Since love comes from God (v7), then it makes sense that one of the key identifiers of those who know Even though he had every right to leave us in the misery of our sin.

The bride of Christ, on the other hand, has always loved this teaching very tenderly and defended it Summary You know David's doxology well, even if haven't read from the Chronicles in years (or ever). You know it so well because you pray it so often; every time we pray the Lord's Prayer, we add the words applications in mind: that the Kingdom of heaven most certainly belongs to the LORD, but also that every This final day of the year is often one in which we take stock of our lot in life, especially from a

Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3   “You shall have no other gods before me. 4   “You shall not make , nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. 11  For in six days the L ORD  made the Therefore the L ORD  blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 93 Q. these first few commandments is the call to put God first: to have no other God’s before Him, to not make an idol to take His place, and to not take His name in vain.

Learn how to make big asks in short prayers. Certainly such a position kept Daniel busy, but notice how he makes reading scripture and spending time character of God Himself - we must make those claims humbly and with a healthy dose of contrition. Dig Deeper Daniel is making a huge ask in this prayer: that God's people would be set free from one of Daniel makes the emphasis of his prayer acknowledging who God is (v4, 7, 9, 12, 15) and making sure that

Afterall, the Old Testament is chock full of rules and regulations designed to atone for every conceivable So it seems to make sense that if you just did the hard work of not infringing the commandments in the then Paul drops a theological bomb: Abraham wasn't saved by the things he did or didn't do - nobody ever

The Word of the LORD never has been nor ever will be popular. Obviously Jeremiah lived in a context far different from our own in nearly every way, yet the sins the Jeremiah here gives us a big reason as to why, and he points the blame directly at the very men who should The word of the LORD never has been nor ever will be popular in this sinful world. Your temptation will be to modify God's Word to make it more attractive, but don't fall into this trap

Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 8  Whoever makes a practice of sinning The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 9  No one born of God makes Therefore, far from making people cold toward living in a pious and holy way, this justifying faith, Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil" (v7b-8a). John is speaking in very general terms here.

, partly because He sensed the crowd wanted to make Him their political leader. the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 32  Jesus said to them, “Very fishing - but like us, they knew that having food on table their depended upon them working hard to make When you're a hard worker, it seems to make sense that getting more of God's grace and blessing comes Make sure that you take and eat of it!

eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. 47 For this is what the Lord has commanded us: “ ‘I have made Summary Verse 44 is every preacher's dream - that the entire city would show up to listen. that the gospel - that is, the message of the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ - is the very the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39 Through him everyone who believes is set free from every

came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” While commanding the eleven remaining disciples to go and make disciples of all nations, Jesus also states this baptism is part of the biblical witness for the Trinity, helping to solidify the distinction we make GOD'S WILL: Thank God that you've been baptized in the name of the Triune God and pray that you will make