Posts with the category “devotions”

Read Ephesians 4:17-24In his commentary on Ephesians in the NIV Application series, Klyne Snodgrass makes the case that the word “Gentile” can be subbed out for “American” in this section.  Maybe anot...  Read More

Read Ephesians 4:1-16I love this section of this letter.  It really is one of my all-time favorites because of its ability to constantly remind me of what it is that we are doing.  The church that is ...  Read More

Read Ephesians 4:1-7Chapter 3 revealed to us the bombshell revelation that the church served as Jesus’ chosen example of God’s revealed wisdom to the world and even heavenly authority and rulers (...  Read More

**All devotions this week were written by Michael and Katie Brittenham. Read Matthew 6:5-13 What is prayer? Talking with God. It seems easy enough, but why do I struggle with what that looks like? Thr...  Read More

Read Ephesians 3:1-13This letter by Paul was sent to the church, a local gathering of individuals following Jesus, in Ephesus.  This church was experiencing something brand new in the idea of religion...  Read More

Read Genesis 1At Hydrate Kids Camp, we talked about the creation story all week.  Since the kids went through it all, and since we talked about it Sunday, it just seems right to continue on in the dev...  Read More

Read Ephesians 2:11-22When I was studying this passage, it took me a while to get the point that Paul was making about the unity between the Jews and the Gentiles.  In my context, I just didn’t see th...  Read More

Read Ephesians 2:1-10No one likes reading about themselves in a poor light from someone else’s perspective, but that is what Paul is driving home here.  This is the view of you and me, when we allow G...  Read More

Read  Colossians 4We are continuing our reading in Colossians, the book similar to our book of study on Sunday’s, Ephesians.  Paul closes the heart of the letter by asking for prayers.  The prayers he...  Read More

Read  Colossians 1:1-14The book of Colossians and the book of Ephesians are heavily related.  Some think they were written together or at least part of a similar path of circulation that was passed ar...  Read More

Read  Psalm 42I struggle with memories.  My earliest memories of my childhood are not that early.  I really think that part of that is due to the health struggles that I had and also the tendency of b...  Read More

To go along with the sermon from June 30th, 2024 Read Proverbs 1:1-19If you stay with us in these devotions, you are probably asking yourself if you read this passage somewhere recently.  You did.  It...  Read More

Goes with the sermon from 6/23/24 Read Mark 10:17-31I am betting you are like me: when I get something new, I am bypassing the instruction manual for as long as my pride will let me, before I admit de...  Read More

Trust In The LordProverbs 3:1-18 Read Mark 12:28-34 (Today’s devotion written by Michael Brittenham)What does it mean to trust?  We tend to think of trust in terms of something merited.  But is it rea...  Read More

Sermon 1: Be Steadfast In Love And Faithfulness Read Proverbs 3:1-12  I am fully convinced that I can keep my kids alive longer than if I were to go ahead and let them be in charge of all of life’s de...  Read More

“Jamaica 2024- Let’s Work Together”--from May 26th  --each devotion is written by a member of the team going to Jamaica in October (written by: Sarah Berger)Read: Mark 10:42-45, Micah 6:6-8, 1 Corinth...  Read More

“Phillip The Evangelist”--from May 19th  -- Read Acts 8:26-40“Obedience”The stories contained in Acts 8 are great stories about the mission of the early church and how it spread.  Last week’s story wa...  Read More

“Beware The One Man.”--from May 12th  -- Read Acts 8:9-24This story fits all of the parts that I want it to fit.  I come at it expecting to get answers for the problems that I see on tv or in culture ...  Read More

“Don’t You Know? Haven’t You Heard?”--from May 4th  -- Read Isaiah 40:1-8We pegged this chapter as the halftime speech to the weary.  The weary are those that are more than tired physically, they are ...  Read More

Fear, worry, anxiety, sorrow, grief, and hopelessness are words that describe most of our world today. We know that we live in a hurting world. As discussed in the message, because of my own personal ...  Read More

“Generous Stewards”--from April 21st  -- Read Matthew 25:1-13I love a really good story.  Especially the type that reaches in and grabs your attention and then in the end, delivers you a message to le...  Read More

“Tender Hearts Toward The Gospel”--from April 7th  --Day 1-2 written by Pat and Liz Neuschwanger Read Jeremiah 17:5-10 I love plants and love to see them flourish.  I, however, have been unsuccessful ...  Read More

Easter Service- “The Paradox of Grace”--from March 31st  --Day 1 written by Kadie Keslar; Day 2 & 3 written by Michael and Katie Brittenham Read 1 Corinthians 15:12-23Consider how the resurrection of ...  Read More

“Brotherly Love Like The Gospel”--from March 24th  --Day 1-2 written by Pat and Liz Neuschwanger Read Read John 13:1-20 Devotion theme:  Our focus needs to be Christ and the example that He is It has ...  Read More

“Sympathy From The Gospel”--from March 17th  -- Read Hebrews 2:10-18The Incarnation is the teaching that Jesus, fully God, also became fully man.  How can you be “fully” two things?  We would say that...  Read More

“Unity Of Mind In The Gospel”--from March 10th  -- Read 1 Peter 2:9-12Do you ever wake up just struggling with who you are? Sure you have, or you just haven’t identified that this was the struggle you...  Read More

“Called To Bless”--from March 3rd  -- Read 1 Peter 3:8-17It may seem strange to do this through a devotion, but I treasure these verses in my life right now.  My testimony to you is that this is possi...  Read More

“Revival Generation”--from February  25th  -- Read 2 Timothy 2:1-13The way we understand it, Paul was Timothy’s mentor and he was preparing him for ministry in the pastorate.  It seems that Paul knew ...  Read More

“Almost Persuaded”--from February  11th  -- Read Acts 9:1-19Saul, who later becomes Paul, if you don’t know, has a really interesting testimony and it seems that he would share it often with people to...  Read More

“Wrestling God Closer”--from February  4th  -- Read Genesis 31:1-16Is there anything quite like family struggles?  Maybe it’s the idea that family is supposed to be the one that you can trust and rely...  Read More

“How Not To Avoid People”--from January 28th  -- Read 2 Corinthians 5:11-21Paul is writing in the book of 2 Corinthians to a church that he helped to found.  In 1 Corinthians, he is writing to correct...  Read More

“A Test From The Lord”--from January 21st  -- Read Exodus 16Imagine a band that is getting ready to start a song.  The guitar player is hearing one thing in his head and the piano player is hearing a ...  Read More

“Things That Are Right Where You Left Them”--from January 14th  -- Read 2 Kings 21Can you imagine 55 years of what really seems like an awful leader?  We get 4 years, and at the most 8 years, of a bad...  Read More

“Come and See”--from January 6th  -- Read John 1:43-51For me, it was when I was a teenager and I had moved to a new area, looking and hoping to reinvent myself out of the way I had been known my whole...  Read More

Some Devotional ThoughtsDays 4-5 written by Jamie Walker--from December 10th  -- Read Psalm 30According to the title on this Psalm and the introduction to it, David wrote this one on a big day.  You r...  Read More

“A Church That Prays.”--from December 3rd  -- Read James 5:13-20What exactly is prayer?  Are you able to nail that idea down in a few words? This passage in James is a great place to build a definitio...  Read More

“The Patience of James.”--from November 26th  --Days 3-5 written by Pat and Liz Neuschwanger Read James 5:7-12Be patient. The work and reward of life is not meant to be immediate.  Life is a really lo...  Read More

“If I Were Rich...”--from November 19th  --Days 1-2 written by Connie Staley, Days 2-4 written by Lane Cummings James 4:13-17 / Proverbs 3:5-7 / Proverbs 16:3Do you consider yourself to be a good plan...  Read More

“Judge, Law, and Lawgiver.”--from November 12th  --This week’s devotions written by Pat and Liz Neuschwanger Read James 4:11-12 Devotion theme:  We need a constant reminder that there is only 1 Judge ...  Read More

The Hamster Wheel Trap--from November 5th  -- (Today’s devotion written by Pat Neuschwanger)Read Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 6:33; James 4:7-10The sermon describes a vicious cycle, one that is personal for...  Read More