Love God, love neighbor, make disciples. doug@pastordougolson.com
Our scripture this morning is Acts 8:35 (NLT). So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus. As always, we need to read the whole passage to get a complete story from scripture, however this is a marvelous statement. The lesson is found in Acts 8:26-40, telling of Philip’s witness …
Our scripture this morning is John 3:19-21 (NLT). And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be …
Our scripture this morning is Luke 7:47-50 (NLT). “I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.” Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.” The men at the table said among themselves, “Who …
Our scripture this morning is Acts 2:38-39 (NLT). Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This promise is to you, to your children, …
Our scripture this morning is Galatians 1:10-12 (NLT). Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning. …
Our scripture this morning is Romans 12:1-2 (NLT). And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy …
Our scripture this morning is Isaiah 43:18-19 (NLT). But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the …
Our scripture this morning is 2 Corinthians 5:16-18 (NLT). So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now! This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The …
Our scripture this morning is John 15:4-5 (NLT). Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and …
Our scripture this morning is Colossians 3:1-3 (NLT). Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, …