If Anyone Would Come Matthew 16:24 ESV “Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me’.” This is the essence of the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for Jesus died on that cross that we might die with him … Continue reading Will you Forfeit your Soul?
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Princes sit Plotting Against me
Psalms 119:17-20 ESV “Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me! My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times.” Be … Continue reading Princes sit Plotting Against me
Do you Practice the Truth?
Light and Darkness 1 John 1:5-6 ESV “This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.” Light is … Continue reading Do you Practice the Truth?
The Battle of the Mind
Psalms 119:9 ESV “How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.” The Battle We Face It isn’t just young men who need to keep their way pure. We all do. And in today’s world it is getting harder and harder for the young and the old to … Continue reading The Battle of the Mind
Our Lord will be Our Strength
Fear Not! Isaiah 41:8-10 ESV “But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, ‘You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off; fear not, … Continue reading Our Lord will be Our Strength
Ought You not Rather to Mourn?
1 Corinthians 5:1-2 ESV “It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.” Sexual … Continue reading Ought You not Rather to Mourn?
Counting the Cost of Discipleship
Luke 14:25-33 ESV “Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, ‘If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross … Continue reading Counting the Cost of Discipleship
Seek Him with Your Whole 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 Seek Him with Your Whole Heart
The Obedience of Faith
By the Grace of God 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 … Continue reading The Obedience of Faith
The Friendship of the Lord
Lead Me in Your Truth Psalms 25:4-5 ESV “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.” For us who have put our hope and trust in Jesus … Continue reading The Friendship of the Lord
