1 PETER 1:3-9 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Faith and Assurance
I know the theme of today’s scripture seems so simple and certainly doesn’t cover the wide spectrum of what constitutes the living out of the Christian life, Yet, I maintain the truthfulness of the theme – the Christian life in one word.
Today’s nugget is going to be different. For our encouragement it is a wonderful poem written by A.M. Overton. The poem was quoted in an excellent book title Overcoming Spiritual Depression.
COLOSSIANS 1:3-8 – We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the…
GENESIS 50:15-20 – When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us and pay us back for all the evil that we did to him.” So they sent a message to Joseph, saying, “Your father gave this command before he died: ‘Say to Joseph, “Please forgive the transgression of your brothers and…
PSALM 16:11 – You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” THEME OF THE DAY: DON’T SETTLE FOR THE FALSE AND FLEETING. What would be a good summary statement of today’s scripture? As we ponder this, focus on the words “fullness of joy” and “pleasures…