Scripture: Acts 15:7-11 (the Council of Jerusalem) After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the one through whom the Gentiles would hear the message of the good news and become believers. And God, who knows the human heart, testified to them by giving
Scripture: 1st John 2:25 And this is what he has promised us, eternal life. Thought for the Day: We think of eternity in terms of time that goes on and on, but eternity is really the absence of time. Now that’s a little beyond my small mind’s ability to comprehend, but I believe God is both the One who is not bound by time yet chooses to enter
Scripture: 1st Chronicles 29:18-19 (the Message) O God, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this generous spirit alive forever in these people always, keep their hearts set firmly in you. And give my son Solomon an uncluttered and focused heart so that he can obey what you command, live by your directions and counsel, and carry through with building The Temple for which I have
Scripture: Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Thought for the Day: Paul’s words are familiar to most Christians, and as we repeat them, we tend to speak them with a sense of conviction and joy. As I read them, my mind goes
Scripture: 2nd Corinthians 5:17-19 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation
Scripture: Acts 7:30-32 Now when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in the flame of a burning bush. When Moses saw it, he was amazed at the sight; and as he approached to look, there came the voice of the Lord: “I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” Moses began to tremble
Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Thought for the Day: How do you think those words were originally shared? What was the
Scripture: John 17:14-18 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one. They do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong
Scripture: Genesis 41:12 A young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the guard. When we told him, he interpreted our dreams to us, giving an interpretation to each according to his dream. Thought for the Day: Joseph had an astonishing ability to interpret dreams, and when Pharaoh could not make sense of his dream, Joseph was tapped (you can read more about the
Scripture: Psalm 126:4 (Common English Bible) LORD, change our circumstances for the better, like dry streams in the desert waste! Thought for the Day: If your current circumstance feels like a dry stream in the desert, I can understand why a request would be made for a change of venue. But leaving our less than desirable circumstance may not be what God has in mind. Could it be