Love God, love neighbor, make disciples. doug@pastordougolson.com
Our scripture this morning is 1 Timothy 4:11-12 (NLT). Teach these things and insist that everyone learn them. Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. This passage has …
Our scripture this morning is John 3:16-17 (NLT). For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through …
Our scripture this morning is Psalms 139:9-10 (NLT). If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. Omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent are big words but they describe the character of God well. He is all seeing, …
Our scripture this morning is Romans 3:23-24 (NLT). For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. It is a fact we can’t deny …
Our scripture this morning is Luke 12:39-40 (NLT). Understand this: If a homeowner knew exactly when a burglar was coming, he would not permit his house to be broken into. You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected. This warning from Jesus to always be …
Our scripture this morning is Isaiah 41:13 (NLT). For I hold you by your right hand— I, the Lord your God. And I say to you, “Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.” The prophet Isaiah had a wide variety of lessons and warnings for the people of Israel who had fallen away …
Our scripture this morning is 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11 (NLT). For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us. Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever. So encourage each other and build …
Our scripture this morning is Ephesians 4:29-30 (NLT). Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as …
Our scripture this morning is Proverbs 19:17 (NLT). If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord— and he will repay you! Scripture has much to say about how we care for those among us who don’t have enough. Previously in Proverbs 17:5 we read “Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; …
Our scripture this morning is Psalms 51:10-12 (NRSV). Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a …