Read the following Bible verse several times: Luke 15:7 “I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.” Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions:… Read More »
I’m Glad I Wore That Shirt
Monieca and I met our son for dinner at a local restaurant after work Thursday. Several FBC members happened to be eating there and we spent some time talking with each of them. It’s not unusual to meet members when we’re out to eat. When I was in line to pay for dinner, I struck… Read More »
Birth and Death III
Read the following Bible verse several times: Ecclesiastes 5:15 “As he had come naked from his mother’s womb, so will he return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.” Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you? ________________________________________________________________________… Read More »
Birth and Death II
Read the following Bible verses several times: Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven – A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.” Having read this verse several times,… Read More »
God’s Great Gift
Read the following Bible verse several times: Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Having read this verse several times, what is God saying to you? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: Yesterday we meditated on the “wages of sin.” Today… Read More »
The Value of a Lost Sheep
Read Luke 15:4 several times: “What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?” Having read this verse, what is God saying to you? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Answer… Read More »
Seeing What Jesus Sees
Read John 4:35 several times: “Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest.” Having read this verse, what is God saying to you? _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: According… Read More »
Praying for Workers
Read Matthew 9:37-38 several times: “Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.’” Having read this verse, what is God saying to you? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: Yesterday’s devotion focused on verse 37,… Read More »
A Large Harvest and a Small Work Force
Read Matthew 9:37 several times: “Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.’” Having read this verse, what is God saying to you? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: What is the harvest Jesus refers to in this verse? What does Jesus teach us about the harvest? What does… Read More »
Jesus Seeks Lost People
Read Luke 19:10 several times: “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Having read this verse, what is God saying to you? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: What did Jesus say was the reason He had come to earth? What are the consequences of being “lost”…in… Read More »