1. How much of my treasure is God’s? The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; Psalm 24:1 ‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares the LORD Almighty. Haggai 2:8 Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called …
1. God gave me natural talents. Then the LORD said to Moses, “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts– to make artistic designs for work …
1. She knows she is not perfect but in process. She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:25-26 Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a …
1. The reality of time. Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 “Show me, O LORD, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life. You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my …
1. My responsibility is in response to God’s generosity. A. God created me. Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that …
1. I must admit I don’t naturally think like God thinks. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your …
1. My Thinking In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1.1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; Psalm 24:1 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have …
1. People have the choice to believe. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever …
1. We have a Biblical mandate. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” …
He took our pain on Himself. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we …