Haggai 1:1-9 – In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest: “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people…
John 16:33 – In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart, I have overcome the world. THEME OF THE DAY: ARE WE FULFILLING OUR MISSION? The world is a hurting place. One must either be isolated to the point of total reclusion from the world or ostrich-like buried in the sand to not see all the suffering people around us.…
Matthew 12:36 – I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak. THEME OF THE DAY: SPEECH AND OUR SPIRITUAL HEALTH. Self-examination is an essential discipline in the Christian life. Without it, we may easily find ourselves just drifting through life going about our days and routines with mindless repetition. That is how…
Lord willing, a week from today, we will elect our next president. As obvious to all, this has been a volatile, painful, and certainly demoralizing campaign leaving Christians perplexed, disheartened, even disgusted. In the midst of what we have and are observing, it is important we remember our Lord reigns; that God is sovereign and controls the affairs of all nations to include the rise and fall of leaders. However, such comforting truth does not leave us passive, disengaged, and fatalistic as His people.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 – Pray without ceasing. THEME OF THE DAY: HONORING GOD. Today’s theme is the very purpose of our existence. God created us to honor Him and that did not change after our first parents sinned. Their disobedience only made it impossible to fulfill it. Then comes the Gospel of the Lord Jesus. Through Him, we are re-created and able…
1 Peter 5:5 – Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” THEME OF THE DAY: ARE WE DRESSED PROPERLY? It was cool this morning. The taste of fall was in the air. This was not a day to…