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A text – Isaiah 58:1-9     58 Shout out; do not hold back! Lift up your voice like a trumpet!Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins.2 Yet day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways,as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsakeContinue reading “Do the Right Thing – Isaiah 58:1-9”

A text – Matthew 5:13-20 13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot beContinue reading “Salt and Light – Matthew 5:12-20”

A text – Psalm 15 1 O Lord, who may abide in your tent? Who may dwell on your holy hill? 2 Those who walk blamelessly and do what is right and speak the truth from their heart;3 who do not slander with their tongue and do no evil to their friends nor heap shame upon their neighbors;4 in whoseContinue reading “Abiding with God: Reward or Starting Place? – Psalm 15”

A text – 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” 20 Where is theContinue reading “God Is Trustworthy – 1 Corinthians 1 :18-31”

A text – Matthew 5:1-12 5 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 And he began to speak and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.Continue reading “Makarios – Matthew 5:1-12”

A text – Psalm 27 Triumphant Song of Confidence.       Of David. 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?   4 One thing I asked of the Lord; this I seek: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, toContinue reading “The Presence of God – Psalm 27”

A text – Isaiah 9:1-4 9 But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee ofContinue reading “Testify to the Light – Isaiah 9:1-4”

A text – Matthew 4:12-23 12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: 15 “Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on theContinue reading “Living the Kingdom of God – Matthew 4:12-23”

A text – Psalm 40:1-11 1 I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.2 He drew me up from the desolate pit, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.3 He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.Continue reading “God Rescued Me – Psalm 40:1-11”

A text – 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, 2 To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call onContinue reading “A Letter for Us – 1 Corinthians 1:1-9”