An Undivided Heart
Mark 10:17-22 Key Verse: “Looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” But he was dismayed by this demand, and he went away grieving, because he had many […]
Declaring War On Sin
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 […]
Firing Friendly Fire
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. […]
Living In Freedom
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 […]
He Looks Like His Father
John 14:5-11 Key Verse: Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?” (John 14:1-2) We have all heard someone say, “He looks so much like his father” or […]
Greatness In God’s Eyes
Mark 9:33-37 Key Verse: 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, […]
The Power and Priority of Prayer
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 […]
Help My Unbelief!
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 […]
The Temptation of Compromise
1 Samuel 13:6-15 Key Verse: “Saul waited seven days for the appointed time that Samuel had set, but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the troops were deserting him. So Saul said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.” Then he offered the burnt offering.” (1 Samuel 13:8-9 CSB) Saul found himself in […]
The Voice of Condemnation
Romans 8:1-4 Key Verse: “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1) One of the ways we can become hindered in our pursuit of Jesus is through listening to the voice of condemnation. The voice of condemnation reminds us of how we have messed up. It parades our mistakes. […]