TREM 26 AUGUST 2018 – BE ADDICTED TO THE THINGS OF GOD

TREM 26 AUGUST 2018 – BE ADDICTED TO THE THINGS OF GOD
   “I beseech you brethren, ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints.’’ 1 Cor 16:15

   The Apostle Paul in his letter to the church at Corinth made this reference to the household of Stephanas, his first converts in Achaia as those who were addicted to the work of the ministry. Why did he give them so much attention? Paul was obviously referring to the fact that they were not just comers and goers or just Sunday Service Christians. They were ready to put commitment above convenience. They were addicts.

   The word ‘addict’ connotes devotion or surrendering oneself to something habitually or obsessively. An addict can sell anything to meet his or her desire just to keep the addiction in place. In the same vein, you can also become a Kingdom addict. Kingdom addiction is healthy and helpful. It means being committed to the things of the kingdom. An addict is ready to identify with needs in the church and fill the gaps once spotted. When you are a kingdom addict, serving God and obeying Him comes by default.

TOPIC: UNSPEAKABLE JOY [BILLY GRAHAM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 26 AUGUST 2018]

TOPIC: UNSPEAKABLE JOY [BILLY GRAHAM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 26 AUGUST 2018]
And the disciples were called Christians . . . — Acts 11:26

In the third century Cyprian, the Bishop of Carthage, wrote to his friend Donatus, “It is a bad world, Donatus, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and holy people, who have learned a great secret. They have found a joy which is a thousand times better than any of the pleasures of our sinful life. They are despised and persecuted, but they care not. They are masters of their souls. They have overcome the world. These people, Donatus, are Christians . . . and I am one of them.” If you have repented of your sins and have received Christ as Savior, then you, too, are one of them.

Topic: Please God Not People [Andrew Wommack 26 August 2018 Daily Devotional]

Topic: Please God Not People [Andrew Wommack 26 August 2018 Daily Devotional]
Mark 10:48 “And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.”

Text: Mark 10:43-48

Topic: Presumptuous and Contentious Leaders [DCLM Daily Manna 26 August 2018 Daily Devotional]

Topic: Presumptuous and Contentious Leaders [DCLM Daily Manna 26 August 2018 Daily Devotional]
Text: Numbers 16:1-11 (KJV)

Key Verse: “And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?” (Numbers 16:3).

MESSAGE:

Topic: Keys to Accessing Divine Direction [Seeds of Destiny 26 August 2018 Daily Devotional]

Topic: Keys to Accessing Divine Direction [Seeds of Destiny 26 August 2018 Daily Devotional]
Scripture: The Lord says, “I will teach you the way you should go; I will instruct you and advise you. Don’t be stupid like a horse or a mule, which must be controlled with a bit and bridle to make it submit.” Psalm 32:8-9 (GNT)

Thought For The Day: What you do not pursue, you cannot possess.