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Luke 14:27 – Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

Here you will find activities and information that promotes growth in our personal relationship with Jesus Christ and our journey of discipleship.

The Purpose Of Salvation

ROMANS 6:12-14 – Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions. Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since…

No Greater Motivator

ROMANS 5:8 – but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us THEME OF THE DAY. NO GREATER MOTIVATOR. There are four words in today’s scripture which serve as the greatest motivator to live a life well-pleasing to the Lord. Yes, that is a bold statement. Any use of the words “always”, “never”,…

Lessons Learned In The Dark

ISAIAH 50:10 – Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the voice of his servant? Let him who walks in darkness and has no light trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God. THEME OF THE DAY. LESSONS LEARNED IN THE DARK. Charles Spurgeon preached these words to his people one Lord’s Day. His words capture the…

Our Greatest Possession

PSALM 118:28 – You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. THEME OF THE DAY. OUR GREATEST POSSESSION. What would we say if asked, “What is your greatest possession in life?” I won’t go into a list of possible answers. We each may do so on our own. But I will…

It Is Good Pain

PSALM 118:18 – The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death. THEME OF THE DAY. IT IS GOOD PAIN. In today’s scripture, the Psalmist speaks for every true Christian about the chastening, disciplining, and correcting hand of our God – it isn’t pleasant. Yes, the rod of the Lord hurts. Yes, His correcting of us…

An Important Benefit From The Gospel

GALATIANS 5:13-14 – For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” THEME OF THE DAY. AN IMPORTANT BENEFIT FROM THE GOSPEL. Here is a “pop quiz”. I hated those…