1 Thessalonians 1-5; 2 Thessalonians 1-3 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2019, 2019 “DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS” Paul had fond memories of the church at Thessalonica: “We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thessalonians 5:1-3). “For…Keep Reading

Acts 16:34 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, November 26, 2019 “…he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God.” C. H. Surgeon once wrote, “When home is ruled according to God’s word, angels might be asked to stay with us, and they would not find themselves out of their element.” There was once a time when a saying hung on the wall of almost every house, “Be…Keep Reading

Acts 17-18:18 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2019 “GOD AND THE GODS “ As was his custom, when Paul and company arrived at Thessalonica, he sought out a synagogue in which he reasoned with the worshippers from the Scriptures for three Sabbath days. Some responded, but jealous Jews incited a mob against them. They then journeyed to Athens where Paul was deeply troubled when he saw the multitude of idols…Keep Reading

Galatians 4-6 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019 “WHY THE WORLD CAN’T GET WELL” Few, if any, in our society would argue that we are the epitome of social, moral, and spiritual health, but the majority are rejecting both the cause and the cure, which universally is Christ crucified and personally our dying with him (Galatians 2:20). The world rejects the gospel in favor of human solutions, turning from the…Keep Reading

Galatians 1-3 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2019 “JUSTIFICATION IS NOT A GET-OUT-OF-JAIL-FREE CARD” “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should…Keep Reading

Psalm 20:2 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, November 23, 2019 “On Board the Ship Off the coast of Newfoundland an owl as white as snow sat alone on a drifting piece of Iceberg. It had been days since the desolate chunk of ice had broken away from the field. Cold, weak and frightened, the owl was drifting to its demise. Then it saw the freighter ship in the distance. The troubled bird…Keep Reading

Acts 15-16 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2019 “INSPIRED PREACHING MAY NOT TRANSLATE INTO INSPIRED ACTION” In trying to prevent believers from falling from grace by seeking salvation by law and its covenant sign, circumcision, Paul said, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit to a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1). The Jerusalem conference which is recorded in Acts 15 should have ended…Keep Reading

Jeremiah 12:5 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, November 22, 2019 “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses?” This is probably not a verse that many in our culture will memorize. It strikes a blow against our whining mentality. Our conversations too often don’t get past the surface issues like what’s hurting today, who said what, how busy we are…Keep Reading

James 1-5 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2019 “WORTHLESS RELIGION” As lawsuits from the left and from the right are filed, courts at every level are challenged to interpret the Free-speech clause of the First Amendment. Christians should not look to the courts to determine how we speak, because the courts could prohibit what God demands and allow what God prohibits. Before we exercise our civil right to speak, we…Keep Reading

Revelation 21:1-2 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, November 21, 2019 “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth…And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband” Pastors and grooms get to wait in some strange places before the wedding begins. We have waited on steep basement steps, in the shed behind the church (with the lawn…Keep Reading

Acts 13-14 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019 “THE DOOR IS OPEN” Jesus’ final words to the apostles were, “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). The gospel would be preached in an ever-widening circle. For about a decade, the preaching was only to Jews, proselytes, and Samaritans who accepted the books of Moses. When…Keep Reading

Psalm 118:12 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, November 20, 2019 They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.” We hid behind the fence (like that was going to protect us). There were several of them and only two of us. We were bigger than they were and we hoped that was to our advantage. The…Keep Reading