Help is on the Way – Psalm 130
A text – Psalm 130 1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.2 Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! 3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?4 But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered. 5 I wait for the Lord; my soul…
Dry Bones and Resurrection – Ezekiel 37:1-14
A text – Ezekiel 37:1-14 37 The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. 3 He said to…
Love, Death, Martha, and Belief – John 11:1-45
A text – John 11:1-45 11 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. 3 So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is…
Fearlessness – Psalm 23
A text – Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters;3 he restores my soul.He leads me in right pathsfor his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your…
Bend Our Ears – 1 Samuel 16:1-13
A text – 1 Samuel 16:1-13 16 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” 2 Samuel said, “How can…
Light or Darkness? John 9
A text – John 9 9 As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him. 4 We work the…
Let Us Sing Unto the Lord – Psalm 95
A text – Psalm 95 1 O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!3 For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods.4 In his…
It’s Not Our Doing – Romans 5:1-11
A text – Romans 5:1-11 5 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but wealso boast in our afflictions, knowing that…
A Meeting at High Noon – John 4:5-42
A text – John 4:5-42 5 So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. 7 A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus…
Protection – Psalm 121
A text – Psalm 121 1 I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where will my help come?2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.4 He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your…
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