Ministries (Page 221)

Ministries (Page 221)

Verse of the Day – 1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV

¹³There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Building Community

Building Community From Our Daily Bread –  July 24, 2017     Read: Ephesians 2:19–3:11 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.  Ephesians 3:6 “Community” is the place where the person you least want to live with always lives, says Henri Nouwen. Often we surround ourselves with the people we most want to live with, which forms a club or a clique, not a community.…

Didn’t Get Credit?

Didn’t Get Credit?   From Our Daily Bread – July 23, 2017     Read: Colossians 4:7–18 Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.  Matthew 5:16 Hollywood musicals were wildly popular during the 1950s and 1960s, and three actresses in particular—Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, and Deborah Kerr—thrilled viewers with their compelling performances. But a huge part of the appeal of these actresses was the breathtaking singing that enhanced their acting. In fact, the…

“I’m Really Scared . . .”

“I’m Really Scared . . .” From Our Daily Bread –  July 22, 2017     Read: Philippians 4:4–9  Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 “I’m really scared.” This was the poignant note a teenager posted to friends on Facebook as she told them of some upcoming medical tests. She was facing hospitalization and a series of procedures in a city three hours from home and anxiously waited…

Verse of the Day – Jeremiah 17:7-8 KJV

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.   For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

Dressed Up

Dressed Up   July 21, 2017     Read: Romans 13:11–14 Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 13:14 In her book Wearing God, author Lauren Winner says our clothes can silently communicate to others who we are. What we wear may indicate career, community or identity, moods, or social status. Think of a T-shirt with a slogan, a business suit, a uniform, or greasy jeans and what they might reveal. She writes, “The idea that, as with a garment, Christians might wordlessly speak something…

Verse of the Day – Malachi 3:10 KJV

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, said the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

A Time for Everything

A Time for Everything   From Our Daily Bread – July 20, 2017     Read: Ecclesiastes 3:1–14  There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 While flying recently, I watched a mother and her children a few rows ahead of me. While the toddler played contentedly, the mother gazed into the eyes of her newborn, smiling at him and stroking his cheek. He stared back with a wide-eyed wonderment. I enjoyed the moment with a…