September 7: “Getting Our Joy Back”
Psalm 51:12 (NLT): “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.”
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August 14: “We Need a Revival”
Psalm 33:12 (NLT): “What joy for the nation whose God is the LORD, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.”
Read MoreAugust 12: “The Happiness of a Clean Heart”
Psalm 32:11 (NLT): “So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!”
Read MoreAugust 10: “Making Worship Enjoyable to God”
Proverbs 21:3 (NLT): “The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.”
Read MoreJuly 22: “Living in the Power of the Holy Spirit”
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NLT): “Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.”
Read MoreJune 21: “Returning to Holiness”
Psalm 139:23-24 (NLT): “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.”
Read MoreApril 28: “Being a Fool, or Owning Our Sin and Seeking Reconciliation”
We are hard-wired to feel guilt when we do something wrong. So, we had better learn how to properly respond to guilt so that we can experience forgiveness and cleansing.
Read MoreApril 21: “How to Develop Godly Attitudes”
Even more importantly than doing things for the Lord is a heart that enjoys Him and desires for Him to receive praise. After all, the Lord spends more time looking at our heart than observing our actions.
Read MoreMarch 23: “One Reason Why Repentance Is So Important”
Repentance will stop up God’s ears so that He cannot and will not listen to our prayers. That’s why we need to be sure to repent quickly and thoroughly when we sin.
Read MoreMarch 10: “Are You a Good Person?”
None of us are morally good in God’s eyes. So, since only good/righteous people are admitted into Heaven, we need to find a righteousness outside of ourselves – in Jesus.
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