Our scripture this morning is Proverbs 18:19-21 (NLT). An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city. Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars. Wise words satisfy like a good meal; the right words bring satisfaction. The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap …
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Our scripture this morning is 2 Chronicles 15:7 (NLT). But as for you, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded. We read the command “Be strong and courageous” several places in scripture. Sometimes it comes in those very words, as in Joshua 1:9 – “This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do …
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Our scripture this morning is Galatians 5:14-16 (NLT). For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another. So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t …
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Our scripture this morning is 1 Peter 3:9 (NLT). Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing. In this verse Peter reminds us of Christ’s teaching from …
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Our scripture this morning is James 1:16-18 (NLT). So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters. Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. He chose to give birth to …
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Our scripture this morning is Matthew 6:9-13 (NRSV). “Pray then in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And …
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Our scripture this morning is Hebrews 4:14-16 (NLT). So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did …
Read More “2/1/2025”
Our scripture this morning is Romans 1:16-17 (NLT). For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile. This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight. This is accomplished from start …
Read More “1/31/2025”
Our scripture this morning is Proverbs 1:5-7 (NLT). Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles. Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise …
Read More “1/30/2025”
Our scripture this morning is Matthew 18:12-14 (NLT). “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, …
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