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Are You a Doer or a Hearer?
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is l...
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“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is l...
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“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when...
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“Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” Psalm 119:18 When I grumble and complain about the circumstances of my day, I am ...
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“Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not hav...
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“But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savi...
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“Peter answered him, “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?” Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal o...
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“And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.” Luke 5:11 (Further reading Luke 5:1-10) Jesus demands we giv...
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“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down,...
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ...
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“Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” - Romans 12:13 When I think of the word hospitality, what comes to mind is usu...
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“And God spoke all these words saying, ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have...
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“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.” - Ephesians 6:10 I love strength training and exercise, but if I want to feel strong or be...
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“Summing it all up, friends, I’d say you’ll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gra...
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“When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the tow...
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“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life.” John 6:47-48 I could make a list of reasons why I love Sund...
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“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” - J...
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“Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, ‘Did God actually say, ‘You shal...
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“The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” Romans 8:6 One fact I recently read was that we ha...
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“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is ...
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Jesus answered, ’I am the Way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 When I was in graduate school I wo...
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“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come ...
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“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” Galatians 5:11 When I talk with girls at camp about their faith and whether or not they want to fol...
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“The LORD is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation.” Psalm 118:14 I have been moved so deeply recently by the power of worship music. ...
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“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:23 Through my thirteen summers at Greystone, every single tim...
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“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are love...
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“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 I will never forget the moment. I was ...
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“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoeve...
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“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.” Proverbs 3:27 The above verse is not a suggestion, a sweet t...
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“And the Lord said to me, ‘Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, th...
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“Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, ha...