A collection of sermons, daily devotions, and blog posts from Pastor Gary Combs
Today’s Devotion on the One Year Bible Reading
DO YOU TAKE SIN SERIOUSLY?
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea” (Mark 9:42 ESV). In the Gospel of Mark, he recorded Jesus speaking to believers who needed to understand the cost
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The Covenant
Because we live in a "contract world," we often treat God like a "contract God." We feel that if we have a bad week or a season of doubt, the deal is off. We live in fear that we’ve broken the contract and God is going to "evict" us from His grace. We default to “earning” rather than “receiving.” So we wonder, “Am I really right with God?” “Can I truly trust in His saving promises?” “What if I fail or doubt or wander astray?” We need assurances. Genesis 15 gives us assurance. It shows us that God Himself secures His saving promises. In Genesis 15, Moses recorded how the LORD reassured Abram by declaring him righteous through faith and by unilaterally making a covenant in blood, guaranteeing the future fulfillment of His redemptive promises.
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THE TEN WORDS
Have you ever tried to earn something that was meant to be received as a gift? For many people, that’s how they see the Ten Commandments, or the “Ten Words” as they are called in Jewish tradition. They see them like a ladder to climb in order to reach God. But what if the commandments