Chapter 9 ⁽²⁴⁾

Passage Read: Romans 8-9 Meditation Verse: 9:18 There is no fighting against God. There is no changing what He has decreed. Those who were chosen from before the beginning of the world will be saved; no one else will. If a people or person is…

Passage Read: Acts 8-9 Meditation Verses: 9:20,22 Again, the gospel is not first about forgiveness, but about who Jesus is, about why He deserves our worship and obedience. And why we need to repent and receive forgiveness, and He's the only One who can supply…

Passage Read: Luke 9-10 Meditation Verse: 9:26 If I acknowledge Jesus as Lord, then I don't have a choice in what teachings of His I'll accept. It's all or nothing. If I follow some teachings but not others, I clearly have little fear of Him.

Jesus basically hangs out a "Help Wanted" sign, pray to the Lord for more workers. But why? He's going throughout their towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues--so obviously they have plenty of religious leaders and teachers, right? How could there be a problem? How…

What do you look to for your assurance of salvation? Depending on your faith? Depending on God's promises? What does saving faith in God's promises look like? Three miracles challenge us to test and see whether we're "dead" or "alive" in the eyes of God.