Seek to Serve and Not Be Served Most people pursue what is in their best interest. They seek what is good for them. This attitude applies in most all situations, including church attendance. They go in expectation of what they will learn or experience. They seek to be served, not to serve. This may be […]
Power of Gratitude Radio Interview Reaches Audiences in Four States and Worldwide via Stream Christian author Peter DeHaan was recently interviewed on Redeemer Broadcasting’s popular weekly program “On the Docket,” where he discussed his newly released book Thanksgiving with Jesus and the transformative power of gratitude in the Christian faith. The interview, hosted by Tanya McGrath, aired […]
Take Time to Tell God What You’re Thankful For on Thanksgiving and Every Other Day Too The church I attended several years ago had a Thanksgiving practice of having members stand to share what they were thankful for. From my perspective this never went well, with too much silence or too much forced sharing and […]
Come Out! Today’s passage: John 11:1–44 Focus verse: Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” (John 11:41–42). Jesus loves the siblings […]
Christianity Comes from Judaism That statement catches many Christians (that is, followers of Jesus) off guard. It is easy to label Jesus, since he is the impetus for Christianity, as a Christian, even though his time spent on earth was as a Jew. Indeed, he was born a Jew, into a Jewish culture, and had […]
Luke Bible Study, Day 25 Today’s passage: Luke 13 Focus verse:“People will come from east and west and north and south, and will take their places at the feast in the kingdom of God.” (Luke 13:29) As Jesus makes his circuit through the towns around Jerusalem, someone asks, “Will only a few people be saved?” […]
Serve Jesus and No One Else Some Christians say they’re a follower of Jesus. Others preferred the label of disciple. But how many would say they’re a servant of Christ? Being a servant doesn’t sit well with most people in today’s society. They view it as a negative and something to avoid. Yet, this wasn’t […]
Tamar (3) is the daughter of Absalom. She is most beautiful. That’s all we know about her. We can assume Absalom named her after her Aunt Tamar, her father’s sister whom her Uncle Amnon raped. This aunt was taken in by her dad, where she lived in desolation. By sharing her aunt’s name, Absalom’s daughter […]
Glory in Your Praise Today’s passage: 1 Chronicles 16 Focus verse: “Save us, God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise.” (1 Chronicles 16:35) The nation of Israel takes the ark of God into battle, and the Philistines capture it […]
Make Our Thoughts Obedient to Jesus Paul tells the church in Corinth to capture every thought and make it obedient to Jesus. Likewise, Proverbs advises us to guard our thoughts (Proverbs 4:23). (Some translations say to guard our hearts, putting a different twist on the same concept). This is often hard to do—but not impossible. […]