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“Princes persecute me without cause,
but my heart stands in awe of your words.
I rejoice at your word
like one who finds great spoil.
I hate and abhor falsehood,
but I love your law.
Seven times a day I praise you
for your righteous rules.
Great peace have those who love your...
“Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in...
Ephesians 5:15-21 ESV
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with...
“This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with...
2 Corinthians 4:1,7-12 ESV
“Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart… But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair...
Live your faith in Advent
Advent, for those who practice it, is a place of peace, contemplation, and, yes,
rest from the whirlwind of the holiday season. They can give an answer for the season:
it is the reality of the love of God who has shown himself to us
through Jesus Christ. God became...
Matthew 18:20 (NKJV): “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there in the midst of them”.
Whene’er we meet
is Christ’s promise kept,
His Spirit in each,
with Jesus-manifest.
“In us”, moreso
He in our midst,
baptism of Presence,
bond of peace, gift.
This supper...
Acts 28:25-28 ESV
And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
“‘Go to this people, and say,
“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never...
“When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. They went to the chief priests and elders and said, ‘We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till...
Being Thankful is not Always Easy
It is not always easy being thankful,
as we age our burdens can pile up,
when cynical or bitter,
it is difficult to see a brighter light,
yet faith is a way of seeing, of being,
based on a sober choice,
to be bitter or thankful,
a choice as well,
yet, it can...
Ah, Sinful Nation!
Isaiah 1:4-5 ESV
“Ah, sinful nation,
a people laden with iniquity,
offspring of evildoers,
children who deal corruptly!
They have forsaken the Lord,
they have despised the Holy One of Israel,
they are utterly estranged.
Why will you still be struck down...
A Song of Personal Testimony
With my whole heart, Lord, I pray
To be Yours, and Yours always.
Lead me in Your truth today.
May I love You, and obey.
Lead me in Your righteousness.
When I sin, may I confess;
Bow before You when I pray;
Live for You and You always.
Love You, Jesus, You’re my...
“At this also my heart trembles
and leaps out of its place.
2 Keep listening to the thunder of his voice
and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 Under the whole heaven he lets it go,
and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
4 After it his voice roars;
he thunders with...
Thou loving Father, so kind and good, who through thy blessed Son calls out, “Brethren!”, why darest Thou in thy sovereign grace to work through wills yet perfected, through empowerment entrusted?
Who calls to prayer, but Man of this Hour, seated on high, true Mediator?
When did we e’er deserve...
“Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of God, your...