JOHN 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. THEME OF THE DAY. OUR SATISFACTION IS IN CHRIST. God created us with the capacity, even necessity, to hunger and thirst. And neither is the result of the fall of our first parents, Adam…
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.
PSALM 109:4 – In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. THEME OF THE DAY. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF PRAYER? Let’s start out with a question, not one describing the theme of today’s nugget, but related – “What is prayer?” Some will answer, “It is asking God for things and help.” This is true, but…
JOHN 17:1-3 – When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life, that they know you, the…
ECCLESIASTES 7:13 – Consider the work of God: who can make straight what he has made crooked? THEME OF THE DAY. THE CROOK IN OUR LOTS. The title for today’s nugget comes from two sources. First, the scripture of the day penned by Solomon. The second is from a book written by a Puritan pastor named Thomas Boston who lived from 1676…
PSALM 119:67 – Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your Word. THEME OF THE DAY. LET SUFFERING DO ITS GOOD WORK. Let’s take a journey back to a beautiful garden. It was perfect. Really. No thorns, no poison ivy . . . it was paradise. God made it so and then placed His choice and prized creation…
1 PETER 2:1-3 – So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. THEME OF THE DAY. SPIRITUAL GROWTH BEGINS WITH SPIRTUAL DESIRE. A hungry infant provides a powerful…