Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Isaiah

Behold Our Shepherd-God

ISAIAH 40:9–11 – Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might, and his arm rules for him; behold, his reward is with him, and…

Never About Us

ISAIAH 43:25 – I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  NEVER ABOUT US.  It is likely the most important Bible verse in the entire pages of scripture and may not be easily recognized as such. It is the opening one – In the beginning,…

Cultivating Our Relationship With The Lord

ISAIAH 30:15a – For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  CULTIVATING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD.  In evaluating the challenges in cultivating our relationship with the Lord, what would we individually list as the top three? …

A Model Prayer In Times of Trouble

ISAIAH 37:14-20 – Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: “O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth;…