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A text – Psalm 16 1 Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge.2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;  I have no good apart from you.” 3 As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble ones in whom is all my delight. 4 Those who choose another god multiply theirContinue reading “Boundary Lines in Pleasant Places – Psalm 16”

A text – 2 Kings 2:6-14 6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. 7 Fifty men of the company of prophets also went and stood at some distanceContinue reading “God Gives Us What We Need – 2 Kings 2:6-14   “

A text – Luke 9:51-62  51 When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to prepare for his arrival, 53 but they did not receive him because his face was setContinue reading “Living a Different Life – Luke 9:51-62”

A text – Psalm 22:19-28      19 But you, O Lord, do not be far away!     O my help, come quickly to my aid!20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my life from the power of the dog!21 Save me from the mouth of the lion!     From the horns of the wild oxen you have rescued me.22 I will tell of yourContinue reading “Lament and Praise – Psalm 22”

A text – Galatians 3:23-29 23 Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be reckoned as righteous by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, 26 for in Christ JesusContinue reading “Now That Jesus Has Come – Galatians 3”

A text – Luke 8:26-39 26 Then they arrived at the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 As he stepped out on shore, a man from the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had not worn any clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. 28 When he sawContinue reading “A Cure and a Call – Luke 8:26-39”

A text – Psalm 8 1 O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.2 Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I look at your heavens, theContinue reading “Our Place, Our Job – Psalm 8”

A text – Romans 5:1-5 5 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have obtained accessto 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 afflictionContinue reading “Good News About Real Love – Romans 5”

A text – John 16:12-15       12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own but will speak whatever he hears, and he will declare to you the thingsContinue reading “Wait For It – John 16:12-15”

A text – Psalm 104:24-34 24 O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.25 There is the sea, great and wide; creeping things innumerable are there, living things both small and great.26 There go the ships and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it. 27 TheseContinue reading “Abundance and Diversity – Psalm 104”