Archive for May 2021
S95P4 – Our acts of worship: serving others
Heb. 13:15-16 Therefore, by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. He came from a long line of traditionalists, but he…
Read MoreS95P3 – Our acts of worship: thanksgiving
Eph. 5:17-21 Therefore, do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving…
Read MoreS95P2 – Our acts of worship: the spoken bow of the heart
Lk. 4:5-8 Then the devil, taking [Jesus] up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I…
Read MoreThe driest of bones
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8t334-1025a80 Each of us has dreams, visions, circumstances and relationships that appear to have no life. Perhaps these once were but are no more. Perhaps they have been on our hearts but have never comes to pass. For those things hoped for which seem to be beyond hope now, let us seek God for how…
Read MoreS95P1 – Our acts of worship: the living sacrifice
Rom. 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. There are certain things which people crave to give them a sense of stability in life. The feeling that one belongs to…
Read MoreThe long-awaited Savior in us
Prophetic scripture about Jesus Christ serves several purposes. One clear purpose of those prophecies was to verify and legitimize Messiah once He appeared. Another purpose is not necessarily to describe him so that we can identify him but to give us insight into his character and his reason for appearing. As we are called to…
Read MoreS94P10 – Dark seasons of the soul: depression
Psa. 34:17-18 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit. Her life was like anyone else’s with ups and downs, with hills to climb and valleys through which…
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