discernment

  1. Christsfreeservant

    Love Others in Deed and in Truth

    “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk...
  2. Christsfreeservant

    Who Walk According to the Example

    “Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    From God Alone Comes My Salvation

    “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? They only plan to thrust him down...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    Discerning Lies from Truth

    Proverbs 17 Select Verses 4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue. 7 Fine speech is not becoming to a fool; still less is false speech to a prince. 9 Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    By Smooth Talk and Flattery

    “I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the...
  6. Christsfreeservant

    No One Can Serve Two Masters

    “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Watch Out for the Fakes!

    “And he said to the disciples, ‘The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it. And they will say to you, “Look, there!” or “Look, here!” Do not go out or follow them. For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to...
  8. Christsfreeservant

    We All Need Discernment

    “It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is...
  9. Christsfreeservant

    Watch Out for The Spies

    Luke 20:19-26 ESV “The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    Evildoers in Disguise

    Video Talk Psalms 37:1-7 ESV “Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! 2 For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself in the...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    Watch Out for Liars and Deceivers

    Proverbs 14:2, 5, 25 ESV “Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord, but he who is devious in his ways despises him. A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies. A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.” In...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    I Will Follow Him

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love John 10:1-5 ESV “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. But he who...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    That I May Share in His Sufferings

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Philippians 3:8-11 ESV “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Filled with the Fruit of Righteousness

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Philippians 1:9-11 ESV “And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Consumed with Longing for God's Word

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Psalms 119:17-20 ESV “Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. I...
  16. Christsfreeservant

    I Will not be Intimately Acquainted with Evil

    I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Psalms 101:1-4 ESV “I will sing of steadfast love and justice; to you, O Lord, I will make music. I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come...
  17. Unofficial Reverand Alex

    Guide for Discerning your Vocation

    Greetings, all! By the grace of God, I am currently teaching Theology to high school freshmen at a Catholic school. It's also my first time being a classroom teacher, and it's quite challenging at times, but I really enjoy it! I am only here as a long-term substitute teacher, which means I...
  18. Christsfreeservant

    Don't Be Allured by the False Church

    Proverbs 6:12-15 ESV “A worthless person, a wicked man, goes about with crooked speech, winks with his eyes, signals with his feet, points with his finger, with perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment...
  19. Christsfreeservant

    Generosity Coupled with Wisdom

    1 John 3:16-18 ESV “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? Little children, let us not...
  20. Christsfreeservant

    Put Your Trust Solely in The Lord

    Psalms 33:4-5 ESV “For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.” Who tells the truth these days? Not many. Who can you rely on to tell you the truth? Only God! How...