Posts with the category “devotions”

“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

How To Be An Influencer- Part 2--from October 29th  --Days 1-3 written by Jamie Walker- Days 4-5 written by Pastor Nate Altom Read: 2 Samuel 12I think we all are familiar with the saying "the tongue c...  Read More

--from October 22nd  --This week’s devotions written by Michael Brittenham Read James 3:13 and Matthew 5:1-12 There is an old saying that goes “You have two ears and one mouth, you should listen twice...  Read More

--from October 15th  --This week’s devotions written by Brandon Miller Read James 3:1-12The verses you just read will be our focus throughout the week.  Today we focus on verse 1.3:1  Not many of you ...  Read More

More Than A Declaration--from October 8th  --This week’s devotions written by Carl Brown and Jamie Walker Do you keep a to-do list?  When Faith WorksRead Psalm 118:1-29When reading James 2:14-26, the ...  Read More

The Gospel Vs. Favoritism--from October 1st  --This week’s devotions written by Connie Staley. Read - James 2: 1-4 and John 4– Samaritan Woman (verses 1-41)There is no mistake that James is talking to...  Read More

Missions Sunday--from September 24th  -- Read Ezekiel 33:1-9We live in a world that teaches that we can just mind our own business and keep our noses out of everything that doesn’t belong to us.  That...  Read More

Trials and Tantrums--from September 17th--written by Lane Cummings Read James 1:12-27Wow, where’d that come from?So you’re just clipping along, living life, when suddenly life drops a big old rock on ...  Read More

Lacking In Nothing--from September 10th--Days 1-4 written by Pat and Liz Neuschwanger.  Day 5 written by Michael Brittenham Read 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 A theme we’re realizing in the book of James and ...  Read More

Read Luke 12:22-31I wonder how often we pray for specific outcomes and how often that outcome exactly happens.  I can tell you, it is not often.  One of my biggest faith challenges is recognizing that...  Read More

Read Philippians 4:1-9“Do not be anxious about anything.”  What a bold statement Paul made there…well, in the light of how we talk about it now.  Paul was not making a medical diagnosis and declaring ...  Read More

**Today’s devotion written by Jamie Walker**Read Ephesians 4:13-24 and 1 Corinthians 2:6Growing Maturity in ChristWhen are we “mature”?  I often think to myself, “I don’t know what I want to be when I...  Read More

Read Romans 15:1-13I hate how hidden motivations tend to get into my good motivations and corrupt them.  You see it in yourself also, I am sure of it.  If not, it only takes a humble spirit to look ag...  Read More

Read Philippians 1:1-11This is a pastoral letter to a church that Paul, clearly has a lot of heart invested into.  He genuinely cares about their growth and advancement in being disciples of Jesus, wh...  Read More

Read Psalm 119:1-16The point of this week is to remind us to return to God’s word, giving it a place in our lives that is very much needed. Many people struggle with creating a habit with God’s word, ...  Read More

Read Psalm 37:1-11Delight is a word that we do not use much anymore.  What does it even mean?  The dictionary says, “please (someone) greatly” as a verb or as a noun, “great pleasure”.  What delights ...  Read More

Read Leviticus 23:9-14,22; 1 Corinthians 4:7  The challenge to the church (and to each of us) The Reverend Dr. Powell challenged the Mineral Heights Church (May Pen, Jamaica) in several ways in the co...  Read More

Read Mark 13:1-23I don’t know if you are like me or not, but I have been trained to hear certain things when I read this section.  Have you ever been riding your bike on a dirt road and there is a tir...  Read More

Read James 1James was the brother of Jesus and he wrote this letter to the Jewish people that had been scattered out through the landscape by wars and many other things.  His goal was to give them som...  Read More

Read Matthew 14:13-21I am guessing, but it really seems like Jesus has just faced a pretty long day before this moment.  He was just rejected at Nazareth, spent a lot of time teaching, and was just he...  Read More

Sermon Sentence: Jesus was broken on our behalf so that all broken people can experience a full life at the table together **Written by Jenna Altom**Read Matthew 26:17-29 and John 13:21-26Jesus lived ...  Read More

Read Luke 24:13-35“Two guys were walking down a road and a third one joined them…”  It sounds like the start to a joke, but it is the way that Luke decided to tell this really important story that lau...  Read More