Posts with the category “sermon-devotionals”

No Greater Joy!3 John 1:4-5 (NKJV) 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 5 Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers…What a statement!  “No greater joy” is the kind of thing that we would think would be associated with great worldly accomplishments like our children growing up to become president of the country or make it to the bi...  Read More

Overcomers through Love1 John 5:1-2 CSB “1Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of him. 2This is how we know that we love God’s children: when we love God and obey his commands.”Just as a child benefits from the work her mother accomplishes, just as an employee is known by the reputation of his employer, so al...  Read More

His Spiritual House1 Peter 2:4-5 (NKJV) 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.One of the challenges in our lives is to know, understand, and if we are being honest, to remember the “why...  Read More

Rejection & Relationship1 John 3:1 (NKJV) 1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.When I was in Jr. High, my dad was the principal of our school. This made for some interesting parent teacher meetings and was especially hard when I would act out and get into trouble. (Whi...  Read More

A New Law, A New Love, A New Life1 John 2:1-2 (NKJV) 1 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world.1 John 2:7-11 (NKJV) 7 Brethren, I write no new commandment to you, but an old comma...  Read More

Evidence that Demands an Examination 1 John 1:1-3 "1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life-- 2  the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us-- 3that which we have...  Read More

The Dog that Didn't Bark Sherlock Holmes tells a famous story of a racehorse that is stolen one night under the cover of darkness. In his wistful way, he unfolds the identity of the thief to none other than the horses trainer. How did Holmes know? Well, you see, the watch dog never barked, so it must have known the thief.In Exodus 11, we see a similar scene described as God leads the Hebrews out o...  Read More

Compromised Worship God had called His people to Go into the wilderness, to Sacrifice and Serve and Worship. Yet, there were five compromises in worship that pharaoh proposed to Moses. These are a constant struggle in the hearts of followers of Christ on Sunday after Sunday. Let’s review real quick, but if you missed church this past Sunday, it would be good to go back and listen to the message to...  Read More

Gripe's GripExodus 9:1-7 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh and tell him, 'Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews: "Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 2For if you refuse to let them go, and still hold them, 3behold, the hand of the LORD will be on your cattle in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep--a very severe pestilence."There...  Read More

Tomorrow  Never ComesExodus 8:9-10 (NKJV) 9And Moses said to Pharaoh, "Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only." 10So he said, "Tomorrow." And he said, "Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.Why Tom...  Read More

One more Night with the FrogsEx 8:9-10 (NKJV)  9And Moses said to Pharaoh, "Accept the honor of saying when I shall intercede for you, for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only." 10So he said, "Tomorrow." And he said, "Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.A ...  Read More

Dealing with DoubtsExodus 5:22-23  22So Moses returned to the LORD and said, "Lord, why have You brought trouble on this people? Why is it You have sent me? 23For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done evil to this people; neither have You delivered Your people at all." Notice the conflict in verse 22? Moses is addressing the LORD (Almighty, Eternal, Jehovah) with the generic t...  Read More

Who is the Lord?As we entered Exodus 5 this week, we saw this question being posed. This is what we found...         Exodus 5:1-2   "1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'Let My people go, that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.' "2 And Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the LO...  Read More

Showdown Throw DownExodus 4:1-5  "1 Then Moses answered and said, "But suppose they will not believe me or listen to my voice; suppose they say, 'The LORD has not appeared to you.'" 2 So the LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" He said, "A rod."  3 And He said, "Cast it on the ground." So he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. 4 Then the LORD said to M...  Read More

This week we looked at Exodus 3, and this is what we found.Exodus 3:1-5 (NKJV) 1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the desert, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. So he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, b...  Read More

Moses wasn’t ready; the Hebrews were not ready. Moses was educated at the top of Egypt. He was, for all intents and purposes, grandson to Pharaoh. He was in the prime of his life, 40 years old. He was mighty in words and deeds (Acts 7:22). He was motivated by justice, but not spiritually prepared.Ex 2:11-12 says, "11 Now it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out to his ...  Read More

What would we be willing to suffer for the Gospel of Christ?  Read More