-
Encouraging Message Series for Young Believers
-
Tag Archives: Jesus Christ
IN TOUCH DAILY: JANUARY 17
Jesus Is Lord Romans 14:7-12 In the New Testament, Lord is a commonly used title for Jesus Christ. Although it is rare to hear this term used in our daily life, there’s a similar word with which we are all … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions, In Touch
Tagged anger, authority, boss, charles stanley, Christ's reign, church, comfort, creation, daily life, earth, fear, freedom, goodness, head, heaven, in touch, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus is Lord, Jesus' authority, King of kings, life, lord, Lord of lords, lovingkindness, new testament, ruler, satan, submission, surrender, truly free, trust Jesus, Word of God
Leave a comment
IN TOUCH DAILY: JANUARY 7
The Key to Acceptance Luke 6:46-49 Many churchgoers will be disheartened to learn that ministry work doesn’t reserve them a place in heaven. Good deeds mean nothing to God unless they are the outgrowth of a relationship with Him. It … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions, In Touch
Tagged acceptance, acts of kindness, believe, bible, charles stanley, church members, churchgoers, desire, desperate need, disheartened, eternity, faith in Jesus, genuine faith, God, good deeds, heaven, hope, idea, in touch, Jesus, Jesus Christ, key, ministry work, payment, relationship with God, sacrifice, salvation, saved, Savior, service, sin, sin debt, trust Jesus
Leave a comment
IN TOUCH DAILY: JANUARY 3
Look to Jesus and Live John 3:7-15 In John 3, the nighttime conversation Jesus had with Nicodemus is packed with symbolism. The Lord compared salvation to a second birth and likened the Holy Spirit’s work to wind. But then He … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions, In Touch
Tagged believe, bronze serpent, charles stanley, complained, cross, Deliverer, God, God's presence, Holy Spirit, in touch, israelites, Jesus, Jesus Christ, lifted up, look to Jesus, lord, moses, new birth, new life, nicodemus, old testament, poisonous snakes, promised land, sacrifice, salvation, saved, second birth, sin, Son of man, spiritual birth, symbolism, wind
Leave a comment
IN TOUCH DAILY: JANUARY 2
Religious but Lost John 3:1-6 Nicodemus would probably be welcome at any church today. He seems an ideal member—principled, knowledgeable, and courteous. And as a Pharisee, he followed strict Jewish rules, which certainly made him religious. However, Nicodemus had serious … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions, In Touch
Tagged blind, born again, charles stanley, church, courteous, earthly life, God, good works, goodness, heaven, in touch, Jesus, Jesus Christ, jewish rules, kind behavior, knowledgeable, life, living Spirit, lord, lost, nature, new life, nicodemus, old flesh, pharisee, principled, real relationship with God, relationship with Jesus, religious, religious but lost, Savior, serve God, sinful nature, spiritually lost, true believer, trust Jesus, truth
Leave a comment
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: AUGUST 27
TO GENIA GOELZ, who had asked Lewis for a prayer in her struggle to believe: Lewis’s prayer for a daily increase in obedience and faith. 18 March 1952 Don’t bother at all about that question of a person being ‘made … Continue reading
Posted in C. S. Lewis Daily, Devotions
Tagged baptism, beliefs, believe, bible, c s lewis, christian, doctrines, faith, Father of lights, genia goelz, God, grace, Holy Word, i believe, Jesus, Jesus Christ, lord, obedience, prayer, struggle, struggling, unbelief, understanding
Leave a comment
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: MARCH 19
But how shall I describe the other knocking? It was, in some curious way, soft; “soft as wool and sharp as death,” soft but unendurably heavy, as if at each blow some enormous hand fell on the outside of the … Continue reading
Posted in C. S. Lewis Daily, Devotions
Tagged c s lewis, death, heavy, Jesus Christ, knocking, night, of other worlds
Leave a comment
DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 31
Faith Helps You Focus Your Goals “God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!” (Ephesians 3:20 The Message). We know that setting goals is important because the Bible … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Hope, Devotions
Tagged accomplish, believe, believers, bible, change the world, daily hope, effective, effective life, energy, faith, focus, follower of Christ, goals, God, God can do anything, grow, impact, Jesus, Jesus Christ, life, ministry, powerful, rick warren, set goals, setting goals, spiritual responsibility, spiritually mature, statement of faith, time, waste, wildest dreams
Leave a comment
DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 29
Don’t Stress Out! Trust God to Provide for You “Since he did not spare even his own Son for us but gave him up for us all, won’t he also surely give us everything else?” (Romans 8:32 TLB). The major … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Hope, Devotions
Tagged cross, daily hope, disappointed, divorce, don't stress out, frustrated, God, God loves you, God will provide, health, identity, Jesus Christ, jobs, life, Lord is my shepherd, love, marriage, money, needs, peace of mind, promise, provide, relationship with Christ, reputation, rick warren, security, stress, stressed out, stressing out, trust God, worry
Leave a comment
DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 25
God’s Great Gift Isn’t Traditionally Wrapped “Out of sheer generosity God put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we’re in and restored us to where he always wanted us to … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Hope, Devotions
Tagged altar, bible, daily hope, earth, free gift, generosity, God, God's great gift, Good News of Jesus, greatest gift, Jesus, Jesus Christ, pure gift, restored, rick warren, right standing, right with God, sacrifice, salvation, sin, the Giver
Leave a comment
DAILY HOPE: DECEMBER 15
Set These Four Goals to Grow More Like Jesus “Walk carefully, not as the unwise, but as wise, making the very most of your time . . . Do not be foolish and thoughtless, but understand and firmly grasp what … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Hope, Devotions
Tagged bible, closer to God, created, daily hope, foolish, goals, good things, grow, growth, intentional, Jesus, Jesus Christ, rick warren, thoughtless, time, unwise, walk carefully, will of the Lord, wisdom, wise
Leave a comment