“What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him … Continue reading Judged by What we Do
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Like a Wave of the Sea
Don’t Teeter-Totter James 1:5-8 ESV “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by … Continue reading Like a Wave of the Sea
Not Peace, a Sword
Matthew 10:34-36 ESV Jesus said: “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person's enemies … Continue reading Not Peace, a Sword
Great Persecution Against the Church
Acts 8:1 ESV “And Saul approved of his execution.” Stephen was a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit who was chosen to be one of the first of seven deacons in the early church. And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. But he … Continue reading Great Persecution Against the Church
The Proper Response to our Holy God
Isaiah 6:1-5 ESV “In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with … Continue reading The Proper Response to our Holy God
You Prepare a Table Before Me
Psalms 23:1-3 ESV “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.” Jesus Christ is my Lord, he is my shepherd, the one who leads me … Continue reading You Prepare a Table Before Me
That He May Teach us His Ways
Isaiah 2:2-5 ESV “It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: ‘Come, let … Continue reading That He May Teach us His Ways
Teaching and Admonishing One Another
Off with the Old, On with the New As followers of Jesus Christ, we have died with Christ to sin that we might live to Christ and to his righteousness. Our old self was crucified with Christ in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer … Continue reading Teaching and Admonishing One Another
Keep Speaking the Truth
Peter and John were proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, but some of the religious rulers or leaders in the temple of God didn’t like it. So, they arrested them. And then they brought them before them and inquired of them by what power or by what name they did this, which appeared to be … Continue reading Keep Speaking the Truth
Is Your Life Hidden with Christ in God?
Colossians 3:1-4 ESV “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. … Continue reading Is Your Life Hidden with Christ in God?
