any more difficult than the pursuit of humility? Surely nothing cuts harder against the…

When the Lights Go Out

ISAIAH 50:10 – Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.” Today’s theme is not talking about electricity. No, this isn’t about a storm knocking out power lines. We are referring to what Isaiah describes–the…

When Trials Come

1 PETER 1:3-9 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded…