Commitment!
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 26, 2018 Joshua 24:1, 2a, 14-18 Commitment! Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges and officials of Israel, and they presented themselves before God. Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: “Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and…
It’s So Simple It Seems Difficult!
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 19, 2018 John 6:51-58 It’s So Simple It Seems Difficult! “I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth,…
Enough is Enough!
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 12, 2018 I Kings 19:3-8 Enough is Enough! Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the desert. He came to a broom tree, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” Then he…
You Are What You Eat!
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 5, 2018 John 6:24-35 You Are What You Eat! Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus. When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, you are looking for me, not because you saw miraculous signs…
Let Nothing Be Wasted!
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost July 29, 2018 John 6:1-15 Let Nothing Be Wasted! Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. The Jewish Passover Feast was near. When Jesus looked up and…
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,…