No Distractions, Please April 10 Mark 4:16, ‘And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;’ MARK 4:13-20 The second type of person Jesus describes is one who does receive the Word, even with great joy, …

What Is Most Important? For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ must still be dead. And if he is still dead, then all our preaching is useless and your trust in God is empty, worthless, hopeless. . . . The fact is that Christ did actually …

Leave the Past Behind …But this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. Philippians 3:13 Failures and disappointments. Aches and pains from the past that just won’t seem to go away. Most of us know what it’s like …

Do Not Trust Your Heart And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him . . . —Luke 23:33 One of the ironies of human nature is that it often has a way of rejecting the best and accepting the worst. Why did …

Understanding God’s Word April 9 Luke 8:12, ‘Those by the wayside are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.’ LUKE 8:4-13 The first type of person Jesus describes is someone who doesn’t understand God’s …

Unchanging Human Nature Look! There is the Lamb of God who takes away the world’s sin. —John 1:29 (TLB) At the cross of Christ, sin reached its climax. Its most terrible display took place at Calvary. It was never blacker or more hideous. We see the human heart laid bare …

Get on the Right Road I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live. Deuteronomy 30:19 God’s going to get you for that! Most of …

God’s Word: Use As Directed April 8 Luke 8:11, ‘Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.’ LUKE 8:4-11 This parable illustrates the importance of the Word of God. God’s Word contains total power, but it has to be planted in our hearts and allowed to …

What Makes Christianity Different? He is not here, but is risen. —Luke 24:6 Something distinguishes Christianity from all the religions of the world. Not only does it carry the truth of the redemption, by the death of our Savior for our sins on the cross, but it carries the fact …

The Power Of God’s Word Luke 8:11, ‘Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.’ LUKE 8:11-15 It is through the reading of the Word and the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit that Christ in His fullness is known. What a privilege it is today to …