Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Personal Walk

No Such Thing

PSALM 138:7 – Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.” Don’t we wish it were true? Don’t we desire that the opening of today’s scripture would read, “As I walk a life of no trouble instead of I walk in…

This is the Christian Life

2 TIMOTHY 2:8 – Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel.” The whole of the Christian life is summed up in the first three words of today’s scripture–Remember Jesus Christ. I know this sounds simple because it is, but it is also truly the whole of the Christian life. It is like the…

Biblically-Defined Spiritual Friendships

PSALM 119:63 – I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.” So, do we have spiritual friendships? I know that is vague and what it doesn’t mean is “We have Christian friends or acquaintances; those brothers and sisters we see on Sundays, maybe attend a Bible study together but never get into the “nuts and…