Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Grace

Being A Wise Counselor

JOB 16:1-4 – Then Job answered and said: “I have heard many such things; miserable comforters are you all. Shall windy words have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer? I also could speak as you do, if you were in my place; I could join words together against you and shake my head at you.”   THEME OF THE…

Live Ready For That Great Day

2 PETER 3:8-14 – But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. But the…

Don’t Give Him Second Best

MALACHI 1:6–10 – “A son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am a father, where is my honor? And if I am a master, where is my fear? says the Lord of hosts to you, O priests, who despise my name. But you say, ‘How have we despised your name?’ By offering polluted food upon my altar.…

What About Us?

LUKE 9:23 – And Jesus said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  WHAT ABOUT US?  A story is told of a man who had a dream about being in heaven.  It went like this, “I saw in a dream that I was…

Do We See Them?

MATTHEW 9:36–38 – When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  DO WE…

Responding to God’s Providence

  EZEKIEL 2:7-8 – And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house. “But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  RESPONDING TO GOD’S PROVIDENCE.  Imagine…