A collection of sermons, daily devotions, and blog posts from Pastor Gary Combs
Today’s Devotion on the One Year Bible Reading
HAVE YOU EVER CRIED OUT TO THE LORD?
“I cried aloud to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy hill” (Psalm 3:4 ESV). David wrote this psalm while fleeing from his son Absalom. Though surrounded by enemies and betrayed by those closest to him, he did not despair. Instead, he cried out to the Lord. David’s prayer was not silent or
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The Narrow Way of the Kingdom
As we’ve studied His sermon, we’ve seen how Jesus has laid out what it looks like to live as citizens of the Kingdom of God. Now, as He closes, He calls us to a decision, to a choice. Whose kingdom will you choose? And it’s this choice that we’re discussing today. It’s a simple choice. For Jesus only offers two options: the wide gate or the narrow gate. That confronts our desire for spiritual autonomy. It challenges the mindset that we can take a little bit of Christianity, a little bit of self-help, and maybe sprinkle in some Eastern philosophy and end up just fine. But Jesus doesn’t leave room for a middle path! And that’s why we need this message today. Because the narrow way isn’t just hard to find—it’s easy to reject. Not because it's unclear, but because it's unpopular. And yet, it’s the only way that leads to real and lasting life. In Matthew 7:13-14, Jesus began to conclude His sermon by warning His first-century Jewish audience that there were only two spiritual paths, the broad way that leads to destruction and the narrow way that leads to life, and He instructed them to enter through the narrow gate.
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REMEMBERING A GREAT EXAMPLE OF WHAT LOVING OUR ENEMIES MEANS…
“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:43-45 NLT). As I was studying for this week’s sermon for our Kingdom