Not again. Clutching my Bible and prayer journal, I retreated to my favorite chair, eager to spend some time with the Lord. Well, that’s what I told myself anyway. I really just wanted to feel better. Here I am, Lord. I scratched the words on the page, searching for where to begin. Worship filtered through […]
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3 On Sunday we celebrated Jesus’ resurrection. A throng of people filled our sanctuary, many dressed in pristine Easter finery. Ushers scurried to find seats, busily lining folding chairs along the walls and aisles […]
And they sang a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.” Revelation 5:9 Today we celebrate our risen Lord. Jesus. The Word made flesh. Savior. Redeemer. The Son […]
“I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me.” John 17:22-23a Feeling stirs my heart as I ponder the words of our opening Scripture today. They flowed from the mouth of Jesus on the night of His arrest. […]
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. Luke 4:1 NIV I imagine the wilderness isn’t high on your list of places you’d like to visit. It certainly doesn’t top my list. Give me oceans, lakes, or mountains with bubbling streams any day. Yep. I’m a […]
It’s here! Our last day of study together. More than anything, I pray that you have grown closer to Jesus. HE IS everything, and growing your relationship with Jesus is the key to receiving every blessing He poured out for you from the cross. He died so that you could have life more abundant. I […]
Do you ever feel like you just don’t have the ability to do what you feel God is calling you to do? I can relate! Doubt has a way of derailing us from experiencing the wonder of God at work in our lives. Today God wants to shift your focus off of your inability and […]
“But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew 12:36-37 Careless words. We’re all guilty of speaking them. On a good day we offer […]
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46 Do you ever have moments when darkness seems to engulf you? When it becomes so thick and heavy you find it hard to remember the warmth of the light? I do. They don’t come frequently, but they do come. Sometimes things just don’t play […]
We have reached the final week of the workbook. Well done! God will bless your perseverance as you follow hard after Him. Today we take a deeper look at the grace of God. Grace offers so much more than what most of us understand. We will dig into Scripture to discover some of what God […]
