A word of apology to Tami Nelson who did yesterday’s devotional. When I posted it, I included the incorrect scripture. In moments like this, it is good to remember Albert Einstein who said: Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. In this first week of Advent as we discuss the idea of hope, I hope you’ll forgive my mistake and chalk it up
From Tami Nelson, Director of Children’s Ministry Scripture: 2 John1:12 I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete. Thought for the Day: It was the book that I had waited for, the big red shiny book of Annie the musical,
Scripture: John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and
From Rev. June Stoker Scripture: Psalm 98:1 O, sing unto the Lord a new song. Thought for the Day: Why should I sing a new song? The old one is so familiar to me even though I tire of listening to it. It’s mine. Every soul needs a new song of hope. A song that is light and upbeat. A song that allows me to meet with God
Scripture: 2nd Corinthians 3:17-18 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. Thought for the Day: In the
HOPE—Rev. Norma Lowrey Scripture: Ephesians 1:14 I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called-his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. Thought for the Day: During the second session of the Jesus Apprentice series that we just completed, we were asked to look at a group of phrases to
Scripture: Romans 8:24-25 Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Thought for the Day: The great theologian, Paul Tillich, preached a sermon entitled, The Right to Hope. In the sermon, he said: There are two kinds of waiting, the passive waiting in laziness
Scripture: Romans 6:16 (Common English Bible) Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, that you are slaves of the one whom you obey? That’s true whether you serve as slaves of sin, which leads to death, or as slaves of the kind of obedience that leads to righteousness. Thought for the Day: In her book, A Fruit Always in Season, Mother Teresa
Scripture: Proverb 24:27 Prepare your work outside, get everything ready for you in the field; and after that build your house. Thought for the Day: Take a deep breath! Now let it out slowly… Hopefully you are prepared for what I’m about ready to say (write): With the Thanksgiving leftovers still in refrigerator, it is time for Advent. This Sunday we begin our 2015 Advent Adventure: A Child
Scripture: Psalm 107:8 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind. Thought for the Day: I believe Meister Eckhart, the 14th century philosopher and mystic, summarized things well with the words, “If the only prayer you say in your life is thank you, that would suffice.” Prayer: Lord God, thank you! Amen.