Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Salvation

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,…

Serve, Not Be Served

MARK 10:42-45 – And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you…

Sheep Ears

John 10:3-4 – To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.  And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.”   THEME OF THE DAY: SHEEP EARS.  My grandmother lived out in the country.…