December 05, 2019
Love is Sending the Perfect Ruler
1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 3 He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what...
November 21, 2019
364 Days of Thanksgiving
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief...
November 06, 2019
364 Days of Thanksgiving
1 Chronicles 16:34 — Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Stress. Nerves. Anger. Frustration. Unhappiness. Discontentment. Anxiety. Worry. Who wants those? And yet there is an epidemic in...
October 23, 2019
God Cares
(Jesus told his disciples), “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered in sores...
August 21, 2019
The Source
Colossians 2:6 — Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him. During the dark days of Nazi-occupied France in WWII, Hitler’s forces made it a matter of routine...
June 05, 2019
The Spirit Renews our spirit
Psalm 51:10-12 — Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore...
April 10, 2019
“Lord Deliver Me”… from My Sloth
Philippians 4:13 — I can do all this through him who gives me strength. We continue a devotional series on what are known as the “seven deadly sins”. Such a list isn’t found in Scripture,...
April 03, 2019
“Lord Deliver Me”… from My Greed
1 Timothy 6:6-9 — Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be...
March 27, 2019
“Lord Deliver Me”… from My Anger
James 1:19-21 — My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that...
March 13, 2019
“Lord Deliver Me”… from My Gluttony
Luke 12:19 — “And I’ll say to myself, ‘You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.'” We continue a devotional series on what are known...