Choose Each Day Whom You Will Serve
January 14, 2026 · 1:17:45 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Summary
This midweek service gathered the church to hear God's word together, opening with the prayer of Epaphras in Colossians 4:12 - that believers would stand complete and fully do the will of God. An older brother offered a Christmas greeting and reminded everyone that Christ is still being born today, in every heart that receives Him, asking whether we remember the day Jesus came into our own lives. He urged the church to search the Scriptures for themselves rather than simply trusting online preachers, and to live ready, since the Son of Man comes at an hour we do not expect (Luke 12:40).
The main message, from Joshua 24:15, centered on the daily call to choose whom we will serve. The preacher taught that a godly past is no guarantee of a faithful future - each of us must keep choosing God day by day. Real conviction, drawn from past experience and grounded in God's word, shapes those choices, and serving the Lord is not one activity among many but an entire way of life.
The service closed with Peter walking on the water (Matthew 14): while his eyes were on Jesus he walked, but when he looked at the storm he began to sink, and Christ immediately reached out to save him. The church was reminded that the Lord never leaves a struggling believer to drown, and was called to keep its gaze on Him through every storm.
Key Points
- Christ is born anew in every heart that truly receives Him - do you remember the day He entered your life?
- Search the Scriptures for yourself instead of simply trusting online preachers and bloggers.
- A godly past is no guarantee of a faithful future - we must choose to serve God afresh each day.
- Convictions rooted in God's word steady our choices and keep us from drifting.
- Serving the Lord is an entire way of life, not just a role or activity in church.
- Singing that Christ is my Lord is empty unless we actually do His will.
- Keep your eyes on Jesus; in every storm His hand reaches out to lift the sinking.
Devotional
Every day sets a choice before me: will I drift along like everyone else, or will I give my whole life to serving the Lord? My Christian past is a gift, but it cannot live today's faith for me. So I ask God to root my convictions in His word and to keep my eyes fixed on Jesus, even when the storms rise. And when I begin to sink, I trust the hand that is always reaching out to lift me up.
“As for me and my house, the choice is made - we will serve the Lord.”
“If I sing that Christ is my Lord but never do His will, my worship is only a concert.”
“Jesus never leaves a struggling believer to drown - His hand is already reaching out.”
