Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

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A Life Of Praise

PSALM 148:1-4 – Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts! Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars! Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! THEME OF THE DAY. A LIFE OF PRAISE. It isn’t difficult to get…

The Grace Empowered Christian Life

1 CORINTHIANS 15:10 – But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. THEME OF THE DAY. THE GRACE-EMPOWERED CHRISTIAN LIFE. Every Christian knows salvation is by…

Busyness And Sound Theology

LUKE 10:38-42 – Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. 40 But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord, do you…

Responding To Loving Correction

PSALM 142:5 – Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it . . . THEME OF THE DAY. RESPONDING TO LOVING CORRECTION. Let’s be honest. No one likes to be told we are wrong, in need of correction, or have something addressed in our lives that…

Answering The Call To Follow Jesus

Luke 9:57-62 – As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first…

The Making Of A Spiritual Soldier

MATTHEW 4:1-11 -1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is…