August 31, 2017
Day 4: Adult Department Being filled with God’s Spirit “Create in me a pure heart, O God, […]
August 30, 2017
Day 3: Children Teachable obedience “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your mother and father” (Ephesians 6.1-2 NIV). Children The Bible says that to please the Lord it is your duty to obey and honor your parents. What the Apostle Paul means by this statement is that if the […]
August 29, 2017
August 29, 2017 Day 2: Adult Department Beyond good intentions “I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by […]
August 28, 2017
Welcome to a terrific journey of seeking God together through devotional readings, meditation, and prayers. Beginning today, you will be receiving daily devotionals written by representatives of the following Sunday School Departments: Preschoolers, Children Youth, College, and Adults. May each inspire and help prepare us for the Lay Led Revival on September 22-24. Enjoy your […]
Joyful Spirits Linger from VBS 2017
by Tony Tench We have had a terrific week at Vacation Bible Study during which we have celebrated the Scripture’s teaching of God’s creativity at work in our lives. As is our tradition, our youth are trained to be helpers during VBS and they serve well with the children. Then, after VBS is over each […]
A Big Salt Shaker
By Tina B. Still Tonight our Sunday school class volunteered to serve dinner at the men’s homeless shelter in Shelby. This simple experience is a humbling and especially rewarding mission. Over the past five weeks, author, Max Lucado has led our class through the first five verses of the 23rd Psalm. How appropriate that our lesson today […]
Black Swan Event — Have You Had One?
By John Crosland I am currently reading a book titled The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb. Mr. Taleb was previously a “quant,” an individual who created algorithms for high speed trading for investment banks on Wall Street. His real interests and strengths were in ascertaining the risks that were unforeseen. (This is not unlike being […]
Whose Voice is It, Anyway?
By Carol Ann Forgas God gives every single one of us a very specific talent – one that, I believe, should be used to return praises to Him – so that all may hear and learn of Him. I have said many times that my voice is just a voice on loan. I wish I […]
Yes, Jesus Knows Me!
By Lauren Wortman I must admit, I used to think of Jesus as an alien. Come on, Jesus does some weird things. Like that time he killed the fig tree to make a point about having faith, or when he cried at the death of a friend only to turn around and bring him back […]
Striking Appearance: An Epiphany Sunday Sermon
Missing Our Worship Together Today (Jan. 8, 17)! Stay Warm and Safe. Here’s a synopsis of what would have been today’s sermon! “Striking Appearance” 2 Timothy 1:6-10 Today is Epiphany Sunday on the Christian Calendar. The Gospel of Matthew records the scenes of the Magi’s journey following the star that “appeared” (that’s what “epiphany” means) […]