“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 August 9, 2024 Our word “love” really takes a beating. We love tacos. We love our dog. We love our spouse. Is there not a difference
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30 August 7, 2024 Israel’s religious establishment, those who pledged allegiance to the law of God, the scribes they were called, wanted Jesus to cite the greatest
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“If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” John 15:19 August 5, 2024 Brace yourselves, brothers and sisters in Christ. Jesus gathered His disciples around Him the night
“And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, and they all drank of it.” Mark 14:23 August 2, 2024 There are different ways we can remember special occasions. We recollect them sentimentally, an emotional moment that may not linger long. We can think about the significance of
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“And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is my body.’” Mark 14:22 July 31, 2024 The Lord’s Supper, as it is commonly called, does not need any defense. Its significance and solemnity has been celebrated for over two thousand
“Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Isaiah 6:10 July 29, 2024 Imagine a pastor being told that his ministry would be one of hardening hearts.
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“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.” Isaiah 35:5 July 26, 2024 There is a new world coming. Long ago the prophet Isaiah spoke of a coming Messiah who will set everything right in nature and make everything right for the spiritually blinded and deaf. Israel
“Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.” 1 Peter 2:18 July 24, 2024 No matter what kind of work we do there is a universal job description for Christians. Most of the jobs in the first century were filled by slaves.
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” Ephesians 4:29 July 22, 2024 Do you remember those times when you said something and wished you had not? Maybe it was a quick
“Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.” John 13:5 July 19, 2024 Have you ever washed someone else’s feet? Some Christian denominations observe foot washing as part of their communion service. Emotionally, it is a humbling
