Scripture: Ezekiel 17:1-2 The word of the Lord came to me: O mortal, propound a riddle, and speak an allegory to the house of Israel. Thought for the Day: Today, I am going to begin a two-week study (come at noon or 6:30pm) on how to study scripture—specifically the Parables. The title of the study is: Looking at the Parables of Jesus Without Glazed Eyes. Though I hope
Scripture: 1st Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead… Thought for the Day: Some scholars believe 1st Peter is an early baptismal liturgy, including prayer, instruction, charge, etc. Baptism becomes the moment of rebirth in the life of
Guest Writer: Tami Nelson, Director of Children’s Ministry Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight Thought for the Day: My own understanding can mean over analyzing a situation, making things more complex than what they really are, or on another extreme – totally ignoring the
Scripture: Romans 6:9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. Thought for the Day: I wonder what it would be like if we lived life as if death had no dominion over us. So many unhealthy decisions are made by people who find themselves caught in the grip of death’s fear-inducing power. I’m not suggesting
Scripture: Matthew 27:46-50 And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him
Scripture: Luke 23:44-46 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, while the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Having said this, he breathed his last. Thought for the Day: This is an incredibly dramatic moment.
Scripture: Luke 20:13-14 Then the owner of the vineyard said, “What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.” But when the tenants saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, “This is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance may be ours.” Thought for the Day: After Jesus entered Jerusalem, he took the opportunity to continue his
Scripture: Matthew 21:12-14 Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you are making it a den of robbers.’” The blind and the lame came
Scripture: Exodus 34:1-2 “Bezalel and Oholiab, along with everyone whom God has given the skill and know-how for making everything involved in the worship of the Sanctuary as commanded by God, are to start to work.” Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab along with all whom God had gifted with the ability to work skillfully with their hands. The men were eager to get started and engage in the
Scripture: Ephesians 4:22-25 You were taught to put away your former way of life, your old self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to clothe yourselves with the new self, created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors,