Scripture: Proverb 29:17-18 Instruct your children; they will give you peace of mind and bring delight into your life. When there’s no vision, the people get out of control, but whoever obeys instruction is happy. Thought for the Day: Today I am thankful for children. As I sat in the Church Board Meeting last night, the youth were running in the hallways and making all kinds of noise.
Scripture: 1st Thessalonians 5:17-19 Pray continually. Give thanks in every situation because this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Don’t suppress the Spirit. Thought for the Day: The following is from Gary Grove’s Saturday sermon during our Renewal Weekend. I thought it was perfect on this Thanksgiving Sunday… OK, I’m going to get into the weeds here for a minute, but please stick with me. You
Scripture: Psalm 99:5 Magnify the LORD, our God! Bow low at his footstool! He is holy! Thought for the Day: As a kid, whenever I heard or read the language of “magnifying the Lord,” I pictured in my head a microscope. It was, in my little head, about bringing God into focus. That was not what was meant by that word, though I think it was pretty creative.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:6-10 Keep the commandments of the LORD your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him, because the LORD your God is bringing you to a wonderful land, a land with streams of water, springs, and wells that gush up in the valleys and on the hills, a land of wheat and barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and
Scripture: Isaiah 29:24 Those who got off-track will get back on-track, and complainers and whiners learn gratitude. (the Message) Thought for the Day: I vaguely remember a parent’s voice saying something very similar to what we find in the second half of this passage. The parent was my mother and I was the one being told that I needed to learn a little gratitude. Some folks have real
Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city on top of a hill can’t be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on top of a lampstand, and it shines on all who are in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before people, so they can see the good things
Scripture: Psalm 16:2 I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord. Apart from you, I have nothing good.” Thought for the Day: I’ve been wrestling with this passage for a few days. As I read and reflect and read again those 16 words, I find myself asking, “Do you really believe it?” How much of my life is not connected to God, but left alone because I
Scripture: Philippians 4:9 Practice these things: whatever you learned, received, heard, or saw in us. The God of peace will be with you. Thought for the Day: Even though the old saying – practice makes perfect – is not always true, there is something very important to practicing whatever it is that is important to us. The word Paul uses in this verse is a word that implies
A Prayer For This Sunday – The Power and generosity of your Spirit, O God, moves across the universe – it is found in every element, known and unknown. There is nothing that is apart from you. Your Spirit moves and gives life to all that was, is and shall become. It is that Spirit that pulses with life through your church, your Christ-centered community. We call its
Scripture: Jeremiah 29:12-13 When you call me and come and pray to me, I will listen to you. When you search for me, yes, search for me with all your heart, you will find me. I will be present for you, declares the LORD… Thought for the Day: This has often been viewed as an if-then statement, the divine bargaining chip. Yet how exactly will God listen if