1 Peter 5:8-9, Job 1-2.
1 John 5:21, 1 Corinthians 10:14, Psalm 135:15-18, 2 Corinthians 6:16-17. Our world today is FULL of idols. You probably don’t need me to tell you that. Some idols are easy to spot, while others will take God to reveal them. As Christians, we need to...
Matthew 22:36-38. This is going to be a tough pill to swallow. Which do you love more: The things of God, or the things of this world? You can’t tiptoe on a tightrope and fool God into thinking that you are right with Him while living with the devil...
Matthew 6:19-21. Where is your treasure today? Jesus said that your heart will be wherever your treasure is. What things do you treasure most? Is it earthly things, or Heavenly things?
Proverbs 4:23, 20-27. If you are going to take what we learned yesterday and put it into practice, we must be ready to replace the evil that is present in our hearts, with the good things of God and His words and sayings. When was the last time you...
Psalm 51:10. If you listened to yesterday’s episode, you know that the heart is deceitful and wicked. You must pray and ask God to reveal things in your heart and in your life that should not be there. Ask God to create a clean heart, one that isn’t...
Jeremiah 17:9-10, 5, 7. Each of us needs some surgery done on our hearts. None of us, I am positive about this, enjoy getting surgery. It’s painful. It’s tiring. It’s expensive. But, sometimes surgery is needed to fix things up and make them better.
1 Corinthians 1:30. Simply put, Jesus is everything we need. Everything. Not some things.Not a few things. But EVERYTHING.
James 3:13-18. James provides for us two lists. One list is the characteristics of true wisdom, the kind that comes from God. The second list is the characteristics of false wisdom, the kind that comes from this world. Which list has more...
Matthew 16:13-17, 21-23. It’s all about perspective. What things do you desire in life? The things of God? Or the things of this world?
1 Corinthians 2:14, 12-13, Matthew 6:23. Do you look at things through the eyes of man, or through the eyes of God. There is a big, a huge, difference. As Christians, we must continually look at things through the perspective of God. After all, who...
Proverbs 1:7, 1 Corinthians 1:19-21, James 3:17. There are ultimately two types of wisdom at work in our world today. The wisdom that comes from man, and the wisdom that comes from God. Which wisdom are you following today?
Proverbs 1:7-9, 4:1-6, 2:1-5. Are you actively seeking the knowledge of God? If not, what are you seeking?
Proverbs 1:10,15-17. You don’t set a trap in full view of what you are trying to catch. It will not work. Likewise, the devil will do and use anything he can to cause us to get caught in his snare and stumble and fall. Two things to watch out for....
1 Corinthians 3:2, John 16:12, Hebrews 5:11-14. Each of these verses teach us that we must grow spiritually, we must not, and cannot, remain a baby spiritually. Have you grown spiritually?
1 Peter 2:1-2. To grow properly into the person God wants you to be, you must first start with the basics. I encourage you to start reading a book like the Gospel of John. Don’t just read it, but study it. Use the cross reference system in your Bible...
Philippians 2:2. Paul’s joy was filled when he saw those he ministered to grow in their faith in Jesus. Likewise, we should be joyful when those we lead to the Lord start growing in their faith. When was the last time you shared your faith with someone?
Philippians 1:4-6. Someone you know that doesn’t go to church asks you to pray for them. Do you? Or, do you forget to do that. In Philippians 1, Paul says it a joy for him to bring requests to God. When was the last time you prayed for someone else?
Philippians 1:12-18. In this section of Paul’s letter to the Philippians, Paul is encouraging them to be bold in their preaching of Christ despite the troubles he is going through.
Psalm 27:14, 40:1-3. In our world today, it’s difficult to wait on things. Even places like Walmart, Target and Amazon offer same day or 3 hour delivery in some areas. But, the Bible teaches that we must wait on God. While that is hard to do, the...
Psalm 27:4, John 15:1-7. David had one desire, one thing he sought after: to abide with God. That should be the desire of each and every Christian today. To abide with God means that we are attached to the vine. Are you living in the vine today?
John 16:20. You may be going through a time of sorrow now, but one day, your sorrow will turn to joy.
Nahum 1:7. This is a great verse to memorize and write down somewhere you can see it regularly. It will help you in your time of trouble.