1 JOHN 3:1 – See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God; and so we are. THEME OF THE DAY. OH HOW HE LOVES US. One of my favorite all-time quotes comes from the Puritan pastor and theologian, John Owen. He said, “We are never more nearer to God than…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
New Testament
ROMANS 7:11 – For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. THEME OF THE DAY. THE DECEPTIVE POWER OF SIN. A family were missionaries in an African country. One day, their daughter was playing in the yard outside of their home and noticed a beautiful “string of jewels” glistening in the sun. She had been…
1 CORINTHIANS 13:13 – So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. THEME OF THE DAY. WIRED TO LOVE AND BE LOVED. Love. It is a universal word; a universal longing in the human soul, and a word so misunderstood and misapplied when it is interpreted, defined, and then lived from a flawed human…
GALATIANS 2:20 – I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. THEME OF THE DAY. YOU MUST BE ALL IN. Let’s begin this nugget with…
1 CORINTHIANS 3:17 – If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. THEME OF THE DAY. THE SERIOUSNESS OF HOLINESS. Allow me an abrupt introduction to today’s nugget. It comes in the form of two serious commands of God and then a series of three questions. First, the commands . .…
Philippians 1:9-11 – And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. A. The Life of…