Scripture: 2nd Corinthians 11:28 And, besides other things, I am under daily pressure because of my anxiety for all the churches. Thought for the Day: Big changes are in the works at Cypress Creek Christian Church. With Karen Gordley retiring last week after ten years as the church office manager, and then Rev. Clara Lewis announcing her retirement date, life at the church appears to be in flux.
Scripture: Galatians 6:9 So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up. Thought for the Day: On this day in 1415, John Wycliffe’s writings were declared heretical. Wycliffe was considered an early voice of challenge to the Church (at this time, there was only one real church), a precursor to the the Reform
Scripture: Luke 1:67-71 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke this prophecy: “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a mighty savior for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we would be
Scripture: John 7:18 (the Common English Bible) Those who speak on their own seek glory for themselves. Those who seek the glory of him who sent me are people of truth; there’s no falsehood in them. Thought for the Day: Someone just asked me when I thought all the bad stuff would stop and we would start seeing some good stuff. I can understand the question — whether
Scripture: 2nd Chronicles 2:4 I am now about to build a house for the name of the Lord my God and dedicate it to him for offering fragrant incense before him, and for the regular offering of the rows of bread, and for burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths and the new moons and the appointed festivals of the Lord our God, as ordained forever for
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