Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Character

Christian character is the characteristics of a Christian striving to follow Christ’s example.

Happy Are The Chastened

JOB 5:17-19 – “Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty. For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal. 19 He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  HAPPY ARE THE CHASTENED.  The theme we read of in…

Live Ready For That Great Day

2 PETER 3:8-14 – But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. But the…

Our Glorious and Trustworthy God

PSALM 50:21 – These things you have done, and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  OUR GLORIOUS AND TRUSTWORTHY GOD.  There are four qualities in our God that will prove time and time again to be sources of encouragement when…

Don’t Give Him Second Best

MALACHI 1:6–10 – “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ By offering polluted food upon my altar.…

The Only Sustaining Motivator

2 CORINTHIANS 5:11-15 – Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance…

What About Us?

LUKE 9:23 – And Jesus said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  WHAT ABOUT US?  A story is told of a man who had a dream about being in heaven.  It went like this, “I saw in a dream that I was…