Author Archives: jgarrott

Deuteronomy 11:2 Remember today that your children were not the ones who saw and experienced the discipline of the LORD your God: his majesty, his mighty hand, his outstretched arm. In raising up disciples, we’ve got to remember that they … Continue reading →

Deuteronomy 8:5 Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you. This is a very important concept, repeated in Proverbs 3:12, which is quoted in Hebrews 12:6. However, the Japanese … Continue reading →

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and … Continue reading →

Deuteronomy 5:29 Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever! Discipleship is ultimately a heart matter. God desires disciples not … Continue reading →

Deuteronomy 4:9 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to … Continue reading →

Exodus 36:1 “So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the LORD has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary are to do the work just as the LORD … Continue reading →

Eodus 24:12 The LORD said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commands I have written for their instruction.” God does call … Continue reading →

Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the … Continue reading →

John 21:22 Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” This is a very important Scripture. We are so prone to compare our-selves with others and our … Continue reading →

John 21:12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. This is a very interesting and somewhat mysterious incident. Why would the the disciples … Continue reading →