Month: November 2015

“I will thank the Lord at all times. My lips will always praise him. I will honor the Lord. Let those who are hurting hear and be joyful. Join me in giving glory to the Lord. Let us honor him together. … Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man who goes … Read More

“This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts…’” (Matthew 6:9-12) What you worship affects your perspective on everything else in your day. Today, you … Read More

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ . . . In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons [and daughters] through Jesus Christ.” (Ephesians 1:3-5) In Ephesians 1:3-5, the Apostle Paul calls Christians to worship God by focusing on the truth of God’s adoption of us through … Read More

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command.” (John 15:12-14) What’s your definition of love? Is it the same as God’s? After all, the world … Read More

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (Mark 12:30) Ever try to make your favorite cake, but not have all the ingredients? Better yet, ever put together a child’s toy and end up with “extra” parts? (I confess … Read More

“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.”  (Ephesians 2:19-20) Ephesians 2 calls Jesus the “chief cornerstone,” which provides a picture of how Jesus is the center … Read More

“What is love? It is not that we loved God. It is that he loved us  and sent his Son to give his life to pay for our sins.” (1 John 4:10)  If you slow down enough this morning to let the Holy Spirit awaken the gospel in you, nothing about today will be the same. … Read More

“We live by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7)  Left to ourselves, we only believe and trust in what we can see, but the Bible tells us to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). If you only have peace and joy when your circumstances look like what you want, you … Read More

“For nothing is impossible with God.” (Luke 1:38) Impossible promises from God start with possible steps today. Do you believe that God works by “magically” doing something one day without warning or without your willingness? Or, do you believe that God starts impossible dreams by leading you to take one small and simple step today … Read More

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6) There’s a certain tension in the Christian life that I have heard several pastors teach about. We want to understand and then obey God, but God … Read More