Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

New Testament

When You Just Have To Pray

First of all, the theme of the day is not about being in crisis and calling upon the Lord. Hopefully, we always resort to Him as our refuge and help in times of trouble. However, we are not looking at the urgency or even the desperation in situations prompting us to pray. This is about desire. Friends, this is a must discipline if we are to be changed into the image of Christ.

The Real Work Is Done In Private

Mark 7:31-36 – Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And taking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his…

Understanding What It Means To Follow Jesus Christ

Matthew 20:25-28 – But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as…

Because He Loves Me

Revelation 1:5 – And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood. THEME OF THE DAY: BECAUSE HE LOVES ME. Today’s theme is a title of a book penned by Elyse M. Fitzpatrick. The subtitle is How…

Why Do We Want To Know God?

Revelation 5:13-14 – And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever! And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down…

Two Ways To Deal With Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13 – No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. THEME OF THE DAY: TWO WAYS TO DEAL WITH TEMPTATION. In one of…