There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: 1 Thessalonians 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: We sent him to strengthen you, to encourage you in your faith, and to keep you from being shaken by the troubles you were going through. But you know that we are destined for such troubles. Even while we were with you, we warned you…
question of the week
So here is the question of the week: How would you describe your church to someone who asked you? (Check out previous questions here)
missionaries like Jesus
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: 1 Thessalonians 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: We loved you so much that we shared with you not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too. [1 Thessalonians 2:8] Paul describes the missionary heart in this chapter. He cared for them like a mother, he treated them with respect like a father. He…
looking for apples
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: 1 Thessalonians 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: We know, dear brothers and sisters, that God loves you and has chosen you to be his own people. For when we brought you the Good News, it was not only with words but also with power, for the Holy Spirit gave you full assurance…
go have a cup of coffee
Aim lower, think smaller, give up, go have a cup of coffee… Now here’s a strategy I can relate to!
the final exam
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 12 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Then there will be a time of anguish greater than any since nations first came into existence. But at that time every one of your people whose name is written in the book will be rescued. Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life…
heads up!
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 11 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Now then, I will reveal the truth to you… [Daniel 11:2] Seeking nothing but each other’s harm, these kings will plot against each other at the conference table, attempting to deceive each other. But it will make no difference, for the end will come at the appointed time. [Daniel 11:27] I this vision, Jesus…
ragtime cruise
Anyone you know going on a cruise soon? Show them this!!!
God answers desperate prayer
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 10 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I looked up and saw a man dressed in linen clothing, with a belt of pure gold around his waist. His body looked like a precious gem. His face flashed like lightning, and his eyes flamed like torches. His arms and feet shone like polished bronze, and his voice roared like a…
repentance… precious to God
SCRIPTURE: Daniel 9 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: After this period of sixty-two sets of seven, the Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple. The end will come with a flood, and war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the…