doingGodsWill Episodes

Romans 12:1. Paul calls us to be a living sacrifice. What exactly does he mean by that? In this episode, we look at what a sacrifice is, the Old Testament sacrifice system, and what we must do to be a living sacrifice each day. This is part 1 of the...

2 Timothy 4:6-8. After giving Timothy some instruction into doing his good works, Paul reveals the results of doing those good works. Paul lived a lift of sacrifice for the Lord, and now he knew his death was near. He wanted to encourage Timothy to...

2 Timothy 3:17-4:5. God will equip you to do the job He has called you to do. In today’s episode, we look at our example, Timothy, and see what his calling was and how he was to do it. We can always trust God to provide our needs to complete His calling.

2 Timothy 3:16-17. God uses His inspired word to prepare us to do the good works He has called us to do.

Romans 8:28. Even though you might not see it or understand it now, one day, you will see how the trial you’re going through now will lead to good things for you and your life.

2 Chronicles 33:21-23. Unfortunately, Manasseh’s son never repented of his sins. He lived and walked in the way of his father, before his father repented of his sin. As parents, we need to tell our children about Jesus, about God and about the Holy...

Selected verses from 2 Chronicles 33. King Manasseh was evil and caused all Israel to sin. As a result of his sin, God led foreign armies to take him captive. When Manasseh begged with God for forgiveness and help, God heard his prayer. Upon returning...

Selected Verses from Numbers 32. Don’t settle for just enough, aim to get all the blessings that God has for you.

1 John 1:4

1 Corinthians 2:14, 1:17-18, 21-23. To you, is the things of God foolish? If so, then you are looking at things through the worlds point of view. Don’t let the world dictate your view of God. If that’s you, then spend time reading (yes, reading, not...

1 Corinthians 2:9-14. Paul is teaching about true wisdom. The kind of wisdom that comes from God. Are you listening for that wisdom, or following your own wisdom based on the things of this world?

Matthew 7:21-23. If you have works, but no faith in Jesus, you have nothing. The people Jesus talked about in these verses had works enough to go around. But they had no faith. Had they had faith, they would have been sure they were following the will...

Selected verses from James 2. It’s important to have faith in God. But faith alone isn’t enough. It must be proven by the works you do. The works either prove your faith to be true, or prove your faith to be false. Faith without works is dead.

Matthew 14:22-32. Here, we read the account of Peter walking on water towards Jesus. All was fine until Peter took his eyes off of Jesus and looked at what was going on around him. He then sunk. That happens to all of us when we focus on things...

Hebrews 12:1-3. So that we have the endurance to run the race that God has set out for us, we need to keep focused on Jesus. What are you focused on today?

Selected verses from Exodus 3-4. God laid out His calling and task for Mosses. Yet, Moses still doubted, questioned and made excuses for why he was not the man for the job. If God has called you into something, He will equip you to do what He has...

Psalm 46:10, 1 Kings 19:11-12. When it seems like everything around you is falling apart, be still. When it seems that your world is crashing down around you, be still. God is your strength, He is your refuge, He is your help in times of trouble, be...

James 4:10, Psalm 40:1-3. This is, arguably, the most important step of them all. If you are not willing to humble yourself before the Lord, you will never accomplish the rest of the steps to draw near to God. Are you willing to humble yourself today?

James 4:9 There comes a time when you must realize the magnitude of sins, and how much it cost God to provide forgiveness

James 4:8, We need to allow Jesus to clean up the dirt, filth and muck of our sins. It needs to be done before we start drying neigh unto God.

James 4:8. We need to draw nigh to God. We do that when we live in and do His will, when we study and apply the Bible to our lives, when we pray and seek Him.

James 4:7. Yes, we only studied one verse again today, but these verses are loaded. Before we can do anything, we must submit to God, everything to God. Don’t hold anything back, give it all to Him.

James 4:6-10. For many, the idea that we can draw near to God seems impossible. They feel that God is too far away to have a close relationship with us. Nothing is further from the truth. In fact, God WANTS a relationship with you.

Romans 12:17-21. In these verses, Pau is urging us to live out the Christian life. How? By repaying evil with good. by helping those who don’t like us.