For the next several days, we will be studying what we call today, the Great Commission. It’s our marching larders direct from Jesus. Today, I give a quick overview of what we are called to do.
Romans 12:1-2. Did you ever realize that by living as a living sacrifice, you are giving a gift to God? I know that is one gift that will not be returned.
2 Timothy 4:6-8. After giving Timothy some instruction into doing his good works, Paul reveals the results of doing those good works. Paul lived a lift of sacrifice for the Lord, and now he knew his death was near. He wanted to encourage Timothy to...
2 Timothy 3:17-4:5. God will equip you to do the job He has called you to do. In today’s episode, we look at our example, Timothy, and see what his calling was and how he was to do it. We can always trust God to provide our needs to complete His calling.
Haggai 1:2-5. At a time in when the Temple lie in ruins, Israel was too busy building up their houses farther than building up the house of God. For us today, we often sacrifice the things of God and the house of God to build up our bank account, our...
Selected Verses from Numbers 32. Don’t settle for just enough, aim to get all the blessings that God has for you.
1 Corinthians 2:14, 1:17-18, 21-23. To you, is the things of God foolish? If so, then you are looking at things through the worlds point of view. Don’t let the world dictate your view of God. If that’s you, then spend time reading (yes, reading, not...
1 Corinthians 2:9-14. Paul is teaching about true wisdom. The kind of wisdom that comes from God. Are you listening for that wisdom, or following your own wisdom based on the things of this world?
Selected verses from James 2. It’s important to have faith in God. But faith alone isn’t enough. It must be proven by the works you do. The works either prove your faith to be true, or prove your faith to be false. Faith without works is dead.
Matthew 14:22-32. Here, we read the account of Peter walking on water towards Jesus. All was fine until Peter took his eyes off of Jesus and looked at what was going on around him. He then sunk. That happens to all of us when we focus on things...
Selected verses from Exodus 3-4. God laid out His calling and task for Mosses. Yet, Moses still doubted, questioned and made excuses for why he was not the man for the job. If God has called you into something, He will equip you to do what He has...
James 4:10, Psalm 40:1-3. This is, arguably, the most important step of them all. If you are not willing to humble yourself before the Lord, you will never accomplish the rest of the steps to draw near to God. Are you willing to humble yourself today?
James 4:6-10. For many, the idea that we can draw near to God seems impossible. They feel that God is too far away to have a close relationship with us. Nothing is further from the truth. In fact, God WANTS a relationship with you.
Romans 12:17-21. In these verses, Pau is urging us to live out the Christian life. How? By repaying evil with good. by helping those who don’t like us.
1 Peter 2:9-10. We are called to be different than the world. How is the world going to know it needs Jesus if the church lives so much like the world?