Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Faith and Assurance

A Needed Prayer

PROVERBS 30:8-9 – Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  A NEEDED PRAYER.  We…

Signs of Adoption

JEREMIAH 15:16 – Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.   THEME OF THE DAY:  SIGNS OF ADOPTION.  Many of God’s children struggle with assurance of salvation. Doubts plague them as to whether they are…

The Grounds For Our Plea

JEREMIAH 14:7-9 – Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for your name’s sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you. O you hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night? Why should you be…

A Place God Takes Us

2 CORINTHIANS 1:8-10 – For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises…

The Valley of the Shadow of Death

PSALM 23 – A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil,…

Jesus Is Enough

PSALM 18:1-2 – I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  JESUS IS ENOUGH. Ask any Christian if today’s theme is true, and immediately the response would be…