Scripture: 1st Corinthians 1:1-4 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: Grace to you
Scripture: Psalm 119:71 It is good for me that I was humbled, so that I might learn your statutes. Thought for the Day: 19th century theologian and author, Horace Bushnell, wrote: Habits are to the soul what the veins and arteries are to the blood, the courses in which it moves. The Hebrew word for ‘learn’ is lamad which means to instruct or train someone. Often we train
Scripture: Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble. Thought for the Day: I like how the Message translates the above verse: The stuck-up fall flat on their faces, but down-to-earth people stand firm. Prideful, stuck-up, arrogant, pompous – all words that describe those who tend to see themselves above others, too good to associate with certain groups of people or those
Scripture: Matthew 13:31-32 Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” CLICK HERE To View Video COMING
Scripture: Psalm 145:12 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever. Thought for the Day: I got the hiccups this morning…and when I say I got the hiccups, I got them and they got me. It has been a long time since I got me a set that stuck. I’ve heard stories of people who had
Scripture: Luke 15:29-30But the older brother answered his father, “Listen! For all these years I have been working like a slave for you, and I have never disobeyed your command; yet you have never given me even a young goat so that I might celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours came back, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fatted calf
Scripture: Luke 15:1-7 Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So he told them this parable: “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that
Scripture: Revelation 4:11 You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created. Thought for the Day: Earlier in the week, I offered a quote from Anne Lamott’s book, Traveling Mercies. Sorry, but I’ve got another one: There is nothing more touching to me then a family picture where everyone
Scripture: Ezekiel 28:15 You were blameless in your ways from the day that you were created, until iniquity was found in you. Thought for the Day: The passage from Ezekiel has been used to argue the theological concept of original sin, but I don’t think that’s exactly what was intended with these words. It sounds a little more like the ‘iniquity’ (the Hebrew word describes a violent, unjust
Scripture: Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” Thought for the Day: The devotional planned for today will be postponed until tomorrow so that I can bring you the above words of scripture, words that Rev. Gary Groves offered last night at our quiet Wednesday evening Lenten Service. Maybe it was because I just happened to