Scripture: John 14:1-2 [Jesus said,] “Don’t be troubled. Trust in God. Trust also in me. My Father’s house has room to spare. If that weren’t the case, would I have told you that I’m going to prepare a place for you?” Thought for the Day: John’s Gospel says a lot about believing or trusting. The above passage is often translated, Believe in God. Believe also in me. Understanding
Scripture: John 14:1-2 [Jesus said,] “Don’t be troubled. Trust in God. Trust also in me. My Father’s house has room to spare. If that weren’t the case, would I have told you that I’m going to prepare a place for you?” Thought for the Day: John’s Gospel says a lot about believing or trusting. The above passage is often translated, Believe in God. Believe also in me. Understanding
Scripture: Mark 12:29-31 Jesus replied, “The most important one is Israel, listen! Our God is the one Lord, and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this, You will love your neighbor as yourself. No other commandment is greater than these.” Thought for the Day: Shortly before Jesus
Devotional by Rev. Bruce Frogge Scripture: Romans 12:5-8 In the same way, though there are many of us, we are one body in Christ, and individually we belong to each other. We have different gifts that are consistent with God’s grace that has been given to us. If your gift is prophecy, you should prophesy in proportion to your faith. If your gift is service, devote yourself to
Devotional by Rev. Jan Nash Scripture: Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts You.” Thought for the Day: With a busy schedule and a growing “To Do” list I sometimes feel frustrated or upset over the silliest things. Because my focus is on checking things off my list or calculating the quickest way to get the next
Devotional by Rev. John Frey Scripture: Luke 10-25:27 (NRSV) “Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?” He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with
Devotional by Rev. John Frey Scripture: Micah 6:8 (MSG) “But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously— take God seriously” Thought for the Day: Many people believe that living a faithful Christian life
Devotional by Rev. Bruce Frogge Scripture: John 14:27 Jesus said, “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you. I give to you not as the world gives. Don’t be troubled or afraid…” Thought for the Day: Not long ago I was doing some updating with my Yahoo email account, and a note caught my attention. It said, “You have space for 54 million more emails.” Why
Devotional by Rev. Sheila Gillette Scripture: “There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?” James 4:12 Thought for the Day: It is so easy to judge others and disagree with what he/she believes or how he/she dresses or behaves. I tend to want to judge those standing on the street corners begging
Devotional by Rev. Karl Decker Scripture: Isaiah 1:17 ESV Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause. Thought for the Day: I recently was part of the spiritual team for a three day weekend event for high school age teenage young ladies. It was an eye opening experience seeing the transformation of these 13 young ladies over the course