discipleship

There is more negative said about pastors in the Bible than positive. That should push more men behind pulpits to become more engaged in ACTIVE pastoring rather than PASSIVE pastoring, which isn't pastoring at all. Jeremiah 3:15 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall...

Thursday, May 26, 2016, 4:58 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “A Believer’s Prayer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 15 (select vv. ESV). Jesus Christ is not only God’s Son, but he is God, the second person of our triune God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He...

Wednesday, April 13, 2016, 12:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Songs in the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 16:16-34 (Select vv. ESV). Summary (vv. 16-24) A young girl, who was a fortune teller, followed Paul and his companions for many days. She kept...

Sunday, April 10, 2016, 5:56 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Near the Cross.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 13 (Select vv. ESV). The Message of Salvation (vv. 26-33a) “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent...

Monday, March 28, 2016, 12:18 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken.” Speak, Lord your words to my heart. I read John 19 (select ESV). They Mocked Him (vv. 1-6) Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. And the soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and...

Jesus Christ, God the Son, came to earth, took on human flesh, suffered as we suffer, and was tempted as we are tempted, yet without sin. He was despised, rejected, persecuted, abandoned, denied, betrayed, beaten, mocked and killed, although he had done no wrong. God made him who knew no sin to...

Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “My Sheep.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 15:1-11 (ESV). He Prunes (vv. 1-2) “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every...

Monday, March 14, 2016, 8:44 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “By Your Grace.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read John 8:12, 21-30 (ESV). The Light of the World (v. 12) Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in...

Thursday, February 25, 2016, 9:36 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Courageous!” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 14:25-35 (ESV). A Hyperbole (vv. 25-27) Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own...

Sunday, February 21, 2016, 1:21 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “A Believer’s Prayer.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 9:57-62 (NASB). Wherever You Go (vv. 57-58) As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus...

Thursday, February 18, 2016, 2:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Give Ear to Jesus.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Luke 6:46-49 (ESV). “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show...

Thursday, January 28, 2016, 5:13 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “What the Lord Says.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Mark 1:14-20 (NASB). Repent and Believe (vv. 14-15) Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God...

What I see at work here is that God revealed Jesus to John, John then revealed Jesus to his disciples, and two of them followed him. One of the two immediately told his brother, who he then brought to Jesus. Jesus found Philip and said, “Follow Me,” and Philip found Nathanael and told him about...

6/27/11: This is a prayer to the Lord for him to be to me all I need in order for me to serve and obey him. I am asking him to change my heart to be more like Jesus, and for him to guide my steps each day. He changed my heart when I responded “Yes” to his invitation to make Jesus Christ the...

Our God is a faithful God. He fulfills all his promises and all that he has said that he will do. He is completely truthful and trustworthy. We can depend on him. He loves us with an unconditional love that surpasses our human understanding. His wisdom is fathomless; his mercies unending. His...

I have known the Lord Jesus Christ since I was a young child. I was convicted of sin, and I wept in repentance as I called out to my Lord in prayer, accepting him as my Lord and Savior, believing in him to cleanse me of my sins and to make me a new person in Christ. I continued to get to know...

Because of God’s great love for us, and because of his richness in mercy toward us in sending his Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for our sins, we should lay down our lives as living sacrifices on the altar of thanksgiving to God, living lives that are holy (set apart in purity) and...

Paul is giving us instructions from the Lord here on how to live holy lives unto God. We are to set our minds on Christ and on heavenly things, not on the things of this earth. We died, and our lives are now hidden in Christ. Christ is now our life, not just part of our life. We are to put to...

This song is based off 2 Timothy 2. It begins with a call to be strong and to endure hardship for your Lord. It encourages us to live to please our commander, Jesus Christ. It urges us to run the race by the rules and to endure all for the elect. Then, it goes on to challenge us to understand...

If you ever want to know what it truly means to be saved and to be in Christ, and whether or not repentance and obedience to Christ are really required by God for salvation, then read the book of 1 John. He pulls no punches. He tells it like it is. He does not soft peddle the gospel one iota...