Hebrews 3:12-13 ESV “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,’ that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” When we believe in … Continue reading Be an Encourager Every Day
Salvation
Loving Jesus, Obeying His Word
John 14:21-24 ESV “’Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.’ Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, ‘Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and … Continue reading Loving Jesus, Obeying His Word
Alive in Name Only
Revelation 3:1-3 ESV “I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God. Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If … Continue reading Alive in Name Only
Teach Them to Obey Jesus
Matthew 28:16-20 ESV Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of … Continue reading Teach Them to Obey Jesus
Evildoers Hate the Truth
John 3:19-21 ESV “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what … Continue reading Evildoers Hate the Truth
But of Power and Love
2 Timothy 1:5-7 ESV “I am reminded of your sincere faith... For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” The gift of … Continue reading But of Power and Love
Everyone Believing in Him
John 3:16 BLB “For God so loved the world that He gave the only begotten Son, so that everyone believing in Him should not perish, but should have eternal life.” The Only Begotten Son The only begotten Son is the Son of God, God the Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. God the Father loved the … Continue reading Everyone Believing in Him
The Way You Should Go
Isaiah 48:1, 4, 8 ESV “Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the Lord and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right… “Because I know that you are obstinate, and … Continue reading The Way You Should Go
Be Faithful Unto Death
The First and The Last Revelation 2:8 ESV “And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life.’” These are the words of Jesus Christ, who is the first and the last, the beginning and the end, who died and came … Continue reading Be Faithful Unto Death
All Suffering Serves a Purpose
God is Good Psalms 119:65-66 ESV “You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.” God is good all the time, even in times of trials and tribulations which he allows in our lives to discipline us so we … Continue reading All Suffering Serves a Purpose
