Genesis 12: 1, 4 – 5 “Go from your country, and from your relatives and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you.” So Abram went away as the Lord had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. Abram […]
Exodus 24: 7 Then he (Moses) took the book of the covenant and read it in the hearing of the people; and they said, “All that the Lord has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient!’ We know that the Israelites did not always do everything as God directed. In addition, they often […]
Ephesians 4: 25 Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth, each one of you, with his neighbor, for we are members of one another. Now that we have put on the new self that Jesus bought for each of us, we are to interact with each other in the holiness that He has provided. Look, it […]
Romans 10: 9 NIV If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Do you call Jesus Lord? Do you worship him as Lord? Do your daily behaviors reflect his lordship? Do you obey him as […]
Jeremiah 17: 7 Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and whose trust is the Lord. In a conversation last week, the theme about trusting God kept coming up. Time and time again the circle seemed to close on our learning to trust the Lord. I believe with the people in the conversation […]
Isaiah 1: 19 “If you consent and obey, you will eat the best of the land.” Pastor, this is one of the quickest ways to empty out the pews; talk about obedience. The very fastest is to teach on tithing, which I did yesterday. However, we must move into what I call “Grown-up Christianity” and […]
Luke 6: 46 And why do you call Me “Lord, Lord,” and do not do what I say? I have this verse highlighted in my Bible and every now and again it just jumps out at me. I kind of wish I had not highlighted it. Then again, it is a good question the Lord […]
