Sown with God’s Word
Mark 4: 1-20 Tit 1: 1-5 / Ps 96 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundredfold. (Mark 4: 8) Come Holy Spirit as I write, Guide this hand that Your Word be told; Dispel this dar…
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The Pharisees’ Shriveled Faith
Mark 3: 1-6 Heb 7:1-3,15-17 / Psa 110 “Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than destroy it?” But they remained silent. (Mark 3:4) Lack of compassion leads to Pride, The Pharisees’ paralysis; But it c…
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Praying in a Solitary Place
Mark 1: 29-39 Heb 2: 14-18 / Psa 105 Rising very early before dawn, Jesus went off to a deserted place to pray. (Mark 1:35) Try to find a quiet place to pray, Then meditate by keeping still; Unload all the troubles of the day, And peace within the Lord…
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The Blessing of a Resilient Faith
Luke 2: 16-21 Nm 6:22-27 / Ps 67 / Gal 4: 4-7 Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. (Luke 2:18) Lord, on this first day of the year, We honor Mary, Jesus’ mother. May her example draw us near To the Infant lying in the ma…
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The Prophetess Anna
Luke 2: 36-40 1 Jn 2: 12-17/ Ps 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10 She never left the temple but worshipped there with fasting and prayer… (Luke 2:37) In our devotion lies salvation Prayer always brings out the best; To the hopeful and the prayerful Grace from heaven…
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On the Eve of Advent
Persistent Prayers
Luke 18: 1-8 3 Jn. 5-8 / Ps 112 I tell you, God will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth? (Luke 18: 8) A prayerful heart is tranquil, Confident that God hears his plea; All our req…
Praying Like Jesus
Luke 6: 12-16 Eph 2: 19-22 / Ps 19: 2-5 Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. (Luke 6:12) No other way could be better If we want to know the Father’s will; No power on earth can be greater, Believe your prayer…
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Prayer, Community & Mission
Luke 6: 12-19 1 Cor 6:1-11 / Psa 149 Those troubled by evil spirits were cured, and the people all tried to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all. (Luke 6:19) We learned the power of prayer And the love of community; But the…
Prize of Vigilance
The Transfiguration of Jesus
Right Soil for the Sower
The Perfect Prayer
Matthew 6: 7-15
Sir 48: 1-14 / Ps 97: 1-7
Your Father knows what you need, before you ask Him.
(Matthew 6: 8)
Pray the ‘Our Father’ every day,
That all the world’s conflicts may cease;
As Jesus has shown us the way,
Let’s pray it constantly f…
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Jesus’ Final Prayer
John 17: 11b-19
Acts 20: 28-38 / Ps 68: 29-30, 33-36
As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.
(John 17: 19)
Be bold, don’t fear what lies ahead,
Take the hard road to perfection;
Be steadfast in your faith instead,
Assured of our Lord’s protection.
Jesus continued His prayer: “And now I will no [...]
It’s Just a Little While
John 16: 16-20
Acts 18:1-8 / Psa 98
A little while and you will no longer see me, and again a little while later and you will see me.
(John 16:16)
This life is but a passing time,
Endure the pains, the grief, the toil;
Have hope that in a little while
Our Lord will turn our tears to joy.
(Jesus said), “In [...]
Of Love and Elections
John 15: 9-11
Acts 15:7-21 / Psa 96
As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love.
(John 15:9)
No other way to the Father
But only through Jesus, His Son,
And only His love can gather
Our people together as one.
Jesus said to His disciples, “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved [...]
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Taking Directions
John 21: 1-14
Acts 4:1-12 / Psa 118
Cast the net on the starboard side and you will find something.
(John 21:6)
We labor vainly in this life,
And wonder what we’re looking for…
Then like the early morning light,
There’s Jesus waiting at the shore.
Jesus appeared again to His disciples, by the Sea of Tiberias. It happened this way: Simon [...]
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