From Eternity to Eternity Let Us Praise the Lord!
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 15, 2018 Ephesians 1:3-14 From Eternity to Eternity Let Us Praise the Lord! Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ,…
Find Strength in Weakness!
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 8, 2018 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Find Strength in Weakness! To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will…
Treasure Your Christian Citizenship!
Fourth of July July 1, 2018 Philippians 3:17-21 Treasure Your Christian Citizenship! Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you. For, as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly…
Idols We Never Knew We Had– The Idol of Love!
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 24, 2018 Genesis 29:14b-35 Idols We Never Knew We Had— The Idol of Love! After Jacob had stayed with him for a whole month, Laban said to him, “Just because you are a relative of mine, should you work for me for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.” Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah had…
Fathers– Lead by Example!
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Father’s Day June 17, 2018 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 Lead by Example! Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened,…
Idols We Never Knew We Had– Are We Idolaters?
The Second Sunday after Pentecost June 3, 2018 Ezekiel 14:1-6 Idols We Never Knew We Had— Are We Idolaters? “Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and put wicked stumbling blocks before their faces. Should I let them inquire of me at all? Therefore speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his…
The Holy Trinity– Just Praise Him!
Trinity Sunday May 27, 2018 Isaiah 6:1-8 The Holy Trinity— Just Praise Him! In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the LORD seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the…
A Powerful Picture of Pentecost!
Pentecost Sunday May 20, 2018 Ezekiel 37:1-14 A Powerful Picture of Pentecost! The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. He asked me, “Son of man, can these…
Carlene Seghezzi Funeral
Funeral Devotion Carlene Seghezzi May 12, 2018 Hebrews 12:1-3 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ— especially you, Leah and Ronnie: Although I did not know Carlene all that long it didn’t take me all that long to learn that there were times when Carlene could be a somewhat “particular” person. My first indication of this came when I asked Carlene if she would be willing to proofread the bulletin that I had produced for one of the special…
A Mother’s Day Perspective on Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer
Mother’s Day May 13, 2018 John 17:11b-19 A Mother’s Day Perspective on Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer “Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name—the name you gave me—so that they may be one as we are one. While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled. I am coming to you now,…