MATURE FAITH SUBMITS HUMBLY TO GOD March 18, 2019 | James 4:7–10 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The narrative climax in John Milton’s Paradise Lost is the choice made first by Eve and then by Adam to give in to the serpent’s temptation and disobey God. In Milton’s Paradise Regained, the story’s climax is Jesus’ perfect […]
MATURE FAITH DOES NOT PURSUE SELFISH PLEASURES February 17, 2019 | James 4:1–3 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The first sermon in American history was preached at Plymouth, Mass., on December 9, 1621 by Robert Cushman, a deacon and Puritan leader. His text was 1 Corinthians 10:24, “No one should seek their own good, but the […]
MATURE FAITH AND SELF-CONTROL IN SPEECH February 16, 2019 | James 3:1–6 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The Yik Yak app, now thankfully defunct, allowed users to post anonymous comments and to agree or disagree with other users’ comments within a five-mile radius. For example, students on a university campus could share opinions about teachers, […]
THE FAILURE OF FEAR March 13, 2019 | 2 Chronicles 16 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Elite professional athletes always face the difficult decision of when to retire. Should they leave at the top of their game? Or should they eke out as many years of playing time as possible? Should they remain loyal to their […]
BRINGING REST TO THE LAND March 11, 2019 | 2 Chronicles 14 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue The United Nations’ Secretary-General’s Report on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace (2018) outlines an effort by member states to maintain peace and secure freedom from conflict. They intend “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war” with “activities aimed […]
DAILY DEVOTIONAL. DATE: SUNDAY 10TH MARCH 2019 THEME: VICTORY WITHOUT A FIGHT. MEMORISE: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Romans 12:19 READ: 2 Chronicles 20:22-27 22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the […]
DAILY DEVOTIONAL. SATURDAY MARCH 9, 2019 TOPIC: IDOLATRY FORBIDDEN TEXT: “Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry” (1Corinthians 10:14). The simplest definition of idolatry is the, “worship of idols.” An idol is a representation of a god which is an object of worship. Some people worship images of human beings, animals, birds, fishes and other […]
DAILY DEVOTIONAL THURSDAY MARCH 07, 2019 TOPIC: CONQUERING THE MIGHTY TEXT: Judges 8:4-21 KEY VERSE: “And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.” – (Judges 8:12). The children of Israel, in their usual manner, had sinned against God […]
DAILY DEVOTIONAL. DATE: WEDNESDAY 6TH MARCH 2019 THEME: GO FOR UNOCCUPIED LANDS. MEMORISE: And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. Luke 19:13 READ: Joshua 18:1-6 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle […]
DAILY DEVOTIONAL. TUESDAY MARCH 05, 2019 TOPIC: TESTIMONIES OF DAVID TEXT: Psalm 18:29-50 KEY VERSE: “It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.” – (Psalm 18:32). Alexander Whyte was a Scottish preacher who always began his prayers with an expression of gratitude. One cold, miserable day his people wondered […]