Above All Else – March 13th
Proverbs 4:20-27 Key Verse: Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. (Prov. 4:23) Twenty-five years ago, management guru Stephen Covey published an extremely influential book, First Things First. One section of the book he called “The Main Thing Is to Keep the Main Thing the Main Thing.” That is powerful advice […]
Declaring War on Sin – March 12th
Mark 9:42-50 Key Verse: “And if your hand causes you to fall away, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell, the unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to fall away, cut it off. It is better for you to enter […]
The Diversity of the Kingdom – March 11th
Mark 9:38-41 Key Verse: John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.” “Don’t stop him,” said Jesus, “because there is no one who will perform a miracle in my name who can soon afterward speak evil of me. (Mark […]
Guidance or Wisdom – March 8th
2 Chronicles 1:1-13 Key Verse: “Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?” (2 Chron. 1:10 NIV) You have probably never heard of William Lamb, otherwise known as Lord Melbourne. He has as his main claim to fame the fact that he […]
Living in Freedom – March 7th
Leviticus 26:1-13 Key Verse: “I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, so that you would no longer be their slaves. I broke the bars of your yoke and enabled you to live in […]
Greatness in God’s Eyes – March 6th
Mark 9:33-35 They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest. Sitting down, he called the Twelve and said to them, “If anyone […]
The Power and Priority of Prayer – March 5th
Mark 9:25-29 Key Verse: After he had gone into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” And he told them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer.” (Mark 9:28-29 CSB) What are the situations or circumstances that tend to drive you to your knees in prayer? When are […]
Finding the Will of God – March 4th
Proverbs 3:1-8 Key Verse: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6) Sam was telling us about his fishing trip with his brother Tim. They had just returned from up north and it […]
Help My Unbelief! – March 1st
Mark 9:14-24 Key Verse: Jesus said to him, “If you can’? Everything is possible for the one who believes.” Immediately the father of the boy cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:23-24 CSB) In Mark 9, we find the disciples of Jesus disputing with the scribes. A young boy had been brought before […]
Dying to Self – February 28th
Mark 8:34-38 Key Verse: Calling the crowd along with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and the gospel will save […]