Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Grace

When We Don’t Feel Like Church

Psalm 5:7 – But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house. I will bow down toward your holy temple in the fear of you.”   THEME OF THE DAY. WHEN WE DON’T FEEL LIKE CHURCH.  I want you to be honest.  Real honest.  Are there ever any Sunday mornings you don’t feel like going to church?  If…

The Requirements For True Happiness

Psalm 112:1 – Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!”   THEME OF THE DAY. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRUE HAPPINESS.  One of the definitions for the word “blessed” is “happiness” or “to be happy.”  Isn’t that the innermost cry of every human being, Christian and non-Christian?  If we went out to a…

In The Waiting Room

Matthew 9:35-36 – And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.  When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”   THEME OF THE DAY: IN THE WAITING ROOM. Hospital waiting…

No One Is Denied

John 6:37 – All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”   THEME OF THE DAY. NO ONE IS DENIED.  One sad reality of the Christian life is our many times of failing the Lord.  We hate them. We get discouraged over them.  We may even feel like raising the…

Devoted To The Lord

Leviticus 27:28 – “But no devoted thing that a man devotes to the Lord, of anything that he has, whether man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the Lord.”   THEME OF THE DAY. DEVOTED TO THE LORD.  Are we devoted to the Lord?  I know that may seem…

Make It Count

Ephesians 5:15-16 – Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.”   THEME OF THE DAY. MAKE IT COUNT.  I believe all Christians share two commonalities when it comes to time.  First, we complain there just isn’t enough of it.  In the frantic pace of life,…