Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

A Sincere Love For Jesus Christ

EPHESIANS 6:24 – Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying, sincere, and incorruptible love. THEME OF THE DAY. A SINCERE LOVE FOR JESUS CHRIST. Of all the amazing things that happen to a person who becomes a Christian, the greatest one is God’s work of pouring His love into us. The Apostle Paul tells us at…

Three Schemes Of The Devil

EPHESIANS 6:11 – Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. THEME OF THE DAY. THREE SCHEMES OF THE DEVIL. There are two words which would summarize both the life of the Lord Jesus while He walked upon the earth and Christians as they walk upon the earth – “spiritual…

How’s Your Walk With The Lord

EPHESIANS 5:1-2 – Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. THEME OF THE DAY. HOW’S YOUR WALK WITH THE LORD? A worthwhile Bible study is to take the word “walk” and trace it through the New Testament. Pay attention how…

Salvation’s Goals

EPHESIANS 1:3-4 – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. THEME OF THE DAY. SALVATION’S GOALS. Goals in life are important. To…

New Year Resolutions

PHILIPPIANS 3:12-14 – Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on…

Being the Church God is Building

As we look to the New Year, we want to reaffirm and cast our vision into 2018. Last year, we adopted our vision from Ephesians 3:14-19 – to know the love of Christ. This year, our desire is to build off that with a vision to put that love more into action. It is the action of striving to love one another more earnestly and giving ourselves and our world the reality of our faith and life in Jesus Christ.