TPUSA Faith Pastors’ Summit Recap
Jeremiah 29:7 (ESV) 7But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. Proverbs 29:2 (ESV) 2When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. 1 Timothy 2:2 (NLT) 2Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we…
The Abundant Life or a Trained Elephant
John 15:1-8 (NIV84) 1I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in…
Interposition
Hebrews 7:25 (ESV) 25Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.
The Black Robe Regiment
Acts 20:28-29 (ESV) 28Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. 29 I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
Dad – In His Image
Genesis 1:26-28 (NIV84) 26Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28God…
Put Worry in the Rearview Mirror
Deuteronomy 31:8 (NIV84) The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Matthew 6:24-34 (NIV84) 24No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. 25Therefore I…
The Plumb Line Hasn’t Moved
Amos 7:7-8 (NIV84) 7This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb, with a plumb line in his hand. 8And the Lord asked me, “What do you see, Amos?” “A plumb line,” I replied. Then the Lord said, “Look, I am setting a plumb line among my people Israel; I will spare them no longer.
Strengthening Our Conscience in Regards to How We Obtain Right Standing With God
Hebrews 10:26-30 (NKJV) 26For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, 27but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries. 28Anyone who has rejected Moses’ law dies…
The Triumphant Entry – Every Day
Matthew 21:1-9 (NIV84) 1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right…
The Ruth Report – Part 2
Ruth 3:10-13 (ESV) 10And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich. 11And now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know that you are a worthy woman. 12And now it is true that I am a…