Do You Keep Your Promises? – December 4th
Read Matthew 5:33-37 Key Verse: “But let your ‘yes’ mean ‘yes,’ and your ‘no’ mean ‘no.’ Anything more than this is from the evil one.” (Matthew 5:37 CSB) Many of us, when we were younger, learned a simple trick. If we crossed our fingers when we said something, it meant that we didn’t have to follow […]
Pursuing Radical Holiness – January 3rd
Read: Matthew 5:27-30 Key Verse: “If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off […]
Make It Right! – January 2nd
Read Matthew 5:21-26 Key Verse: “So if you are offering your gift on the altar, and there you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled with your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.” (Matthew […]
Are You Looking Forward? – Happy New Year!
Read Philippians 3:7-14 Key Verse: “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-14 CSB) A friend […]
A Different Kind of Righteousness – December 31st
Read Matthew 5:17-20 Key Verse: “For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:20 CSB) When you think of the most godly or pious person that you know, who comes to mind? Is it the person who never misses […]
What Do You Want Most? December 29th
Everybody wants something. Another way of saying this is that we all have ambitions. Sometimes we want the wrong things. Sometimes we want the right things. Sometimes we want the right things for the wrong reasons. Ambition is one of those things that can be rather difficult to discuss biblically. We know God created us […]
Are You Shining? – December 28th
Key Verse: “You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, […]
Firm Foundations – December 26th
Read:Revelation 1:1-8 Key Verse: “To him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by his blood, 6 and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” (Revelation 1:5b-6 CSB) Whether it’s in construction, business, education, or relationships, it is always […]
Salt of the Earth – December 26th
Read Matthew 5:13 Key Verse: “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt should lose its taste, how can it be made salty? It’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.” (Matthew 5:13 CSB) In Ancient Rome, one of the ways that soldiers were paid […]
The Shock of Your Life! – Merry Christmas!
Read Matt. 1:18-25 Imagine you are a young man who is engaged to be married, and you find out your fiancé is pregnant. There is no chance the baby is yours. How would you feel? What would you do? Imagine, too, that you live in a small town at a different time, and soon everyone […]