Psalm 18:28 – For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. THEME OF THE DAY. FAITH AND DARKNESS. Every Christian faces times and seasons of spiritual darkness. None of us walks in the perfect experience of God’s presence. We walk by faith not sight, and often that walk might appear like it is in darkness.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
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Proverbs 1:2-7 – To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth —
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Psalm 17:15 – As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness. THEME OF THE DAY. OUR SOURCE OF INWARD SATISFACTION. So, let’s imagine you and I are having lunch together. It is a time of encouraging fellowship as well as spiritual challenge. This is an important time and one we…
Acts 6:3,4 – Therefore, brothers and sisters pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. THEME OF THE DAY. LIFE DEMANDS IT. I want to confess upfront that I am taking a…
Psalm 119:89 – Forever, O LORD, Your Word is firmly fixed in the heavens. THEME OF THE DAY. LIFE-CHANGING WORDS. What if I told you there are six words, grouped in two sets of three, that if you believed, embraced, prayed over, and meditated upon, your life would be radically changed, would you believe me? What if I shared these six words…
1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 – We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. . THEME OF THE DAY. THE TRIAD FOR CHRISTIAN LIVING. The Apostle Paul never drifted away from the simplicity,…
Philippians 1:29-30 – For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have. THEME OF THE DAY. SUFFERING AND THE CHRISTIAN. It is unavoidable. Suffering. It comes in all…