MARK 1:17-20 – And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him. And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. And immediately he called them, and they left their…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
MATTHEW 4:1 – Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. THEME OF THE DAY. YES, HE WILL TEST US. We need to establish two things before we go into “the meat” of today’s nugget. First, the temptation of Jesus itself. Obviously, this was not a temptation to sin. Jesus could not have…
Titus 1:5-16 – Qualifications for Elders 5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you— 6 if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.7 For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must…
As we pick back up the continuing series on 1 Peter, Pastor Jim takes us through a review of the purpose of the epistle and how we are to view our suffering and inheritance through Christ.
JOHN 15:9 – As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. THEME OF THE DAY. THE LOVE OF CHRIST FOR HIS OWN. In today’s scripture, our Lord Jesus said the most profound truth a human being may ever hear and experience. To know the love of Christ, not in our heads as knowledge but in our hearts with power,…
JOHN 12:24-26 – Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I…