Sermon: “Keep Your Eyes on Jesus” (Matthew 14:22-33)
With all of the fear and anxiety around us (and within us), we need to remind ourselves where we need to focus our attention to develop a healthy mind and spirit.
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June 16: “Two Reasons to Pray for Relief from Trouble”
8 Minute Read + Scripture readings Today’s Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 21Psalms 108-109Isaiah 48Revelation 18 Today’s Bible Verse(s): Psalm 109:21-24 (CSB): “But you, Lord, my Lord, deal kindly with me for our name’s sake; because your faithful love is good, rescue me. For I am suffering and needy; my heart is wounded within me. I fade away […]
Read MoreMay 9: “Casting Our Burdens Upon the Lord”
7 Minute Read + Scripture readings Today’s Bible Reading: Numbers 17-18 Psalms 55 Isaiah 7 James 1 Today’s Bible Verse(s): “Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never allow the righteous to be shaken.” Psalm 55:22 (CSB) Reflections on Today’s Bible Verse(s): Psalm 55:22 is a wonderful verse, isn’t […]
Read MoreApril 18: “Prayer’s Fuel”
5 Minute Read + Scripture readings Today’s Bible Reading: Leviticus 22 Psalms 28-29 Ecclesiastes 5 2 Timothy 1 Today’s Bible Verse(s): “LORD, I call to you; my rock, do not be deaf to me. If you remain silent to me, I will be like those going down to the Pit. Listen to the sound of […]
Read MoreApril 5: “The Lord, Our Refuge”
5 Minute Read + Scripture readings Today’s Bible Reading: Leviticus 8 Psalms 9 Proverbs 23 1 Thessalonians 2 Today’s Bible Verse(s): “The Lord is a refuge for the persecuted, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you because you have not abandoned those who seek you, Lord.” Psalm 9:9-10 […]
Read MoreMarch 26: “A Christian Perspective on Suffering”
5 Minute Read + Scripture readings Today’s Bible Reading: Exodus 37 John 16 Proverbs 13 Ephesians 6 Today’s Bible Verse(s): “I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world.” John 16:33 (CSB) Reflections on Today’s Bible […]
Read MoreAugust 21: “When Troubles Are a Very Good Thing”
5 Minute Read + Scripture readings TODAY’S BIBLE READING: Job 1:1–3:26 1 Corinthians 14:1-17 Psalm 37:12-29 Proverbs 21:25-26 TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE(S): Job 1:8 (CSB): “Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away […]
Read MoreApril 9: “Why Do Bad Things Happen?”
8 Minute Read TODAY’S BIBLE READING: Deuteronomy 33:1-29 Luke 13:1-21 Psalm 78:65-72 Proverbs 12:25 TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE(S): Luke 13:2 (CSB): “And he responded to them, ‘Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered these things?’” REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S BIBLE VERSE(S): Over and over in Scripture we […]
Read MoreCalm in the Storm (Part 2)
(For Part 1 of this article, click here.) When you were a child and you fell down and scraped your knee, who did you run to? Your dad? Fat chance! You ran to your mom, didn’t you? Moms around the world tend to be nurturers and are great empathizers. Dads, on the other hand, tend […]
Read MoreCalm in the Storm
When I was a child, I remember reading about Alexander who had “a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day.” Have you ever had a day like that? A week? A month? Or longer? I have! There was a time when Jesus knowingly sent His disciples on a trip that would shake them to the core. […]
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