Romans 12:1 ESV “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” The Mercies of God What are the mercies of God? Well, God the Father sent Jesus Christ, God the Son, to the earth … Continue reading Love Tells the Truth
Salvation
One-Sided Relationships
Video Talk Ephesians 4:32 NIV “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” In this video talk I make reference to a song sung by Whitney Houston. The song is titled, “I Have Nothing.” It is considered a romantic or a love song of sorts, but … Continue reading One-Sided Relationships
The School of Hard Knocks
Matthew 10:34-36 ESV “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 will be … Continue reading The School of Hard Knocks
The Pathway
She walked along a pathway And stumbled over stones. The pathway was not clear for her, And so she oft did roam. Her trinkets were her treasure, But not to others give. She selfishly held on to those And not for Christ did live. He in his pride was selfish, Held on to all his … Continue reading The Pathway
Where He Calls He Provides
Jeremiah 17:15 ESV “Behold, they say to me, ‘Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come!’” We, as followers of Jesus Christ, are to be the Lord’s witnesses in sharing the truth of the gospel throughout the world. We are to make disciples of Christ of people of all nations, teaching them to … Continue reading Where He Calls He Provides
Like a Tree Planted by Water
Jeremiah 17:1-4 ESV “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars, while their children remember their altars and their Asherim, beside every green tree and on the high hills, on the … Continue reading Like a Tree Planted by Water
This is the Way; Walk in It
Video Talk Isaiah 30:21-22 ESV “And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. Then you will defile your carved idols overlaid with silver and your gold-plated metal images. You will scatter them as … Continue reading This is the Way; Walk in It
They Chart Their Own Course
Hebrews 4:1-7 ESV Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with … Continue reading They Chart Their Own Course
They Say, “Tell Us Pleasant Things”
Video Talk Isaiah 30:1-5,8-11 ESV “Ah, stubborn children,” declares the Lord, “who carry out a plan, but not mine, and who make an alliance, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin; who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction, to take refuge in the protection … Continue reading They Say, “Tell Us Pleasant Things”
Purge Evil From Among You
1 Corinthians 5:1-5 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. “For … Continue reading Purge Evil From Among You
