LUKE 9:18-20 – “Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
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Proverbs 1:2-7 – To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth —
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
PHILEMON 4-7 – “I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints, and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for…
JOB 23:10 – “But He knows the way that I take; when He has tried me, I shall come out as gold.” THEME OF THE DAY: GOD’S FURNACE OF AFFLICTION. Today’s scripture might very well be one of the most important statements Job makes in his intense trial and suffering. This godly man endured the hottest furnace of affliction possible. These words…
LUKE 5:1-11 – “On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were washing their nets. Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, he asked him to…
JOB 13:15 – “Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face.” THEME OF THE DAY: REAL FAITH IN ACTION. How would we explain the main themes in the Old Testament book of Job to young believers? We may say, “Job is about suffering.” This is the most popular answer and a right…
LUKE 4:1-13 – “And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to…