JOHN 13:1-15 – “Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,…
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.
PHILIPPIANS 3:8–12 – “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that…
GALATIANS 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” THEME OF THE DAY: WHEN WE GET WEARY. It is a fact. If we are going to meet the criteria of being a disciple of Jesus, it will be costly – Jesus said to all, “If anyone…
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HEBREWS 13:8 – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” THEME OF THE DAY: OUR ANCHOR IN LIFE’S STORMS. We are fragile people. We easily break emotionally. We experience ever-changing feelings. We know what it is like to be moody, and often times our emotions change suddenly. One minute we are feeling happy and at peace, then a sudden…
PSALM 119:97 – “Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.” THEME OF THE DAY: MEDITATING UPON GOD’S WORD. God gave us two great gifts. In fact, the greatest gifts that we may ever receive. The first is His Son, the Lord Jesus, and this act of giving is captured beautifully in the one verse that gives…