by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 – We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, knowing,...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Luke 11:28 – But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” A woman had noted that it must have been wonderful to have been Jesus’ mother. Jesus pointed out that a physical relationship was unimportant compared...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Romans 13:8 – Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. The first part of this verse means “Pay your bills on time.” The counsel here is not to allow your accounts to become overdue. The one debt that should...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
1 John 2:5 – But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. The thought here is that God’s love toward you has been brought to its goal when you keep His word. His love accomplishes its aim and reaches...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
1 John 1:6 – If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. According to this week’s verse, the words that come out of your mouth, should line up with the way you are living and say the same thing. In...
by Rob Taylor | Jan 1, 2009 | Challenges
Proverbs 10:21a – The lips of the righteous feed many… Someone has rightly paraphrased this proverb, “Good feeds both itself and others.” One of the reasons that righteous words are valuable is that they benefit others spiritually. The...
