Scripture: Ephesians 6:18 Offer prayers and petitions in the Spirit all the time. Stay alert by hanging in there and praying for all believers. Thought for the Day: Last night was the sixth and final Congregational Conversation. Actually, that was the last of the Bruce-led conversations for now, but I pray that the conversations are just beginning. It was my intention to lay out a number of ideas,
Scripture: Galatians 6:9 Let’s not get tired of doing good, because in time we’ll have a harvest if we don’t give up. Thought for the Day: Bill Bradley said, “Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” I don’t know if ambition is the right word for people of faith, but maybe yearning or hunger is the path to success. But Bradley was
Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:12-14 Keep the Sabbath day and treat it as holy, exactly as the LORD your God commanded: Six days you may work and do all your tasks, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. Don’t do any work on it—not you, your sons or daughters, your male or female servants, your oxen or donkeys or any of your animals, or the
Scripture: Proverbs 15:21 Folly is joy to those who lack sense, but those with understanding walk straight ahead. Thought for the Day: Today is the second day of school for the children and youth around Spring, Texas. The second day brings with it a new set of challenges. Yesterday, most everyone was on their best behavior. Today, teachers will begin seeing the unique character of each child…and
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind, it isn’t jealous, it doesn’t brag, it isn’t arrogant… Thought for the Day: While reading more of CS Lewis the other night (I referenced him in my devotional yesterday), I came across these words: Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained. To simply
Scripture: Acts 12:5 While Peter was held in prison, the church offered earnest prayer to God for him. Thought for the Day: Pray! I don’t know if it was original to CS Lewis, but he said: I pray because I can’t help myself. I pray because I’m helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time- waking and sleeping. It doesn’t change God- it
Scripture: Luke 9:20 Jesus asked the disciples, “And what about you? Who do you say that I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ sent from God.” Thought for the Day: For the next few days, I am going to be guiding the congregation through multiple hour-long gatherings called Congregational Conversations. These are not intended to be an hour of conversation that concludes when the sixty minutes is up. My
Scripture: Acts 9:1-2 Meanwhile, Saul was still spewing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest, seeking letters to the synagogues in Damascus. If he found persons who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, these letters would authorize him to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. Thought for the Day: Carl Rogers was a well known American psychologist. He was a
IMPORTANT This coming Sunday, August 21, we will have our usual three worship services (8:15am, 9:30am & 11:00am). In addition to our morning services, you are invited to attend one of the Congregational Conversations at either 9:30 or 11:00 in the Forum. If these times do not work for you, we will offer opportunities next Wednesday, Aug. 24, at noon and 6:30, and Thursday, Aug. 25, at 6:30pm.
Scripture: Numbers 9:23 They camped at the LORD’s command and they marched at the LORD’s command. They followed the LORD’s direction according to the LORD’s command through Moses. Thought for the Day: A journalist, Sydney J. Harris, offered these insightful words: Happiness is a direction, not a place. The Israelites were on a journey toward the Promised Land, but part of their difficulty was focusing too much on