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Deuteronomy 6:5 (NIV) | Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. The Bible teaches us to love God with all we are and have. The idea we read in today’s verse is to love God physically, spiritually, and emotionally. An all-encompassing love. A love that weaves our…
2 Timothy 2:15 (NIV) | Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. Paul told Timothy to present himself to God as one approved and someone who does not need to be ashamed. The image…
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV) | No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. There is a very common misconception that accompanies today’s verse.…
Joshua 1:9 (NIV) | Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Here is a simple thought for your Saturday. God commands us to be strong and courageous because He is with us. Yes, we will face hard…
Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) | As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. We need each other. The Proverbs contain quite a few lessons of wisdom that we simply can’t exist in total isolation. Whether we need someone to keep warm, help us when we fall, or stay sharp, we need others. I like to think…
A message by Rev. Dr. Mark S. Jordan, Pastor John 15:1-8 (NIV) | “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have…
John 10:11-18 (NIV) | 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because…
Hebrews 13:16 (NIV) | And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Today’s verse reads even more beautifully in context, because verse 15 speaks to the kinds of sacrifice God wants from you and me: our praises! The Lord wants us to do good to people…
Revelation 3:20 (NIV) | Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. Jesus wants to be welcomed into your heart, but He won’t impose. Jesus is a gentleman. Picture the image He gave when…
John 1:1 (NIV) | In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Today’s verse gives us some awesome insight into the Trinitarian nature of God. We read that Jesus is the eternal living Word of God, present with God in creation. Christ the Son took on human form…