Psalms 119:57-60 ESV “The Lord is my portion; I promise to keep your words. I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise. When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies; I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments.” If we … Continue reading I Turn My Feet to Your Testimonies
Year: 2023
Life Uncertain
Texting, vexing, and now sexting Windows open, shadows lurking People peek behind the curtains Life now surely so uncertain Evil is around the corner In the shadows, under cover Waiting, tempting, looks for targets Self-indulgent always searching Dreamers, sluggards, time a wasting Fearing not a judgment hastening Take God’s gift of grace for granted For … Continue reading Life Uncertain
Nothing to do with Foolish Arguments
Video Talk 2 Timothy 2:22-26 ESV “So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, … Continue reading Nothing to do with Foolish Arguments
For Love is From God
1 John 4:7-12 ESV “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only … Continue reading For Love is From God
Genuinely Care About Others
Video Talk Philippians 2:1-4 ESV “So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but … Continue reading Genuinely Care About Others
Obedience of Faith
Romans 1:1-7 ESV “Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power … Continue reading Obedience of Faith
A Circumcision Made Without Hands
Colossians 2:6-7 ESV “Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” So, if we are truly in Christ Jesus, by God-given faith in him, then that means we have been crucified with … Continue reading A Circumcision Made Without Hands
The Kind of Faith Which Saves
John 8:31-38 ESV “So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’ They answered him, ‘We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it … Continue reading The Kind of Faith Which Saves
They’re Recreating Jesus’ Character
2 Peter 2:1-3 ESV “But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will … Continue reading They’re Recreating Jesus’ Character
Love is, Love Does Not
Video Talk 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, … Continue reading Love is, Love Does Not
Run With It 