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  • The Christian’s Attitude Towards Government (How Christians should think, speak and act towards government)

    I have a confession. When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June 2015 that states could not forbid homosexual “marriage,” I was pretty despondent. I struggled with my attitude. When I heard that the Texas state government had stood up in resistance to this judgment, my heart was glad. (“GOD bless Texas!”) Then, when I…

  • Three Blessings for Christians During Immoral Times

    I recently wrote a post cautioning about the consequences of making decisions without basing them upon GOD’s Word. I observed that this is not the first downward turn in morality that the world has undergone and that we can learn many lessons from past situations like we are seeing unfold today. While we would certainly prefer…

  • The Purpose of the Various Roles in the Church (And Why GOD Gave These Roles)

    What roles exist within Jesus’ church? Why did GOD create these specific roles? Before diving into these questions, let me provide some context… This post is a continuation of thoughts regarding the big picture of Christian life and Jesus’ church. If you’re joining in the middle of this journey, I’d encourage you to start here:…

  • December 1 – 1 Corinthians (part 2) – Don’t Divorce

    Reading 1 Cor. 5:1-11:16 Devotional In today’s reading, Paul instructs the Corinthian Christians about a number of subjects, including holy living, dealing with sinful brethren, judging disputes, not suing one another, marriage, eating of meat that was sacrificed to idols, individual rights, preaching the gospel, and roles of men and women. For today’s devotional, I…

  • October 26 – The Sermon on the Mount

    Reading Matt. 5:1-12 Luke 6:24-26 Matt. 5:13-42; Luke 6:27-31 Matt. 5:43-48; Luke 6:32-36 Matt. 6:1-34 Luke 6:37-42 Matt. 7:6-23; Luke 6:43-45 Matt. 7:24-27; Luke 6:46-49 Matt. 7:28-29 Devotional After Jesus selected 12 apostles from His disciples, people came from all over the country to listen to Jesus and to be healed of various illnesses and…

  • October 22 – Jesus is Baptized, Commended, and Tempted

    Reading Luke 3:1-6 Matt. 3:4-6 Luke 3:7-18 Matt. 3:13-17 Luke 3:21-23a Matt. 4:1-11 John 1:19-34 Devotional In about 27 A.D., John the Baptist received the word of GOD while in the desert. He then went into all the country around the Jordan River and preached baptism for repentance and forgiveness of sins. John’s mission was…

  • July 6 – Meaningless Worship

    Reading Isa. 28:1-15; 29:13; 28:16-29; 22:1-14; 29:1-8; 33:1; 29:9-21 Devotional As Isaiah continues to write GOD’s condemnation of the pitiful state of affairs in Israel and the coming spiritual relapse in Judah, we find a very insightful statement in Isa. 29:13: 13 Therefore the Lord said: “Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths…

  • What Does it Mean to Worship?

    What does it mean to worship, according to the Bible? Have you ever studied this? I am convinced that the question what does it mean to worship is one of the most important and misunderstood truths in all of the Bible. Worship is one of the most talked about, and yet least often defined subjects.…