When we surrender our lives to the Master our Messiah God does a work that others will notice Our lives can be a pleasing aroma of Christ to all who see In today's message titled The Aroma of a Godward Life Pastor RIch digs into Corinthians - to show how His transformative work in His people proclaims Him to be worthy of worship [... more]

When we surrender our lives to the Master our Messiah God does a work that others will notice Our lives can be a pleasing aroma of Christ to all who see In today's message titled The Aroma of a Godward Life Pastor RIch digs into Corinthians - to show how His transformative work in His people proclaims Him to be worthy of worship [... more]

When we surrender our lives to the Master our Messiah God does a work that others will notice Our lives can be a pleasing aroma of Christ to all who see In today's message titled The Aroma of a Godward Life Pastor RIch digs into Corinthians - to show how His transformative work in His people proclaims Him to be worthy of worship [... more]

When we surrender our lives to the Master our Messiah God does a work that others will notice Our lives can be a pleasing aroma of Christ to all who see In today's message titled The Aroma of a Godward Life Pastor RIch digs into Corinthians - to show how His transformative work in His people proclaims Him to be worthy of worship [... more]

Listen to the full-length version or read the manuscript of this message here https wfth me pap What are your expectations when you pray Do you expect God to answer in a certain way or on a certain timeline The truth is our prayers are only effective when we conform to God's will not when we insist upon our own Jesus taught His disciples this truth using a parable of a poor widow and a corrupt judge [... more]

If this sermon was a book and I wanted to sell lots of copies the title would cause it to fail Now if it were entitled Living the High Life or Living the Successful Life then I may have a winner But many have lived with both success and riches who didn't live right So what is the right life Or to frame it with a better question What kind of life is most pleasing to God Through a series of paradoxes John gives us the answer it wasn't the answer most people are looking for [... more]

If this sermon was a book and I wanted to sell lots of copies the title would cause it to fail Now if it were entitled Living the High Life or Living the Successful Life then I may have a winner But many have lived with both success and riches who didn't live right So what is the right life Or to frame it with a better question What kind of life is most pleasing to God Through a series of paradoxes John gives us the answer it wasn't the answer most people are looking for [... more]

On New Year rsquo s Eve officials in Detroit carefully opened a hundred-year-old time capsule Nestled inside the copper box were hopeful predictions from some city leaders who expressed visions of prosperity and technology The mayor rsquo s message however offered a different approach He wrote ldquo May we be permitted to express one hope superior to all others that you may realize as a nation people and city you have grown in righteousness for it is this that exalts a nation rdquo More than success happiness or peace the mayor wished that future citizens would grow in what it [... more]

When American author O Henry wrote his beloved Christmas story ldquo The Gift of the Magi rdquo he was struggling to rebound from personal troubles Still he penned an inspiring story that highlights a beautiful Christ-like character trait mdash sacrifice In the story an impoverished wife sells her beautiful long hair on Christmas Eve to buy a gold pocket watch chain for her husband As she learns later however her husband had sold his pocket watch to buy a set of combs for her beautiful hair Their greatest gift to each other Sacrifice From each the gesture showed great love [... more]

Dr Steve Pettit concludes the series in Colossians entitled Seeking Things Above from Colossians - The post Pleasing Christ At Home appeared first on THE DAILY PLATFORM [... more]

My dad loved being outdoors in God rsquo s creation camping fishing and rock-hunting He also enjoyed working in his yard and garden But it took lots of work He spent hours pruning hoeing planting seeds or flowers pulling weeds mowing the lawn and watering the yard and garden The results were worth it mdash a landscaped lawn tasty tomatoes and beautiful peace roses Every year he pruned the roses close to the ground and every year they grew back mdash filling the senses with their fragrance and beauty In Genesis we read of the garden of Eden where Adam [... more]

Do you want to know what the will of God is for your life Pastor J D continues in this message from Romans to talk about the two things that summarize what Christianity is all about [... more]

Cross the Bridge - [... more]

Many people today believe that Satan is a myth while some Christians have gone to the opposite extreme attributing all kinds of experiences to the devil Today R C Sproul examines the Bible's teaching about Satan Get R C Sproul's Teaching Series 'Pleasing God' for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org pleasing-god Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

As Christians we are continually at war with the flesh But what is the flesh and how can we overcome it Today R C Sproul explains this biblical term and provides wisdom for defeating this enemy Get R C Sproul's Teaching Series 'Pleasing God' for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org pleasing-god Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

God commands His people not to be conformed to this fallen world but that isn't a calling to isolate ourselves from secular society Today R C Sproul presents what it really means to be a Christian nonconformist Get R C Sproul's Teaching Series 'Pleasing God' for Your Gift of Any Amount https gift renewingyourmind org pleasing-god Don't forget to make RenewingYourMind org your home for daily in-depth Bible study and Christian resources [... more]

Scripture warns us that wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction Lots of folks going that way It's the way that seems right to a man but its end is the way of death Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie shows us an alternative He helps us through the narrow gate It won't make us popular or politically correct But better to live in a way that's pleasing to God even if it displeases people rather than the other way around Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest [... more]

The world won't always or even often give you kudos for living out your Christian faith But as Skip shows you today that's not what really matters anyway [... more]

A ldquo master of disguise rdquo lives in the waters of Indonesia and in the Great Barrier Reef The mimic octopus like other octopuses can change its skin pigment to blend in with its surroundings This intelligent creature also changes its shape and ldquo the way it moves and behaves rdquo when threatened In fact the mimic octopus can impersonate fifteen other kinds of sea creatures including the venomous lionfish and flatfish and even deadly sea snakes Though imperfect these disguises provide time to escape other predators and may have kept the mimic octopus from being discovered until Unlike the [... more]

June Message from Pastor Josh Bevan Main Scripture Passage Corinthians - Topic Growth Servant Pleasing God [... more]

Too many churches today are so inclined toward pleasing people and society at large that they've forgotten about pleasing God through obedience to Scripture You'll pardon us if we don't choose to join in Today on The Truth Pulpit Pastor Don speaks boldly about The Future of the Church and Homosexuality https www thetruthpulpit com Click the icon below to listen Related StoriesAddressing the Heart of Same-Sex Attraction Addressing the Heart of Same-Sex Attraction Refuting Five Myths about Homosexuality [... more]

James - Are you satisfied today In your marriage In your job In your church If not the Apostle James offers the only remedy Read the manuscript or listen to the full-length version of this message here https www wisdomonline org teachings james-lesson- Receive occasional text messages from Stephen Text the keyword - wisdom - to - - [... more]

Episode Adriel Sanchez and Bill Maier answer caller questions Show Notes CoreChristianity com Questions in this Episode Is it ok to date a registered sex offender who is now a Christian Does John mean that Jesus saves everyone in the world Is it displeasing to God that I don't consult my husband before tithing Why do I still sin if I've received the Holy Spirit Is Job a verse that shows that Jews did celebrate birthdays Today's Offer Daniel Bible Study Request our latest special offers here or call - -THE-CORE - - to request them by phone Want to [... more]

When we praise God continually we're motivated to live in a way that's pleasing to Him [... more]

Karen Ehman's journey as a recovering people-pleaser began when she realized she was seeking others' approval more than God's In this conversation Karen shares practical guidance on healthy boundaries and encourages you to serve God intentionally in the areas he's called you to serve Part of Receive the book When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable and the audio download of the broadcast Living For an Audience of One for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast living-for-an-audience-of-one-part- -of- featured-resource-ctaIf you've listened to [... more]

Karen Ehman's journey as a recovering people-pleaser began when she realized she was seeking others' approval more than God's In this conversation Karen shares practical guidance on healthy boundaries and encourages you to serve God intentionally in the areas he's called you to serve Part of Receive the book When Making Others Happy Is Making You Miserable and the audio download of the broadcast Living For an Audience of One for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast living-for-an-audience-of-one-part- -of- featured-resource-ctaIf you've listened to [... more]

I rsquo m not a coffee drinker but one sniff of coffee beans brings me a moment of both solace and wistfulness When our teenage daughter Melissa was making her bedroom uniquely hers she filled a bowl with coffee beans to permeate her room with a warm pleasant scent It rsquo s been nearly two decades since Melissa rsquo s earthly life ended in a car accident at age seventeen but we still have that coffee-bean bowl It gives us a continual aromatic remembrance of Mell rsquo s life with us Scripture also uses fragrances as a reminder Song of [... more]

Kyle and Allison had a wonderful honeymoon in an exotic location When they returned home however they discovered that Kyle rsquo s feet had developed a strange itchy rash The couple was referred to an infectious disease specialist He informed them that small parasites had burrowed their way into Kyle rsquo s feet through blisters caused by his new flip flops What started out as a dream vacation ended in a challenging battle with unwanted ldquo guests rdquo David knew that if he didn rsquo t ask God for help to fight sin his dream of living a pleasing life [... more]

In this broadcast Dr Mike Bechtle helps listeners avoid the trap of people pleasing in order to develop healthier relationships with others Part of Receive the book The People Pleaser's Guide to Loving Others Without Losing Yourself for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast giving-up-people-pleasing-for-a-better-way-to-live-part- -of- featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

In this broadcast Dr Mike Bechtle helps listeners avoid the trap of people pleasing in order to develop healthier relationships with others Part of Receive the book The People Pleaser's Guide to Loving Others Without Losing Yourself for your donation of any amount https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast giving-up-people-pleasing-for-a-better-way-to-live-part- -of- featured-resource-cta If you've listened to any of our podcasts please give us your feedback https focusonthefamily com podcastsurvey [... more]

Pastor Rick teaches from the letter to the Hebrews [... more]

After I became a believer in Jesus I shared the gospel with my mother Instead of making a decision to trust Jesus as I expected she stopped speaking to me for a year Her bad experiences with people who claimed to follow Jesus made her distrust believers in Christ I prayed for her and reached out to her weekly The Holy Spirit comforted me and continued working on my heart as my mom gave me the silent treatment When she finally answered my phone call I committed to loving her and sharing God rsquo s truth with her whenever I [... more]

To support this ministry financially visit https www oneplace com donate [... more]

Deborah Pegues offers biblical advice to help listeners throw off the weight of insecurity and experience God's peace She describes symptoms of insecurity like envy and people pleasing and discusses the importance of overcoming perfectionism Deborah closes by encouraging believers to rest on God's promises and pursue His peace Receive Deborah's book Days to a Stronger More Confident You for your donation of any amount Plus receive member-exclusive benefits when you make a recurring gift today Your monthly support helps families thrive https donate focusonthefamily com don-daily-broadcast-product- - - refcd Get more episode resources https www focusonthefamily com episodes broadcast [... more]

Dr Steve Pettit concludes a series entitled Seeking Things Above with a message titled Pleasing Christ at Home from Colossians - The post Pleasing Christ at Home appeared first on THE DAILY PLATFORM [... more]

Scripture warns us that wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction Lots of folks going that way It's the way that seems right to a man but its end is the way of death Today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie shows us an alternative He helps us through the narrow gate It won't make us popular or politically correct But better to live in a way that's pleasing to God even if it displeases people rather than the other way around View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes --- Learn more [... more]

Dr Stanley discusses how our speech is to be pleasing and acceptable to God [... more]

Are you a people pleaser Is that making you feel overwhelmed burned out and pulled in too many directions On today's Building Relationships with Dr Gary Chapman author and speaker Karen Ehman offers practical advice on how to break free from the pleasing game If making others happy is making you miserable don't miss the conversation See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Do you ever get the sense that there must be more to the Christian life I mean you're doing all the right stuff praying reading your Bible going to church giving generously but it's just flat Could it be that all those good things are actually keeping you from getting God's best Chip peels back the layers of what happens when being good isn't good enough [... more]

It's not your striving or sacrificing or straining that makes God happy [... more]

When God tells us to do something we would've done anyway it's pretty easy to obey But what about when the Lord's instructions are a little bit out there or take us beyond our comfort zone That's what Dr Tony Evans will talk to us about as he takes a look at the life of Noah [... more]

The two women occupied the aisle seats across from each other The flight was two hours so I couldn rsquo t help but see some of their interactions It was clear they knew each other might even be related The younger of the two probably in her sixties kept reaching in her bag to hand the older I rsquo d guess in her nineties fresh apple slices then homemade finger sandwiches then a towelette for clean up and finally a crisp copy of the New York Times Each hand-off was done with such tenderness such dignity As we stood to [... more]

See I have given into thy hand Jericho [... more]

In the summer of Monsieur Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope mdash something he would go on to do hundreds of times Once he did it with his manager Harry Colcord on his back Blondin gave Colcord these instructions ldquo Look up Harry you are no longer Colcord you are Blondin If I sway sway with me Do not attempt to do any balancing yourself If you do we will both go to our death rdquo Paul in essence said to the Galatian believers You can rsquo t walk the line of living [... more]

During college I spent a good chunk of a summer in Venezuela The food was astounding the people delightful the weather and hospitality beautiful Within the first day or two however I recognized that my views on time management weren rsquo t shared by my new friends If we planned to have lunch at noon this meant anywhere between and p m The same for meetings or travel timeframes were approximations without rigid punctuality I learned that my idea of ldquo being on time rdquo was far more culturally formed than I rsquo d realized All of us are shaped [... more]

Cross the Bridge - [... more]

Scripture warns us that wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction Lots of folks going that way It's the way that seems right to a man but it's end is the way of death Today on A New Beginning Pastor Greg Laurie shows us an alternative He helps us through the narrow gate It won't make us popular or politically correct But better to live in a way that's pleasing to God even if it displeases people rather than the other way around View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes --- Learn more [... more]

Oftentimes we can move too fast in life but it s good to slow down and evaluate our priorities In the message quot Enoch Fact-Checking Your Walk quot Skip encourages you to get back to the essentials to strengthen your spiritual walk This teaching is from the series Fact-Check Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

We stared at the piles of donated shoes as we entered a local homeless shelter The director had invited our youth group to help sort through the heaps of used footwear We spent the morning searching for matches and lining them up in rows across the concrete floor At the end of the day we threw away more than half of the shoes because they were too damaged to give to people Though the shelter couldn rsquo t stop people from giving poor quality items they refused to distribute shoes that were in bad condition The Israelites struggled with giving [... more]

Romans tells us that quot all things work together for good to those who love God quot In the message quot Fact-Check Your Faith quot Skip shares how you can find peace in the circumstances you face when you invite God s truth into the situation This teaching is from the series Fact-Check Links Website https connectwithskip comDonate https connnectwithskip com donateThis week's DevoMail https connnectwithskip com devomail [... more]

Open calls questions and discussion with Matt Slick LIVE in the studio Questions include--- - How are Christians pleasing to God- Are some Christians more pleasing than others--- - Matt discusses what the will of God is for every believer -- - Does Isaiah - support modalism since it calls the Son the everlasting Father--- - Can Mormonism be refuted by DNA evidence showing that the Native peoples of America were not Israelites--- - What are your concerns about the Assemblies of God denomination--- - How can we tell if someone is guilty of blasphemy of the Holy Spirit--- - [... more]

Wives submit yourselves unto your own husbands as it is fit in the Lord Husbands love your wives and be not bitter against them Children obey your parents in all things for this is well pleasing unto the Lord Colossians - [... more]

If you visit a few different churches you'll probably notice several kinds of worshipers Some people sing in solemn reverence while others raise their hands dance or maybe even fall to their knees Is one way better and more pleasing to God than the other Pastor J D addresses that question as he continues our study of King David titled Search for a King [... more]

Dr John H Munro August Romans - As followers of Christ we are redeemed and bought with a price Sin is no longer our master We now belong to our Lord Jesus Christ True freedom is not doing what we like true freedom is doing what we know to be right pleasing our Lord and choosing to obey Him [... more]