Be People of Integrity Acts 20:17-21 ESV “Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. And when they came to him, he said to them: “’You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in … Continue reading Could it Be my Time has Come?
Year: 2021
He Shook Out His Garments
Acts 18:5-6 ESV “When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, ‘Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I … Continue reading He Shook Out His Garments
He Loves Righteousness and Hates Wickedness
Hebrews 1:8-9 ESV “But of the Son he says, ‘Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.’” The Scepter of Uprightness Jesus Christ … Continue reading He Loves Righteousness and Hates Wickedness
Then We Will Know Peace
What we read here in Lamentations 3 is a picture of someone who is suffering extreme misery due to the sins of others, and due to no fault of his own. It was their sins which was causing him such misery. Because of their sins all this calamity was coming upon him. And even though … Continue reading Then We Will Know Peace
You Must Say “Yes” to Jesus
And the Word was God John 1:1-5 NIV “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was … Continue reading You Must Say “Yes” to Jesus
You Try Many Remedies in Vain
Jeremiah 46:11,25-26 NIV “Go up to Gilead and get balm, Virgin Daughter Egypt. But you try many medicines in vain; there is no healing for you.” “The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to bring punishment on Amon god of Thebes, on Pharaoh, on Egypt and her gods and her kings, … Continue reading You Try Many Remedies in Vain
If We Deliberately Keep On Sinning
Hebrews 10:26-31 ESV “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony … Continue reading If We Deliberately Keep On Sinning
For the Joy Set Before Us
Hebrews 12:2-3 ESV “Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not … Continue reading For the Joy Set Before Us
As Each Part Works Together
Summary 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 If we are in Christ Jesus, by genuine God-given faith in Christ, not only have we died with Christ to sin and been raised with Christ to newness of life in him to be lived for his glory, but we are now indwelt with the Holy Spirit of God, and now … Continue reading As Each Part Works Together
But the People are Divided
They Poisoned Their Minds Acts 14:1-2 ESV “Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers.” When we are following Jesus Christ in … Continue reading But the People are Divided
Run With It 