Servants of Christ
It is the call and honor of all Christians to be servants (deacons) of Christ. Therefore, it should be considered one of the greatest things we can do in the Kingdom of God. JOHN 12:23-26 23 Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Very truly I tell…
Read MoreRomans 10-11
Paul applies the gospel message of faith in Christ to both Jew and Gentile. ROMANS 10 1 Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based…
Read MoreMatthew 11: Come to Jesus
Learn to rest in Jesus and let Him carry all the burdens of your life! MATTHEW 11 1 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee. 2 When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent…
Read MoreRomans 9
Paul explains to the Jews how God is right in including the Gentiles into the gospel by faith- despite being cut off by their unbelief [vs. 10-13]. He reminds the Jews that they had been cut off in the time of the Kings and were able to come back in [vs. 25-29]– but sadly, they…
Read MoreMatthew 10: I am Sending You
Jesus prepares His disciples to be sent out to preach the gospel of the Kingdom! MATTHEW 10 1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter)…
Read MoreMatthew 9: Ask the Lord of the Harvest for Workers, pt. 2
Jesus shows us what it is like to work in the Father’s harvest. MATTHEW 9 Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man 1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. [Matthew 4:13] When Jesus saw their…
Read MoreRomans 8
Paul teaches us how to live in the Spirit and rest in God’s great love for us! ROMANS 8 1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin…
Read MoreJesus’ Death, Burial, & Resurrection
May we all be encouraged by the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus to be saved and live the kind of life Jesus created us for!
Read MoreRomans 7
Paul describes what trying to follow the moral law is like without being born again and ends with gratefulness for Jesus setting him free from condemnation. ROMANS 7 Released from the Law, Bound to Christ 1 Do you not know, brothers and sisters—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law has…
Read MoreMatthew 9: Ask the Lord of the Harvest for Workers, pt. 1
Jesus shows us what it is like to work in the Father’s harvest. MATTHEW 9 Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man 1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. [Matthew 4:13] When Jesus saw their…
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