How Do We Deal With The Ripples and Echoes of Collective Sin?  Good Morning Friends,  I have come to the conclusion that if we are citizens of heaven then we need to be under the government of the Holy Spirit. This is not a new concept. Each generation has to face the reality that sometimes … Continue reading How Do We Deal With The Ripples and Echoes of Collective Sin? →

Are You Dressed for Salvation?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's devotional is about fixing things with the help of the Holy Spirit. The scripture outlines the ways of the poor, the broken and the restored. It is the story of Jesus ministering to an entire nation and our need to dress up, grow up into Christlikeness. It is … Continue reading Are You Dressed for Salvation? →

 Can You Hear The Music of Christ in the Culture of Community?  Good Morning Friends,  Today's devotional is about how to maintain more than just harmony in the church, the ecclesia, the called out of God. The Apostle Paul, the writer of the letters to the Corinthians, lived in a time when communities had town meetings … Continue reading Can You Hear The Music of Christ in the Culture of Community? →

What Is The Secret To Being Content?  Good Morning Friends,  The tiny home movement is a clear indication that there is a myth about having more. And then as we dig a little deeper we might learn that the lesson of living a meaningful life is to belong to Christ. Friends, when Paul wrote about … Continue reading What Is The Secret To Being Content? →

 How Can We Encourage Each Other To Be The Best We Can Be?  Good Morning Friends,  For the new believer getting a hand hold on the crazy world we live in and getting a foothold to brace ourselves can seem so difficult, but in the struggle, we might be blessed to have someone encourage us by … Continue reading How Can We Encourage Each Other To Be The Best We Can Be? →

Are You Useful For The Kingdom Of God?  Good Morning Friends,  Would you be recognized as one of Jesus' disciples through your actions? Today's devotional and scripture hopefully gives us some insight into honoring those who have left a legacy in us, those who have died but given us so much before we could repay them. The answer … Continue reading Are You Useful For The Kingdom Of God? →

Why Can A Christian Not Keep Quiet About Announcing The Gospel?  Good Morning Friends,  Talking about Jesus serves multiple purposes. Sometimes the action helps protect the Christian and also to evangelize to others. At other times testifying to Christ's resurrection can be at the cost of one's life. Still while we breathe we are to … Continue reading Why Can A Christian Not Keep Quiet About Announcing The Gospel? →

How Do We Learn To Love God With Everything We Have Got?  Good Morning Friends,  Today we ask what may be the most important question you will ever be asked to answer. William Shakespeare, whose birthday is acknowledged to be today hints at it this way: "Doubt thou the stars are fire. Doubt that the … Continue reading How Do We Learn To Love God With Everything We Have Got? →

Why Do We Sing The Doxology?  Good Morning Friends,  Gratitude is where spiritual life begins all with the purpose of ultimately glorifying God. That is the reason we sing the Doxology every Sunday after the usher come forward with the offering. It sums up the reason we are here. Garrison Keillor tells the Lake Wobegon … Continue reading Why Do We Sing The Doxology? →

Do You Have A New Song In Your New Heart?  Good Morning Friends,  I recently received a devotional from a friend on today's scripture. It was about having a song in one's heart which is really about having God in one's heart and not so much about vocalizing at all. And then it dawned on … Continue reading Do You Have A New Song In Your New Heart? →