Thy hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments. Psalm 119:73 As we continue our Lenten journey, our focus moves this week to the words “their hands.” While the genesis of this year’s Lenten series coincides with a capital campaign we are doing Read more…
And one of the crowd answered Jesus, “Teacher, I brought my son to You, for he has a dumb spirit; and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked Your disciples to cast it out, and they Read more…
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise. Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in Read more…
And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all you heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27 No matter how strong we are, or even how strong we think we are, Read more…
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Our experience of worship is helps us grow in Read more…
He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength. Isaiah 40:29 When we reflect on our lives, we can probably each identify a time when we didn’t think we had the strength to take one more step, or one more setback, or one Read more…
After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she hid herself, saying, “Thus the Lord has done to me in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.” In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a Read more…
For He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have all one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brethren, saying, “I will proclaim Thy name to my brethren, in the midst of the congregation I will praise Thee.” And again, “I will put My trust Read more…
And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake Read more…
Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who in every respect has been tempted as Read more…
So with yourselves; since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church. I Corinthians 14:12 When God creates us, in His image and likeness, He puts a divine imprint on each of our souls. Each of us has a unique fingerprint. And Read more…
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. I Thessalonians 5:11 Continuing our discussion for this week on the word “Build,” we have discussed what it means to build and how we build things. We have reflected on the need to “build yourself” and today Read more…