Daily Devotionals

Ecclesiological Etchings

01-30-20

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS January 30, 2020 Scripture: Proverbs 20:15 Much gold and many pearls exist, but wise speech is the most precious jewel. Thought for the Day: In recent weeks, I have been watching some lectures on scientific discoveries from the last couple of centuries and the implication of those discoveries. It makes me realize how little I actually know. Even more so, I have gained a greater appreciation

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01-29-20

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS January 29, 2020 Scripture: Joel 2:29 In those days, I will also pour out my spirit on the male and female slaves. Thought for the Day: There are as many ideas about when Joel was written as there are scholars trying to figure it out. With that said, I’m not going to add any great insight except to remind you that Joel is considered one of

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01-28-20

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS January 28, 2020 Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-21 (the Message) Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands. Wild animals will say ‘Thank you!’ – the coyotes and the buzzards – Because I provided water

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01-27-20

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS January 27, 2020 Prayer for the Week: There has always been There will always be those who desire to maintain a high level of anxiety, fretfulness, foreboding. There has always been There will always be those who call themselves Christian who preach an imminent end: – the signs are real! – the signs are present! – the signs are now! They want us to know fear,

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01-26-20

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS January 26, 2020 Scripture: Matthew 25:45 Who then are the faithful and wise servants whom their master puts in charge of giving food at the right time to those who live in his house? Thought for the Day: This is the opening verse from the sermon text this morning. It asks an important question of stewardship? As stewards of God’s resources (those who have been invited

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01-25-19

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS January 25, 2020 Scripture: Luke 12:15-21 Then Jesus said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourself against all kinds of greed. After all, one’s life isn’t determined by one’s possessions, even when someone is very wealthy.” Then he told them a parable: “A certain rich man’s land produced a bountiful crop. He said to himself, What will I do? I have no place to store my harvest!

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01-24-20

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS January 24, 2020 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 9:8 God has the power to provide you with more than enough of every kind of grace. That way, you will have everything you need always and in everything to provide more than enough for every kind of good work. Thought for the Day: What does it mean to be on the receiving end of “more than enough of every

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01-23-20

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS January 23, 2020 Scripture: Acts 5:1-2 However, a man named Ananias, along with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property. With his wife’s knowledge, he withheld some of the proceeds from the sale. He brought the rest and placed it in the care and under the authority of the apostles. Thought for the Day: A few weeks back, I preached on bears killing young people

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01-22-20

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS January 22, 2020 Scripture: Matthew 21:12-13 Then Jesus went into the temple and threw out all those who were selling and buying there. He pushed over the tables used for currency exchange and the chairs of those who sold doves. He said to them, “It’s written, My house will be called a house of prayer. But you’ve made it a hideout for crooks.” Thought for the

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01-21-20

ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGS January 21, 2020 Scripture: Amos 5:21-24 I hate, I reject your festivals; I don’t enjoy your joyous assemblies. If you bring me your entirely burned offerings and gifts of food— I won’t be pleased; I won’t even look at your offerings of well-fed animals. Take away the noise of your songs; I won’t listen to the melody of your harps. But let justice roll down like

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Rev. Bruce Frogge
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Cypress Creek ​Christian Church

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