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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.

Delighting the Heart of God

MATTHEW 8:5-10 – When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant…

Overcoming Our Hindrance to Worship

PSALM 119:164 – Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules.” When we became Christians, a whole lot happened to us. Here are five such happenings. We received forgiveness for our sins, reconciliation with our offended God, adoption into His forever family, a living relationship with the Lord, and the sure hope of heaven when we die. There is…

Two Reasons To Be Courageous Christians

DEUTERONOMY 31:7-8 – Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of it. It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be…

The Church and What God Expects

1 TIMOTHY3:14–15  – I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.” Imagine if, right now, we were transported back to the book…

The Manifestations of God’s Love

I want us to think about three things centered on God’s love for us.: The depth of God’s love in giving us a Savior, the purpose to conform us into the image of His loving Son, and His chastisement or discipline of His children. The last one is the subject matter of today’s nugget.

The “Clock” of Our Lives

EPHESIANS 5:15-16 – Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” I remember an old clock that sat on the mantle of the fireplace in my home. If one were near, you could watch the hands methodically move with a low hum of tick tock, tick…