Like many of us, there is situation in my life that I desperately want to change. As a result, my mind takes me down a variety of routes to find hope for it to work out or be different. Each time, I come up with the same answer: a dead end. I have sought the Lord …
A Future Hope
Daily Disciples Ministries hosted a retreat last weekend called A Future Hope. If you have followed Bobbye and Tonilee within the last two years, you would already know that they have many different kinds of outreaches. Real Issues Real Answers Power of Hope Conference was an outreach to the community focusing on women's issues as …
No Good Luck Charms
Reading 1 Samuel 4-6 this morning, I noticed how similar we are today to the people of Israel. They were in conflict, so they decided to do something about it They went to war against the Philistines. They lost 4,000 men in battle and lost that battle. Returning home depressed and defeated, the men of …
Am I too tired to quit?
Our conference is 2 days away. We have had 6 previous conferences so we have advertised it as our 7th annual conference. Tonight, however, I was thinking of all the years and all the changes that have come to us in the last 7 years of doing this. It has not been easy and not …
Giving Up
As I wake up each morning, I have to make a choice. Do I continue to pursue something today that the Lord impressed upon my heart yesterday? If I truly believe that I have a relationship with the Lord and He speaks, convicts and leads me....then the answer is yes, I should not question or …
Gluttony: One of the Seven Deadly Sins
Tonight we will be teaching on Gluttony. Tradition has labeled gluttony as a deadly sin but the Bible does not. It is evident from the silence in Scripture that God does not bless us according to our weight. However, Scripture does talk about food in a spiritual nature like: • "Taste and see that the …
Signs of the Times
I can still remember sermons from 1979 when I first came to Christ. The Book of Revelation seemed like a Twilight Zone episode as I heard Pastor Chuck Smith teach on the mark of the beast. He quoted from Revelation 13:16-17 referring to the antichrist, "He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, …
FREE Online Webcast
We are hosting a free online webcast every Tuesday at 2pm pst. Yes, that’s right. It is starting in 10 minutes. Please email us at info@dailydisciples.org if you would like the link. The topic is “The 7 Deadly Sins” and week 1 today is The Proud Look. If you miss today, we will have a …
Disown or Deny
Jesus did not ask us to disown ourselves but to deny ourselves. Agreeing to do something that is uncomfortable or guilt driven, we tend to “grin and bear it” in the name of Christ as the suffering servant. However, that is not the example Jesus set for us as He did not disown Himself. He …
Life After Death
My friend’s husband passed away a few months ago. My friend has now found herself with a new identity of becoming a widow. The Lord asks us to take care of widows and orphans frequently in the Bible so I do feel an added obligation to listen intently and meet their needs. My friend was …
