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May 12, 2020

Something’s got to give

Something’s got to give

“I loathe my life;I will give free utterance to my complaint;I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.I will say to God, Do not condemn me;let me know why you contend against me.Does it seem good to you to oppress,to despise the work of your handsand favor the designs of the wicked? | Job […]

May 8, 2020

Jesus Controlled the Wind and the Sea

Jesus Controlled the Wind and the Sea

On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so […]

May 8, 2020

Jesus Was a Teacher

Jesus Was a Teacher

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.“Blessed are the meek, for they […]

May 7, 2020

Jesus Obeyed God

Jesus Obeyed God

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It […]

May 6, 2020

Pastoral Prayer 5.3.2020

Pastoral Prayer 5.3.2020

Lord,  The earth is yours and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein. Nothing is outside of your knowledge, control or decreed will. Please enable our spirits and our minds to be still, and know that you are God. You will be exalted among the nations; you will be exalted in the […]

May 6, 2020

The forgotten virtue

The forgotten virtue

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. | Galatians 5:22–23 It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience. | Julius Caesar The book of […]

May 5, 2020

Jesus Came From Heaven

Jesus Came From Heaven

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. | John 3:16–17 Do you know […]

May 5, 2020

God Blesses Us

God Blesses Us

Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his […]

May 1, 2020

God’s Angels Watch Over Us

God’s Angels Watch Over Us

Then the king commanded, and Daniel was brought and cast into the den of lions. The king declared to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” And a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet and with the signet […]

May 1, 2020

God Turns our Troubles Into Good

God Turns our Troubles Into Good

Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him. He cried, “Make everyone go out from me.” So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept aloud, so that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. And Joseph said […]

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