The Light Of The World

Scripture I had heard rumors about You, but now my eyes have seen You. Therefore I take back my words and repent in dust and ashes. ~Job 42:5-6, Holman Quote Sin turns ugly, and is subject to defeat, only in the light of Christ. The Light of Christ makes everything look different. ~Sam Storms When…

Holiness

Scripture For our earthly fathers disciplined us for a few years, doing the best they knew how. But God’s discipline is always good for us, so that we might share in His holiness. ~Hebrews 12:10, NLT Quote The desire to be holy begins as a spark but it will grow until it becomes a flame–the…

Repent And Be Baptized

Scripture Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ~Acts 2:38, NASB Quote Truth will always make demands, and grace will always be there to meet them. ~Watchman Nee Practically…

Sanctification

  Scripture Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:23, NKJV Quote God must break through the exterior barriers in our lives in order to sanctify the soul, ~Chuck Swindoll There…

A Work Of Art

Scripture For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. ~Ephesians 2:10, NLT Quote There is not one square inch in the whole domain of our existence over which Christ does not cry “Mine!” ~Abraham Kuyper Do your…

Unsearchable Riches of Christ

Scripture To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. ~Ephesians 3:8, NKJV Quote Jesus Christ is God’s treasure house and repentance is the key. ~J.C. Ryle Everything imaginable is bound up in Jesus. Paul told…

Grand Slam

Scripture O wretched man that I am! ~Romans 7:24, NKJV Quote How can I get away from this wretched, ugly self I am always thinking about? ~Martyn Lloyd Jones The Puritans were members of a religious reform movement that arose within the Church of England in the late 16th century. They believed the Church of…

The Process

Scripture No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. ~1John 3:9, ESV Quote The teachings of the scriptures and the experience of the greatest saints denies the doctrine of sinless perfection. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones…

The School of Affliction

Scripture It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes. ~Psalm 119:71, LSB Quote When trials and afflictions come, they reveal to us how weak, helpless and impotent we are. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones One of my sugar stick sermons comes from 2 Corinthians one, WHY CHRISTIANS SUFFER? Suffering sensitizes…

The God Of All Comfort

Scripture All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. ~2 Corinthians 1:3-4, NLT Quote God knows what it is like to suffer: His Son suffered on the cross for…