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Our scripture this morning is Matthew 6:25-26 (NLT). That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? Look at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in …
Our scripture this morning is Philippians 1:4-6 (NLT). Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. And I am certain that God, who began the good work within …
Our scripture this morning is Ephesians 3:20-21 (NLT). Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen. This passage leads me …
Our scripture this morning is Romans 12:1-2 (NLT). And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. Don’t copy …
Our scripture this morning is Habakkuk 2:13-14 (NLT). For as the waters fill the sea, the earth will be filled with an awareness of the glory of the Lord. Everything owes its existence to God who spoke them into being. While we don’t necessarily think of nature offering praise to God, it does so by …
Our scripture this morning is Hebrews 11:1-2 (NLT). Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. Paul reminds us that before the coming of Christ people connected to God by faith alone. …
Our scripture this morning is Luke 19:38-40 (NLT). “Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in highest heaven!” But some of the Pharisees among the crowd said, “Teacher, rebuke your followers for saying things like that!” He replied, “If they kept quiet, the stones along …
Our scripture this morning is Isaiah 9:2 (NLT). The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine. The prophet Isaiah spoke to Israel some 800 years before the birth of Jesus. He wrote to warn them (and us) of …
Our scripture this morning is Psalms 34:18-19 (NLT). The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed. The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time. This psalm sounds like wisdom from Proverbs. It tells us that when we reach rock bottom – broken …
Our scripture this morning is 1 Corinthians 3:7 (NLT). It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. Paul speaks to the church at Corinth about faith sharing. Earlier in this passage it tells us some had gotten wrapped up in the messenger …