Paul and the other apostles were being attacked for teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ. So, Paul described in detail the suffering that they were enduring for the gospel of Jesus Christ. It was so severe at one point that they were so utterly burdened beyond their own strength that they despaired of life itself. … Continue reading But Their Minds Were Hardened
Christian Devotional
My times with the Lord in His Word
The State Church in America
John 10:1-11 ESV “’Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his … Continue reading The State Church in America
That He Might be Preeminent
A lot of people have this idea that they can earn God’s love and rewards based on their own good works, on their own performance, that if they do “such and such” for God that he will in return give them what they want. So, they “do” for God hoping to receive rewards from God, … Continue reading That He Might be Preeminent
Family Against Family
Matthew 10:16-22 “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues, and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear … Continue reading Family Against Family
In Your Head or In Your Heart?
Psalms 119:1-8 ESV “Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently. Oh that my ways … Continue reading In Your Head or In Your Heart?
Shake Them All Off
1 Peter 2:1-3 ESV “So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” The Scriptures are filled with such warnings regarding … Continue reading Shake Them All Off
They Secretly Bring in Destructive Heresies
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 Secretly Bring in Destructive Heresies
Exhort One Another Daily
Hebrews 3:7-11 ESV Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, on the day of testing in the wilderness, where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years. Therefore I was provoked with that generation, and … Continue reading Exhort One Another Daily
In the Power of God
Ephesians 1:15-23 ESV “For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit … Continue reading In the Power of God
According to the Purpose of His Will
Ephesians 1:11-14 ESV “In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you … Continue reading According to the Purpose of His Will
Run With It 