LUKE 6:46-49 – “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Faith and Assurance
PSALM 103:8-14 – The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love…
JOHN 15:9 – As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. THEME OF THE DAY. THE LOVE OF JESUS KNOWN AND ADORED. We may search high and low for happiness and a contented heart. We may go long and far in our quest for inner satisfaction. And in whatever direction we go, if it isn’t…
PSALM 92:4 – For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy. THEME OF THE DAY. GOSPEL JOY. Joy is to characterize the Christian life. Christians are not to live “grumpy” lives. We are not to “mope” around with gloomy faces looking as if a smile is a rare or…
MARK 6:45-52 – Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray. 47 And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the…
MARK 1:21-27 – And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, “What have you to…