04-20-21
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 20, 2021Scripture: Psalm 25:4-5Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long. Thought for the Day: In Sunday’s sermon we heard the words from Romans 12, including Paul speaking of discerning the will of God. Later on Sunday, our Vice
04-19-21
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 19, 2021Prayer for the Week:Magnificent God, we ask for peace in a troubled land; for life in a barren land; for hope in a vain land. Whether we speak of a nation’s soul or an individual’s soul, there is a sacred imperative calling for revival and restoration. Let all those in need of a drink from the reservoir that is your Spirit, O Lord, take in
04-18-21
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 18, 2021Scripture: 1st Peter 1:14-15Don’t be conformed to your former desires, those that shaped you when you were ignorant. But, as obedient children, you must be holy in every aspect of your lives, just as the one who called you is holy. Thought for the Day: Whenever the scriptures use words like ‘every,’ I find myself getting nervous. I wish it read: often, frequent or pretty
04-16-21
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 16, 2021Scripture: Luke 18:18-19A certain ruler asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone.” Thought for the Day: This is one of those challenging passages for good Trinitarians. If you believe Jesus was God enfleshed, then shouldn’t Jesus be good as well? I have six
04-15-21
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 15, 2021Scripture: Galatians 2:19-20For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for
04-13-21
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 13, 2021Scripture: Micah 6:8He has told you, O mortal , what is good and what the LORD requires from you: to do justice, embrace faithful love, and walk humbly with your God. Thought for the Day: On Sunday I shared the importance of having a clear response to the question: What are you doing here? Though the question can be heard in many different ways, I
04-12-21
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 12, 2021Prayer for the Week:We ask for wisdom, we ask for mercy.We ask for faith, we ask for compassion.We ask so much from the One who has given so much.O God who is abounding in steadfast love and who offers forgiveness beyond measure, we cannot match your generosity. We cannot pretend to fully replicate your sacrificial kindness, but we can strive to live so as to
