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Our scripture this morning is Psalms 27:11-14. Teach me how you want me to live; lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me! Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me. Where would I be if I did …
Our scripture this morning is 2 Corinthians 7:8-10. For even if I made you sad by my letter, I do not regret having written it (even though I did regret it, for I see that my letter made you sad, though only for a short time). Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, …
Most of you are aware that I use The Bible App (bible.com) to put together morning prayer every day. It’s also the source of the shareable graphic that I insert daily. Sometimes I feel their daily reading repeats itself – the same passage in a fairly recent period. Then I had to remind myself I …
Our scripture this morning is Psalms 42:8-11. By day the Lord decrees his loyal love, and by night he gives me a song, a prayer to the living God. I will pray to God, my high ridge: “Why do you ignore me? Why must I walk around mourning because my enemies oppress me?” My enemies’ …
Our scripture this morning is Proverbs 22:3-6. A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it. The reward for humility and fearing the Lord is riches and honor and life. Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards …
Our scripture this morning is James 1:25-27. But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out – he will be blessed in what he does. If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle …
Our scripture this morning is Philippians 1:8-11. For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight so that you can decide what is best, and thus …
Our scripture this morning is Matthew 6:33-34. But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own. Jesus continues a series of lessons in this chapter …
Our scripture this morning is 2 Corinthians 5:16-18. So then from now on we acknowledge no one from an outward human point of view. Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, now we do not know him in that way any longer. So then, if anyone is in Christ, …
Our scripture this morning is Malachi 4:4-6. Remember the law of my servant Moses, to whom at Horeb I gave rules and regulations for all Israel to obey. Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord arrives. He will encourage fathers and their children to return …