July 27, 2022“So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and he was speaking the word to them.” – Mark 2:2 I have a question for you. How do we love much and serve the God who saved us? We can start by looking at a story in God’s word that is recorded in three of the four gospels.  Mark 2:1 tells it this way, “When he entered Capernaum again after some d...  Read More

July 26, 2022“Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” – Ephesians 4:32 When you truly experience God, you should naturally want to serve Him. There is a story in Luke 7 where Jesus was reclining at the table with a woman who was known as a sinner. The Bible says she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, dropped to her knees...  Read More

July 25, 2022“Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.” – John 12:26 After reading these devotions over the last week, I want to ask you, “Can you honestly say that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ?” I want to challenge you to consider what we have spent the last week discussing. Has Jesus come to you in ...  Read More

July 24, 2022“Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes or powerful or wealthy when God called you. Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.” – 1 Corinthians 1:26-27 The call to follow Jesus is a call to serve. You may be ask...  Read More

July 23, 2022“Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’’ – Matthew 4:19Over the last week, we have talked about an important job God asks of all His children. Once you have accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, He wants you to spread the good news of what He has done for you with others. He wants you to be a disciple for Him. We have looked...  Read More

July 22, 2022“Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’’ – Matthew 4:19 What Jesus was asking the disciples in Matthew 4:19 was, by faith, to pursue something they didn’t know. He was asking them to experience total abandonment and a full surrender to Him.  You’ll never experience life change through Jesus without fully surrendering to Jesus. That is ...  Read More

July 21, 2022“Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’’ – Matthew 4:19 As we continue to look at the process of becoming a disciple of Christ, we turn to the second step. In becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ, it begins with Jesus coming to us. But it can’t end there. You say, “How do I know if I’m truly a disciple?  The second step should answer th...  Read More

July 20, 2022“One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living.” – Matthew 4:18 It wasn’t by chance Jesus’ first partners in ministry were fishermen. Some of the same qualities that make a good fisherman are also qualities that make a good evangelist.  A fisherman...  Read More

July 19, 2022“God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.” – Ephesians 2:8 Salvation is a gift that began with grace. The GRACE of God is the fact that Jesus comes to us. We love Him because He first loved us! GRACE is God reaching out to us… FAITH is us reaching out to God… and where GRACE and FAITH meet, there is SALVATION!  Ephesians ...  Read More

July 18, 2022“One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’ And they left their nets at once and followed Him.” – Matthew 4:18-20 Yesterday, we talked about being a discip...  Read More

July 17, 2022“Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’ And they left their nets at once and followed Him.” – Matthew 4:19-20 I’ve met a lot of people in my who that claim to be disciples of Jesus Christ. People from all walks of life say, “I’m a disciple of Jesus.” People with all kinds of beliefs about God even say they are disciples. The word “disc...  Read More

July 16, 2022“So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.” – Ruth 4:13 God loves using unlikely people for eternal purposes. I’ll be honest…it blows my mind when God uses me for something eternal. Have you ever thought about that? You lead someone to the Lord…you disciple someone…you serve on a mission trip…you...  Read More