LUKE 24:1-8 – But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
PSALM 94:18-19 – When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. THEME OF THE DAY. THINGS AREN’T AS WE THINK. I love the illustration King Solomon made in Proverbs 22 and repeated in Proverbs 26. He writes, “The sluggard says, ‘There is a…
LUKE 1:26-38 – In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” But she was…
HEBREWS 8:10-12 – For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall not teach, each one his neighbor and each one his…
AMOS 5:12a – For I know how many are your transgressions and how great are your sins . . . THEME OF THE DAY. AND HE LOVES US STILL. It is the most glorious truth a person will ever know. It is the most soul-satisfying experience a person will ever have. It is the most hope-filled power a person will ever embrace.…
JOHN 15:9, 10a – As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love. THEME OF THE DAY. RESTORED, STRENGTHENED, MOTIVATED. Ever have one of those days? Sure you have. You know what it is like. The alarm goes off or you simply wake up, not…