Stewardship Devotional Day 7Experiencing God Reality #7 – You come to know God by experience as you obey Him, and He accomplishes His work through you. Philippians 2:13 says, “for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” One of the things I often pray…
Stewardship Devotional Day 6Experiencing God Reality #6 – You must make major adjustments in your life to join God in what He is doing. In Joshua 24:15 we find this statement: “…choose you this day whom you will serve…” When it comes to serving the Lord there is no middle ground. God calls us…
Stewardship Devotional Day 5Experiencing God Reality #5 – God’s invitation for you to work with Him always leads to a crisis of belief that requires faith and action It is often said that the Word of God demands a response. Every time you read the Word, hear the Word preached, or have the Word…
Stewardship Devotional Day 4Experiencing God Reality #4 – God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal Himself, His purposes, and His ways. A good steward is one who has such a close relationship with God that he is able to discern the voice of God by…
Stewardship Devotional Day 3Experiencing God Reality #3 – God invites you to become involved with Him in His work A key component of stewardship is how God carries out His purposes in the world today. As you study the scriptures, you will find emphasis placed on the ministry of the local church. Everything that…
Stewardship Devotional Day 2Experiencing God Reality #2 – God pursues a continuing love relationship with you. 1 John 4:9-11 is a classic passage of scripture concerning God’s love for us and our need to love one another. “In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only…
There are times in our lives when we reach a point of crisis. Crucial moments and crucial decisions that determine the trajectory of our life. A word of counsel, especially to young people, that is often declared is the simple truth that ‘decisions determined destiny.’ Every decision we make, both small and great, will determine…
Stewardship Devotional Day 1Experiencing God Reality #1 – God is always at work around you. Philippians 2:13 says, “For it is God who works in you both to will and do for His good pleasure.” In the context of this verse Paul encourages the church to ‘work out their salvation.’ Paul did not suggest…
A term that is often heard in church circles is the term ‘backslidden’. Paul wrote to the Corinthian church about this very issue. He called them ‘carnal’ Christians. There are those who believed on the Lord Jesus and at one time may have lived faithfully for the Lord, but now they have fallen into the…
After the feeding of the five thousand we find the multitudes of people not leaving. They stayed through the storm (when Jesus walked on the water) and then the next day got in boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. Once they found Jesus, a discussion begins as Jesus uses the opportunity to teach…
Pastor Chris Noland 