A collection of sermons, daily devotions, and blog posts from Pastor Gary Combs
Today’s Devotion on the One Year Bible Reading
CAN WE BE SURE OF OUR ULTIMATE DESTINY?
“For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him” (1 Thessalonians 5:9–10 ESV). Paul wrote to the believers in Thessalonica to comfort and encourage them concerning the coming “Day of
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A Greater Faith
You’ve probably heard someone say, “Keep the faith.” In our culture, that usually means, “Stay positive,” or “Don’t give up hope.” But notice what’s missing—it never defines the object of that faith. No wonder so many today are “deconstructing” their faith, pulling it apart piece by piece until nothing remains, because if faith is only a vague feeling or a cultural inheritance, why hold on to it? But biblical faith is different. It’s not about how hard you believe—it’s about who you believe in. It’s not great faith in God that matters, but faith in a great God. And our faith is greater because its object—Jesus Christ—is greater. In the epistle of Hebrews, the Jewish background believers were encouraged not to shrink back from believing because of trouble and persecution, but to live by a faith that is greater because it rests in Christ Jesus as its fulfillment as the believers of old had done.
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IT GRIEVES ME TO CONSIDER…
It grieves me to consider that on this 24th anniversary of 9/11 that terrorism is not only a foreign enemy, but it is us. Evil is among us. It always has been. But today it feels more obvious. In recent days, we’ve heard news of school shootings in Minneapolis, MN and yesterday in Evergreen, CO.