EPHESIANS 1:3-6 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
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.
ROMANS 5:8 – but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us THEME OF THE DAY. NO GREATER MOTIVATOR. There are four words in today’s scripture which serve as the greatest motivator to live a life well-pleasing to the Lord. Yes, that is a bold statement. Any use of the words “always”, “never”,…
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. THEME OF THE DAY. LESSONS LEARNED IN THE DARK. Charles Spurgeon preached these words to his people one Lord’s Day. His words capture the…
PSALM 118:28 – You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. THEME OF THE DAY. OUR GREATEST POSSESSION. What would we say if asked, “What is your greatest possession in life?” I won’t go into a list of possible answers. We each may do so on our own. But I will…
PSALM 118:18 – The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death. THEME OF THE DAY. IT IS GOOD PAIN. In today’s scripture, the Psalmist speaks for every true Christian about the chastening, disciplining, and correcting hand of our God – it isn’t pleasant. Yes, the rod of the Lord hurts. Yes, His correcting of us…
GALATIANS 5:13-14 – For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” THEME OF THE DAY. AN IMPORTANT BENEFIT FROM THE GOSPEL. Here is a “pop quiz”. I hated those…