devotional
Local Devotional — Donnie Spears: Make a stand for God
First, live in the fear of the Lord. Proverbs 14:26-27: “In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence, and His children will have a place of refuge. The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.”
Local Devotional — William Hodgson: Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter
From the discovery of the empty tomb, the first news on the day of Jesus’ resurrection, on the part of Mary Magdalen, was, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” (John 20:2).
Raymond Ticknor: Soul and Spirit
Soul and spirit are not the same. The common tendency is to use the terms interchangeably as if they were the same, but they are not. More specifically there is a profound difference or distinction to be made between the soul of man and the Spirit of God.
Scott Mitchell: Don’t look back
Genesis 19 (the story of Sodom and Gomorrah) is one of the most sobering chapters in the Bible. It shows us total moral corruption in humanity, God’s judgment, God’s mercy, and the danger of loving a world that is under judgment.
A Godly resolution: Make it a priority to be like Jesus Christ
“A true and faithful Christian does not make holy living an accidental thing. It is his great concern. As the business of the soldier is to fight, so the business of the Christian is to be like Christ.” Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).
The effects of Jesus’ birth
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14.
William Hodgson: In the fulness of time
But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.” (Galations 4:4-5)
What’s in a genealogy?
When you begin to read the New Testament in Matthew chapter one, there is a long genealogy of Jesus who is proclaimed to be Christ.
Raymond Ticknor: Is Heaven perfect?
God loves and created everything in our world with goodness so that we might love God in return.
Randy Crane: Resolve to be a thankful person
This month, we set aside a day of Thanksgiving. For many people it will be a day devoted to the Three Fs – family, food, and football.
