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Our scripture this morning is Psalms 42:11 (NLT). Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God! I spent many, many joyful years in different choirs, so every time I read this verse my mind goes to …
Our scripture this morning is 1 John 4:4-5 (NLT). But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world. Those people belong to this world, so they speak from the world’s …
Our scripture this morning is Isaiah 43:1 (NLT). But now, O Jacob, listen to the Lord who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. Ransomed, redeemed and restored – God has done everything possible …
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 …