MATTHEW 21:22 – And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” In today’s scripture, Jesus gives us one of the most staggering, encouraging, and challenging privileges in the Christian life; prayer, but more importantly, believing prayer. Let’s look at believing prayer along the three words found in the previous sentence – staggering, encouraging, and challenging. First…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
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MARK 11:15-17 – And they came to Jerusalem. And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold and those who bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. And he would not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple. And he was teaching them and…
REVELATION 3:14-22 – “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. “ ‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of…
2 CORINTHIANS 11:3 – But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” We live in the age of distractions. They come at us from all angles and I don’t need to list them. We have many in common from our roles in…
ESTHER 9:29-32 – Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew gave full written authority, confirming this second letter about Purim. Letters were sent to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, in words of peace and truth, that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew…
GENESIS 4:7b – Sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.” It will always come with a persistent knock on the door of our hearts. It will even raise its voice saying, “Please let me in. I have some really good and pleasurable things with me.” And it won’t go away easily. …