Scripture: Psalm 107:30-34 So they rejoiced because the waves had calmed down; then God led them to the harbor they were hoping for. Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all people. Let them exalt God in the congregation of the people and praise God in the assembly of the elders. God turns rivers into desert, watery springs into thirsty ground,
Scripture: Psalm 107:23-29 Some of the redeemed had gone out on the ocean in ships, making their living on the high seas. They saw what the LORD had made; they saw his wondrous works in the depths of the sea. God spoke and stirred up a storm that brought the waves up high. The waves went as high as the sky; they crashed down to the depths. The
Scripture: Psalm 107:21-22 Let them thank the LORD for his faithful love and his wondrous works for all people. Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices and declare what God has done in songs of joy! Thought for the Day: In Ancient Israel, there were rituals by which people brought sacrifices to the temple. Included among these sacrificial offerings, we find the sacrifice of animals. Now I have pointed out
Scripture: Psalm 107:15-20 Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wonderful works to humankind. For he shatters the doors of bronze, and cuts in two the bars of iron. Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities endured affliction; they loathed any kind of food, and they drew near to the gates of death. Then they cried to the Lord
Scripture: Psalm 107:10-14 Some sat in darkness and in gloom, prisoners in misery and in irons, for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High. Their hearts were bowed down with hard labor; they fell down, with no one to help. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress; he brought them
Scripture: Psalm 107:4-9 Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to an inhabited town; hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress; he led them by a straight way, until they reached an inhabited town. For he satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things. Thought for the
Scripture: Psalm 107:1-3 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those he redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Thought for the Day: For the next few days, I will be looking at this Psalm.
Scripture: Psalm 58:2 No: in your hearts you plan injustice; your hands do violence on the earth. Thought for the Day: The author is asking a question of the powerful who control the lives of others – controlling them in an unfair and unjust way. There are many who today wield power over other human beings. Just recently, I heard more stories of young girls/women (11, 12 and
Scripture: Mark 3:14 Jesus appointed twelve and called them apostles. He appointed them to be with him, to be sent out to preach… Thought for the Day: Today, I am attending a preaching conference. To be honest, I am really excited about joining more than a 1000 other geeky preachers to listen to sermon after sermon after sermon. Those presenting at this event are some of the best
Scripture: John 14:14 If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it. Thought for the Day: This is part of our sermon text for today. These are the words of Jesus according to the Gospel of John. Over the years, I have found myself in some odd conversations around these words. Shortly after I was diagnosed with MS, I was told by another pastor