Archive for June 2020
Word For The Day: Purity of Heart
In the last few devotionals, we have been talking about issues of the heart. Today I would like to take you again to the most famous sermon ever preached, the sermon on the mount. In it, Jesus talks about the righteousness that is need of a citizen of the kingdom, a righteousness of the heart.…
Read MoreWord For The Day: Beware! Your Heart Is Deceitful
I have been sharing with you about the importance of the heart and having a heart that honors and glorifies God. We have learned that the heart is the center of who we are and we are to love God with all of our heart. We must also make sure that our deeds of righteousness…
Read MoreWord For The Day: Living As Pilgrims
The Bible describes Christians as pilgrims. Pilgrims are people who are in a place but don’t belong there, they are only passing through and therefore cannot get comfortable there. The Bible then commands us to think of heavenly things as we walk on our earthly journey because what’s most important is not the journey but…
Read MoreWord For The Day: Treasures
I believe that everything we do and say comes from what is inside of us, from what our heart desires and craves. When we look at the Bible, it is very clear that God desires what is best for us and most glorifying to him, and he knows that what will satisfy you the most…
Read MoreWord for the Day: Sincere Righteousness Is Done For God, Not For People
One of the things with which we struggle the most as Christians is transparency and genuineness in our motives. Many times, we do good Christian things but in our heart, our motive is not the right one and it then becomes a sin to us. In other words, it is very easy to do acts…
Read MoreWord For The Day: Pray For Opportunities to Share the Gospel
This is the last day of our devotional study on praying for the advancement of the gospel. Today’s Word for the Day is found in Colossians 4:2-4. Please turn your Bibles to that passage and read that text. WHAT: Paul is writing this letter from a prison cell. As he writes he is asking for…
Read MoreWord For The Day: Prayer and Proclamation
We’re continuing our study through 1 Timothy 2:1-7, and we’re learning to pray for the advancement of the gospel. This morning we’re taking The Word for the Day from 1 Timothy 2:5-6. Please read that text now. WHAT: These two verses describe the very heart of the gospel. Notice how Paul refers to Jesus. Jesus…
Read MoreGospel-Centered Community Requires Encouragers
Our Connection Group small group Bible study is online. Enjoy this discussion as we learn lessons from the life of Barnabas.
Read MoreWord For The Day: God is ready to answer as we pray to advance the gospel
Good morning church. The Word for the Day is taken from 1 Timothy 2:3-4. Yesterday we learned that we are to pray for government officials at every level to manage in such a way that we can live out our faith and proclaim the gospel freely. Today we begin to look at the gospel itself.…
Read MoreWord For The Day: Praying For Government
The Word for the Day comes from 1 Timothy 2:2. Remember we are looking at the BIG IDEA of praying for the advancement of the gospel. Yesterday we saw the priority of prayer in verse 1. Today we are looking at the people for whom we pray and why we pray for them. WHAT: Paul…
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