TEMPTATION TWO: THE PRIDE OF LIFE SATAN SUGGESTS SUICIDE
Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning…
TEMPTATION ONE: THE LUST OF THE FLESH—TURN THESE STONES TO BREAD
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Luke 4:1…
TREASURES FOR THE GREATEST TREASURE
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was. When they saw the star, they…
STAR, SUPERNOVA, OR SHEKHINAH?
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, Matthew 2:1 (BSB) SUSAN: Herod whose name means “Son of a hero” was dubbed “The Great” probably due to his…
JOSEPH CAREFULLY CONSIDERED HIS ACTIONS: GOD SENT AN ANGEL WITH ANSWERS
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was…
Gems Mined from the Book of Matthew
We are currently studying the Gospel of Matthew with two different groups, one on Wednesday night and one via Google Meet on Thursday night. We will be posting small nuggets – just a taste of what we are discovering –…
PUTTING A PIN IN IT FOR NOW
We will be pausing putting up new devotions for a few weeks as we work to complete two exciting new one-month devotional books. Our plan is to have these published before the North Pointe Baptist Church craft fair on September…
MEDITATING MINSTREL
ROCK CONCERT
Come, let us sing for joyH7442 to the LORD; let us shoutH7321 to the Rock of our salvation! Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noiseH7321 to Him in song. Psalm 95:1-2 God, who is…
DAILY SONGS OF JOY: I CHOOSE TO SING
It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre.…