We too can learn much from watching Jesus – the way He lived, loved, and worked/served.
We must care so much about others that we seek to not offend them and to quickly make things right if we do.
Yet Jesus himself frequently withdrew to the wilderness and prayed.
Oh the blessing and the privilege of praying for each other.
May it be praise that ignites more praise both in us and in all those who hear or see what He is doing.
Revere God and His Wisdom Read Jeremiah 10:6-7 6Lord, there is no one like you! For you are great, and your name is full of power.7 Who would not fear you, O King of nations? That title belongs to you alone!Among all the wise people of the earth and in all the kingdoms of the…
Confidence comes with trust and trust is built through relationship and established over time . MefromtheNsideout –
As His disciples we must be faithful to gather around Him and listen to Him teach. This is the key to the blessings.
“The Apostles were devoted to Christ and given over to teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.”
Don’t you love the phrase, Jesus saw? Notice though, Jesus didn’t just see the brothers and keep walking – he stopped and called them to follow along with Him. He, no doubt, could see that they were busy – Peter and Andrew, actively throwing nets into the sea, James and John repairing their nets, implying that they intended to catch more fish. Their current positions did not keep Jesus from saying “follow me” nor did it keep the brothers from following. I love that Jesus took the time to see and call them, but I am equally moved and actually – a bit convicted – by the fact that the brothers did not hesitate to stop what they were doing and follow Him.
He heard of John’s arrest did not hurry to his aid but rather back to Galilee. Why?
He heard of John’s arrest did not hurry to his aid but rather back to Galilee. Why?
it is equally clear to me today that it is good and right to be direct and firm with the ‘tempter’ and say “no”!
picture of words that seem to describe the love, joy, and pleasure that God took in seeing His son baptized
Our salvation isn’t based on whether or not our parents are Christians or if we go to church …
We would be wise to be alert to His teaching and reminders as well as to live yielded and obedient as Joseph did.
Combatting Anxiety
What I love about Paul is that often when he told the people ‘what not to do’ he followed it up with ‘what to do’.
Want to be equipped, encouraged, and empowered with God’s Word – join me daily.
Our Redeemer has been born and we get to join with angels in heaven as we sing His praises.
– gifts not just today but for our future.
Peace in Your Circumstances
Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11; Read and SOAP: Isaiah 26:3 We forfeit peace when we allow the circumstances of our life, good or less than desirable, to control how we feel or respond to any given situation. Reflection: According to Isaiah, when does God keep His people in perfect peace? Don’t forget today’s devotional and LGG…
Peace of Mind
God promises to guard our hearts and minds as we live in Christ Jesus.
The Gift of Peace
I invite and encourage you to join me for this final week of our study as we explore God’s gift of PEACE. We will discover how to have peace in our hearts, minds, circumstances, and future – and then we will finish the study with a look at Mary’s song of praise. You won’t want…
Jesus, Light of the World
In your goodness You have given us The Light that shines in the darkness.
Psalm of Joy
Praise honors God and it is good for our hearts too.
Joy in the Promise
– we can find joy knowing that “Promise-Keeper” is an unchanging characteristic of our God.
Simply and Profoundly Good
I find You quietly dispelling the shadows …
Joy in Worship
When was the last time you allowed yourself to feel truly joyful?
Joy in Trials
How it’s possible to experience joy even through trials.
Joy in His Presence
I experience absolute JOY in your presence –
Things I Learned from My Dad
While I grieve, I do not grieve as one without hope.
Hope in Salvation
From “The Greatest Gift Given” wk3d4 ( An LGG Study) Read: Romans 8:18-25; SOAP: Romans 8:24-25 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected…
Hope In Christ
This is a hope that shines brightly when everything around us feels dark.
Hope in the Promise
God has kept His promises to you, too. LGG Team
Hoping in God’s Love
The hope we have is not dependent on our circumstances, success, what we own, or what we can accomplish. LGG-Greatest Gift Given
God’s Love Endures
God gives the best gifts!
Using Your Gifts
Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ.
Every Perfect Gift
He never changes –
The Gifts of God
Salvation is a gift from God not by works so that no one can boast.
Goodness Himself
Although the gifts God gives us aren’t wrapped up with bows and beautiful paper, they are …
WEEK 6, TRUTH OVER LIES: OVERCOMING LIES
We have to make room for the truth in our minds.
WEEK 6 – TRUTH OVER LIES: OVERCOMING LIES
We simply must be patient and wait for His guidance.
Week 6 – Truth Over Lies: Overcoming Lies
We must abide closely to the One who is the way, the Truth, and the life.
TRUTH OVER LIES: OVERCOMING LIES
Overcoming the lies in our lives requires us to exhibit wisdom.
Week 6: Truth Over Lies: Overcoming Lies
Sometimes, I wonder how much we, as Christians, recognize the spiritual battle raging daily in our midst. – LGG
Pursuing Joy through Prayer
The link shared below is something I found both encouraging and helpful. I wanted to share it with the hope that it will also encourage you to spend some quality time with God. I will preface it with this … prayer can also be spontaneous which Scripture supports in Colossians 4:2, where it tells us…
TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT HAPPINESS
Think about your life, or more specifically your day, and make a list of things that make you happy.
TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT HAPPINESS
Most of us do not sing praises when a nail punctures the tire of our car on the drive to work or when we lose a job. Yet, we can experience joy in trials. –
TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT HAPPINESS
– Beauty fades. We cannot trust in it to bring us everlasting joy.
REJOICE
When we find our joy and hope in God it will not fluctuate according to circumstances.
TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT HAPPINESS
Jesus taught on maintaining a proper perspective of possessions.
TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT HAPPINESS
How much do you rely on money for your own satisfaction?
Your Love is Better Than Life
Whether I am in a “wilderness experience” or rejoicing on a mountain-top I have learned – it is good to stop and remember the height and depth, and length and width of God’s love and give Him praise!
Truth Over Lies: Lies About You (part 2), Day 5
Recently, I’ve been seeing a lot of women walk through incredible pain. -Not one story is alike and yet they all have one thing in common: they are broken.
TRUTH OVER LIES: LIES ABOUT YOU (PART 2), Day 4
Have you ever known what God wanted you to do in life, but were afraid you were incapable of completing His calling?
TRUTH OVER LIES: Lies About You (Part 2) Day 3
We’re bombarded with the lie that our worldly success defines us.
Truth Over Lies: Lies About You (Part 2) Day 2
We believe that if we fail, we are a failure. Beloved, run from this lie.
Truth Over Lies: Lies About You (Part 2) Day 1
When we choose to view our life through Him instead of us, we realize our lives aren’t about you or about me.
Truth Over Lies: Week3
It’s a lie meant to keep us from stepping forward in faith –
TRUTH OVER LIES: Week3
Let no one look down on you because you are young –
TRUTH OVER LIES: Week3
Asking for help appears weak.
TRUTH OVER LIES: Week3
One of the most isolating lies we can believe about ourselves is that we are not loved.
Truth Over Lies: Week 3
When we begin to believe the lie that we cannot change we will always be a victim.
Truths Over Lies: Wk2/Day5
Many Christians debate whether there is an “unforgivable sin”.
Truth Over Lies: Wk 2, Day 4
We think that because our desires have not been satisfied God is …
Truth Over Lies: week 3
One of the most isolating lies we can believe about ourselves is that we are not loved.
Truth Over Lies: Wk 2, Day 3
A lie that we all to often believe is …
Truth Over Lies, Wk 2, Day 2
Our problem is that we often lack the faith to recognize His sufficiency.
Truth Over Lies: week 3
We begin to believe the lie that we cannot change. We will always be a victim.
Truth Over Lies: week 3
It’s a lie meant to keep us from stepping forward in faith in the things God has called and created us to do.
Truth Over Lies, Week 2 – Day 1
Nothing is free …
Truth Over Lies: Wk1, D5
Ignorance isn’t always bliss –
Truth Over Lies: wk1,d4
When we love the world, our perception becomes skewed.
We Can Deceive Ourselves
But as much as we’d like to always blame an outside source, we must come to terms with the fact that we also fight the truth versus lies battle from within.
Truth Over Lies: Week 1, Day 2
SATAN HATES GOD & HIS PEOPLE Read: Acts 13:10; Revelation 12:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:3 SOAP: Revelation 12:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:3 Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens, “It has come at last— salvation and power and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our…
Satan Tries to Deceive Us: W1D1
The lies began to fill my head the moment my toes touched the sand.
Bible Study: Truth Over Lies – A Love God Greatly Bible Study
We all struggle with believing lies –
In Jesus I Am … A Conqueror
– who we are is not about anything we have don, but who God is and what He has done for us.
In Jesus I Am … Empowered
I am able …
In Jesus You Are … Equipped
– We are His creation, masterfully, intentionally, and creatively designed.
In Jesus You Are … Blessed
In Jesus we are blessed, not because of who we are or what we have done –
IN JESUS YOU ARE … INTENTIONALLY MADE
Thank you for making me …
Made Intentionally
You are thoroughly and completely known by God …
“I Am Who You Say I Am”
Reflections on Week 3 of “In Jesus You Are …” – A Love God Greatly study about – ‘Understanding Your Identity in Christ’. In Jesus we are Adopted … Children of God … Chosen … Citizens of Heaven … Known by God 💜 We are who He says we are – no one can change…
In Jesus You Are … Known by God
God Knows everything about you.
In Jesus You Are … A Citizen of Heaven
Where is your citizenship?
In Jesus You Are … Chosen
God calls us His “chosen people” who He created for His glory.
In Jesus You Are … A Child of God
– adopted by a Father who loves us –
In Jesus You Are … Adopted
He can never disown you, no matter what you’ve done or may do.
In Jesus You Are … Received
In Jesus we are not only received, but we are called to receive, accept, and support one another with open hearts. – LGG Team
In Jesus You Are … Loved
This is real love –
IN JESUS YOU ARE … FREE!
Are you truly free?
IN JESUS YOU ARE … SAVED!
Nothing we can do will change our status as a child of God.
IN CHRIST YOU ARE … RESCUED!
Have you ever needed to be rescued?
In Jesus you are … Sealed
Our identity is secure in God –
IN JESUS YOU ARE … DELIVERED
From the beginning you have been a part of God’s plan … His beautiful plan of redemption.
IN JESUS YOU ARE … RIGHTEOUS
– exploring the benefits of our salvation
IN JESUS … I AM FORGIVEN!
We can live as fully forgiven daughters of God.
In Jesus You Are… A New Creation
Who do think you are?
Friendship: Week 6, Day 5 — Life-Giving Friendship
Don’t just pretend to love others, really love them (NLT, Romans 12:9)
Friendship: Week 6, Day 4 — The Ultimate Sacrifice
Thank you for loving me like a friend –
Friendship: Week 6, Day 3 — He is Our Faithful Friend
“I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”
Friendship: Week 6, Day 2 — He Calls You Friend
Help me show the world this relationship –
FRIENDSHIP, WEEK 6, Day 1 Jesus Our Ultimate Best Friend
God truly cares about us.
Friendship: Wk 5, Day 5 Friday Breaking Bread Together
– there is no replacement for flesh and blood community.
Friendship: Week 5, Day 4 Thursday – Love Your Neighbor
Are you loving or destroying?
Friendship: Week 5, Day 3 Wednesday -To Save the Lost
– His entire redemptive project
Friendship: Week 5, Tuesday — Outer Circle, Inner Circle
Jesus spoke with some friends who knew a little more than His disciples did.
Friendship: Week 5, Monday — Jesus, Friend of Sinners
Christ became our friend when we did not deserve it –
Friendship: Week 4, Friday –The Importance of Love
The Greatest of these is Love –
Friendship: Week 4, Thursday — The Impact of Our Words
– more powerful than we can imagine.
Friendship: Week 4, Wednesday Red Flags
Jealousy is dangerous!
Friendship: Week 4, Tuesday Threats to Biblical Friendships
…Fighting against flesh and blood enemies
Friendship: Week 4, Monday Counterfeit Friendships
:BY their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.
Friendship: Week 3, Friday The Need for Forgiveness
Forgive as God has forgiven –
Friendship: Week 3, Thursday Friends Who Sharpen
Cultivating good relationships is important –
Friendship: Week 3, Wednesday A Friend Who is Trustworthy
Gossip is harmful –
Friendship: Week 3, Tuesday Speak the Truth in Love
Without love our truth is so hard –
Friendship: Week 3, Monday — The Golden Rule
“Give love freely, not expecting anything in return” LGG
Friendship: Week 3 Preview
Find out the one ingredient that holds every good friendship together.
Friendship: Week 2, Friday –Support In a Broken World
He is the source of our faithfulness to one another.
Friendship: Week 2, Thursday Lifting Each Other Up
Our relationship with God is not private.
Friendship: Week 2, Wednesday Thicker Than Blood
Our friendships with believers should look different –
Friendship: Week 2, Tuesday — The Purpose of Biblical Friendship
– maybe we need to take a step back and ask how we can be a good friend to others.
Friendship: Week 2 — Monday Christ-Centered Friendships
We belong to one another —
Friendship: Week 1, Friday – Rooftop Ripping Friends
What do you do when you know that your friend is suffering?
Friendship: Week 1, Thursday — How Friendship Displays the Gospel
We witness to the world with more than our words.
Friendship: Week 1, Wednesday Sin’s Impact on Friendship
“Sin impacted our relationships – both vertically and horizontally.”
Friendship: Week 1, Day 2 — Created for Community
We were made to need one another.
Friendship: Week 1, Monday Designed for Friendship
“At the beginning of the BIble, we are given a glimpse into how God created us.” LGG Devotional wk1,d1
Faithful Love: Week 6, Friday — The Embrace of God’s Love
We have to be wise and humble to let God´s Word change our lives from the inside out.
Faithful Love: Week 6, Thursday — It’s Never Too Late
He´s patiently waiting for every soul to reach repentance.
Faithful Love: Week 6, Wednesday Pleading our Cause
Are you blaming God or owning the blame?
Faithful Love: Week 6, Tuesday Conqueror of Death, Mighty to Save
God reminds the people of Israel that He is the only One who saves.
Faithful Love: Week 6, Monday — All For His Glory
They foolishly invested in the temporal.
Faithful Love: Week 5, Friday — A Heart Test
Read: Hosea 12:12-14; 2 Kings 7:7-9; Micah 6:16 and SOAP: Hosea 12:14 Hosea 12:12-14 New Living Translation Jacob fled to the land of Aram, and there he earned a wife by tending sheep.13 Then by a prophet the Lord brought Jacob’s descendants[out of Egypt;and by that prophet they were protected.14 But the people of Israel have bitterly provoked the Lord,so their Lord will now sentence…
Faithful Love: Week 5, Thursday Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love
Hosea 12:9-12 NLT “But I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from slavery in Egypt.And I will make you live in tents again, as you do each year at the Festival of Shelters.10 I sent my prophets to warn you with many visions and parables.” 11 But the people of Gilead are worthless because of their idol worship.And in Gilgal, too,…
Faithful Love: Wk 5, Wednesday Wrestle or Surrender
Jacob lost the fight and wept.
Faithful Love: Week 5, Monday Reap Steadfast Love
Now is the time to seek the LORD.
Faithful Love: Week 4, Friday Living as Wise Women
Like any loving father, God wanted to bless His children out of His abundance.
Faithful Love: Week 4, Thursday Finding Fruit in the Desert
You don’t find grapes in the desert, but if you did, it would thrill you.
Faithful Love: Week 4, Wednesday Unaware of Disaster
During the night, some wicked men of Gibeah went to the old man’s house and demanded to have sex with the Levite visitor.
Faithful Love: Week 4, Tuesday Pressing On In Faith
What if God …
Faithful Love: Week 4, Monday The First and Best Option
Even when we sin in awful ways,
A Response to Hosea 6:1-3
His Word isn’t just power against sin though …
Faithful Love: Week 3, Thursday He Makes Himself Known
How many times do we do the wrong thing and then blame God –
Faithful Love: Week 3 – Wednesday Love First
I had spent a lot of time reminding God about the many things I had done for Him –
Faithful Love: Week 3 — Monday Seek His Face
As Philippians 3:18 says, when our heart is set on earthly things, we walk as enemies of the cross.
Faithful Love: Week 2, Friday – Do Not Be Deceived
Do not be deceived …
Faithful Love: Week 2, Thursday Idols, Then and Now
There is no knowledge of God.
Faithful Love: Week 2, Wednesday Go Again and Love
The people have turned to other gods and love to worship them. –
Faithful Love: Week 2, Tuesday With God There is Always Hope
And He will allure it back to Himself –
Faithful Love: Week 2, Monday Whom Will We Love Most?
Israel offered herself to other gods in the way that an adulterous woman offers herself to lovers.
Faithful Love: Week 2 Preview
Faithful Love started off with a bang. If you weren’t familiar with the book of Hosea, you may have been surprised by God’s call on Hosea to marry Gomer, a prostitute, and to have children with her. You may have also found it surprising or even disheartening to read that he would no longer show mercy…
Faithful Love: Week 1, Friday Children of the Living God
It will be said, ‘You are children of the living God. –
Faithful Love: Week 1, Thursday God Extends Mercy
I will no longer show love to the people of Israel
Faithful Love: Week 1, Wednesday And on That Day
They did not turn from these sins.
Faithful Love: Week 1, Tuesday Provoking the LORD
This adulterous marriage was a vivid illustration of how Israel had forsaken and rejected the Lord.
Behind the Scenes
So, I started a new Bible study this morning called “Faithful Love”, based on the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. I’ve read the book many times and studied it more than a few and it is one of my favorite books because of the beautiful picture it paints of God’s redeeming love. However,…
Faithful Love: Week 1, Monday – Salvation is Found in the Lord
Faithful Love describes the relationship of God to His people …
Gospel of Mark: Week 6, Friday – Life and Life Abundantly
What she found would not only change her life, but the entire world
Gospel of Mark: Wk 6, Thursday – Truly He is the Son of God
“My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
Gospel of Mark: Wk 6, Wednesday – The Suffering of Christ
The fact that God didn’t rescue Jesus from the cross is one of the hardest truths to accept.
Gospel of Mark: Week 6, Tuesday – Peter’s Denial
But He was silent and did not answer –
The Gospel of Mark: Week 6, Monday – Jesus the Messiah
“Yet, I want Your will to be done, not Mine.”
The Gospel of Mark: Week 5, Friday – Alabaster
Mary knew who Jesus was. She knew what He was worth.
Gospel of Mark: Wk5, Thursday -Watch Out! Stay Alert!
Until that time comes, we have been told what to do –
The Gospel of Mark: Wk 5, Wednesday – Persecuted but Not Abandoned
Watch out! I have warned you about this ahead of time!
The Gospel of Mark: Wk5, Tuesday – Where is Your Faith?
Many rich people put in large amounts. Then …
The Gospel of Mark: Wk4, Friday Praying With Power
Jesus set the example for us all by His own personal prayer walk during His season of ministry on earth:
The Gospel of Mark: Week 4 Thursday – Hosanna!
Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord –
Gospel of Mark: Wk 4, Wednesday -To Serve
He was the One who knelt down beside the lowly, …
Gospel of Mark: Week 4, Tuesday All Things Are Possible
“Humanly speaking, it is impossible.”
Gospel of Mark: Week 4, Monday Cut It OFF
If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, to the unquenchable fire. – Mark 9:43
Thoughts of the Cross
Captivated by thoughts of Calvary …
The Gospel of Mark: Week 3, Friday – “Listen to Him”
Immediately, God the Father claimed Jesus as His Son.
The Gospel of Mark: Wk3, Thursday
Peter replied, “You are the …”
The Gospel of Mark: Week 3 Wednesday, The Heart of the Matter
When Jesus explained the law He revealed the evil condition of their hearts.
The Gospel of Mark: Week 3, Tuesday – Hardened Hearts
The Disciples had no excuse for their lack of faith.
The Gospel of Mark: Week 3 Monday – To the End of the Age
They thought they knew who Jesus was
The Gospel of Mark: Week 2, Friday – A Touch of Faith
Reaching for only a touch of His cloak, she had no doubt Jesus could heal her.
The Gospel of Mark: Week 2, Thursday – A Testimony
Tell them what the Lord has done –
The Gospel of Mark: Week 2, Wednesday – Have Faith
Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?
The Gospel of Mark: Week 2, Tuesday – The Good Soil
“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed –
The Gospel of Mark: Week 2 Monday – Chosen
The true family of Jesus is …
The Gospel of Mark: Week 1 — Friday – Transformed
Jesus did not choose perfect men to be His disciples.
The Gospel of Mark: Week 1 Thursday – The Sabbath
… the Sabbath was created to be a blessing, not a requirement for His people.
The Gospel of Mark: Week 1 Wednesday – Friend of Sinners
Jesus cared for and spent time with all people. Regardless of their past or present.
The Gospel of Mark: Week 1 Tuesday – “Who IS Jesus?”
He intentionally left what could have given more recognition or more power to be alone with God.
The Gospel of Mark: Week 1 Monday – Preparing the Way
Jesus – He preached, taught, healed, and talked to many people every day
“Truly this man was God’s Son.” –Mark 15:39 When we face challenges and difficulties in life, we need comfort. When we are unsure where to turn, we need hope. When we face our mortality, we need a Savior. When we doubt our faith, we need assurance. Jesus is our comfort, our hope, our Savior, and…
Draw Near: Week 6 — Friday A Lifetime of Study
For you have a special place in my heart
Draw Near: Week 6, Thursday — God’s Message
For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory.
Draw Near: Week 6, Wednesday The Why of Memorization
If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. –
Draw Near: Week 6, Tuesday — Knowing God’s Word Helps You
Fix these words of mine into your mind and being, and tie them as a reminder on your hands –
Draw Near: Week 6, Monday — Praying God’s Word
But avoid profane chatter, because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness
Draw Near: Week 5, Friday Reframing Our Minds Around Application
How can a young person stay pure?
Draw Near: Week 5, Thursday Written For Our Instruction
God’s book has it all –
Draw Near: Week 5, Wednesday Applying God’s Commands
The commands of God guide us in living.
Draw Near: Week 5, Tuesday — The Living and Enduring Word of God
Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.
Draw Near: Week 5 — Monday On to Application
“How can I apply this to my day, week, life, or circumstance?”
Draw Near: Week 4, Friday Relying on the Helper
And the Advocate, the Holy Spirit Whom the Father will send in My name – will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26
Draw Near: Week 4, Thursday The Sword of the Spirit
Stand your ground
Draw Near: Week 4, Wednesday Cultural and Historical Background
Find a verse that speaks truth into that area of your life and choose to believe what God says, over what Satan says!
Draw Near: Week 4, Tuesday — Open My Eyes
Today’s Scripture – Psalm 119:17-18; Luke 11:28 (SOAP: Psalm 119:17-18) Psalm 119:17-18 Be good to your servant, that I may live and obey your word.18 Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions. Luke 11:28 Jesus replied, “But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.” “In these…
Draw Near: Week 4, Monday — Dealing With Hard Passages
There is a great reward for those who obey them.
Draw Near: Week 3, Friday — Interpretation
We should never ask the question, “What does this passage mean to me?”
Draw Near: Week3 – Wednesday Literary Devices
Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the human authors of the Bible were creative and artistic with the words they recorded.
Draw Near: Week 3, Tuedsday Inspired by God
When I think of training my mind often goes back to my days as an athlete; running sprints, lifting weights, pushing the physical limits of the body.
Draw Near: Week 3, Monday – The Law of the LORD is Perfect
As we draw near to God, He promises to draw near to us. His Word is perfect, true, reliable, and fair.
Draw Near: Week2, Thursday Draw Near to God and …
What would “drawing near” look like for you today?
Draw Near: Week 2, Wednesday What Do I See
Today’s Scripture – Psalm 19:4-6; John 1:14-18 (SOAP: John 1:14) John 1:14-18 So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. 15 John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds,…
Draw Near: Week 2, Friday Created by Him
God is faithful. He has revealed Himself in creation and in His Word.
Draw Near: Week 2- Tuesday The Invisible Made Visible
Even those who do not yet know Jesus know deep in their hearts that there is a creator.
Draw Near: Week 2 – Monday What’s the Genre?
In the same way we approach varying genres of books or movies differently, the way we read the books of the Bible depends on their genre.
Draw Near: Week 1, Friday SOAP Bible Study Method
“We believe that using this method allows us to glean a greater understanding of Scripture, which allows us to apply it effectively to our lives.” LGG
Draw Near: Week 1, Thursday
“Who we spend time with matters.”
Draw Near: Week 1, Wednesday Why Inductive Bible Study?
The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.
Draw Near: Week 1, Tuesday
Jesus was with God in the beginning
Draw Near: Week 1, Monday Nature Reveals the Character of God
The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created.
Shame Breaker, Week4 – Friday God, The Shame Breaker
Fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen …
Shame Breaker, Wk4 – Thursday Out With the Old, In With the New
The old has gone the new is here –
Shame Breaker, Wk4-Wednesday The Shame of Unfaithfulness
Feed my sheep …
Shame Breaker, Week4-Tuesday God Sets Us Free
He purchased our freedom …
Shame Breaker, Week4-Monday The Shame of Exposure
We can trust God will not condemn those who come to Him in Jesus –
Shame Breaker, Week 3 – Friday God has a Purpose
– so that the power of God could be seen
Shame Breaker, Wk3-Wednesday The Shame of Dependence
“Run with endurance the race God has set before us.” We can only do this when we keep our eyes on Jesus – THE EXAMPLE OF OUR FAITH.
Shame Breaker, Week 3-Tuesday Led To Repentance
Everyone, from the rich to the poor, from the great to the powerless … All have sinned
Whatever We Do …
How could a nighttime stroll – which I imagine took place because he was home and couldn’t sleep knowing his men were out at war – end so tragically?
Shame Breaker, Week 3-Monday The Shame of Adultery
” – we can remember and rest in this truth: He does not treat us as our sins deserve.”
Shame Breaker, Week 2-Friday The Shame of Brokenness
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. –
Shame Breaker, WK2-Thursday Beauty In Brokenness
We serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies.
Shame Breaker, Wk2-Wednesday The Shame of Weakness
My confident hope is that I will in no way be ashamed –
Shame Breaker, Wk2-Tuesday Our Pasts Are Forgiven
Just like ISrael, we were sinful, broken, ruined, but Jesus Christ made us a new creation!
Shame Breaker, Wk2-Monday The Shame of Past Decisions
With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself …
The Shame of Not Being Enough
Because knowing God’s character helps us to TRUST Him
Shame Breaker, Week 1 – Friday The Shame of Not Being Enough
Because knowing God’s character helps us to TRUST Him
Shame Breaker, W1 – Thursday A God Who Redeems Shame
God redeems our disappointments and our shame. LGG Devo
The Stepping Stone
This post is based on the study of Genesis 16:1-2 and Matthew 19:26 as a part of the Love God Greatly Study – Shame Breaker. This post and all other posts, based on their studies, are written prior to reading any devotionals associated with the study. It is my true story, heart and beliefs shared…
On the 11th-Day of Christmas
“But His Word truly satisfies our deepest needs.”
East and West Never Meet
“If we were to search for the sins the Lord has removed from us, we would never find them,”
Shame Breaker, Week 1 Tuesday – God Removes Our Guilt
Today’s Scripture – Psalm 103:12-13 (S.O.A.P. Psalm 103:12-13) He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.13 The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. If you would like to continue following this four-week study and other posts from the Nsideout sign-up below
On the 10th-Day of Christmas January 4, 2021
Scripture – 1 Timothy 6:15; Name of Jesus – King of kings and Lord of lords; Ornament – Crown Jesus may have come as a baby in a manger, but make no mistake – God gave us a King! The King of kings and Lord of lords best describes His power and majesty. He not…
With Sin Comes Shame
The Man and Woman Sin The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” 2 “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the…
The Ninth Day of Christmas January 3, 2021
A good shepherd is willing to leave those that are safe in His care to save just one that is lost without Him.
On the Eighth-Day of Christmas January 2, 2021
“In Jesus’ time, the Jews would sacrifice or kill a lamb as a temporary offering to God for their sins. However, only a perfect and complete sacrifice, without spot or blemish, could forever take away the sin of the world. Only a Lamb of GOd.”
On the 7th-Day of Christmas January 1, 2021
“When we think of Jesus at Christmastime, we remember Him as a gentle, sweet, and weak baby.
Bridge to Shame Breaker, Wk. 2 January 1, 2021
Some trust in chariots some in horses but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
We Depend on our God
Prayer is an amazing weapon of warfare for the Christian, whether we are on the actual battlefield or on our knees at home – or for that matter in a car or at the sink doing dishes. It has been said in some commentaries that this prayer may have been prompted by David’s battle against…
On the 6th-Day of Christmas December 31, 2020
I see him, but not here and now. I perceive him, but far in the distant future. A star will rise from Jacob; Numbers 24:17
Bridge to Shame Breaker Wk 2 December 31, 2020
The one true God gives me strength: He removes the obstacles in my way –
On the 5th-Day of Christmas December 30, 2020
“Like the Christmas lights that make a tree or a house look pretty at Christmas time, Jesus makes us look beautiful to others by lighting up our lives with His truth and His Spirit.”
Bridge to Shame Breakers, Week 2 Wednesday
It is as if I have been given fertile fields or received a beautiful tract of land.
On the Fourth Day of Christmas December 29, 2020
– her spiritual thirst could only be satisfied by “living water.”
Bridge to Shame Breaker: Tuesday, Week 2
Despite the agony and doom and fear David professed His TRUST in God’s UNFAILING LOVE …
On the Third Day of Christmas December 28, 2020
Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.
On the Second Day of Christmas December 27, 2020
“The best part of God’s pasture is what happens after this life is over.”
On the First Day of Christmas December 26, 2020
“It was foretold that a virgin mother would bring a very special baby into the world – the Son of God.”
(Isaiah 7:14)
Bridge to Shame Breaker: Friday, Week 1
Today’s Scripture: Psalm 9 and 10 (S.O.A.P. Psalm 9:10) Psalm 9 For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Death of the Son.” I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done.2 I will be filled with joy because of you. I…
Bridge to Shame Breaker Thursday, Week 1
Today’s Scripture: Psalm 7-8 (S.O.A.P. Psalm 8:3-4) Psalm 7 A Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord concerning Cush of the tribe of Benjamin. I come to you for protection, O Lord my God. Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!2 If you don’t, they will maul me like a lion, tearing me to pieces with no one to rescue me.3 O Lord my…
Bridge to Shame Breaker Wednesday – Week 1
The Lord has heard my appeal for mercy; the Lord has accepted my prayer.
Bridge to Shame Breaker, Tuesday – Week 1
To the Lord I cried out, and He answered me from His holy hill.
Bridge to Shame Breaker
They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
Everlasting Covenant: (4) Friday, The Birth of Jesus
I proclaim good news that brings great joy to All the people.
Everlasting Covenant: (4) Thursday, The Birth of John
“And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord. You will tell his people how to find salvation
through forgiveness of their sins.
Everlasting Covenant: (4) Wednesday, Mary and Elizabeth
And Mary said, “My soul exalts the Lord,”