Today we take time to reflect on a precious verse and a beautiful song. We call it Word & Worship. OUR WORD for TODAY: God's Love is unconditional and unforced. The choice is ours to embrace or reject it.“neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of … Continue reading Word & Worship – Simple Gospel
Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt. Exodus 3:10 NLT Shortly after I finished college and got married, God captivated my heart like never before and told me He had big plans for my life.Of course, I was so spiritually immature at the time, … Continue reading Now Is The Time
Today we take time to reflect on a precious verse and a beautiful song. We call it Word & Worship. OUR WORD for TODAY: God's Love is unconditional and unforced. The choice is ours to embrace or reject it.“neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of … Continue reading Word & Worship – Simple Gospel
Joshua 1:9 I’ve commanded you, haven’t I? Be strong and courageous. Don’t be fearful or discouraged, because the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Ephesians 3:11-12 This was his eternal plan, which he carried out through Christ Jesus our Lord. Because of Christ and our faith in him, we can now come … Continue reading Bold: Courageous and Unafraid
Leading up to Easter, especially Good Friday, we will of course be reminded of Christ’s suffering on the cross for our sin. And the sober consideration of Christ’s suffering is usually the focus of communion services, or the Lord’s Supper, because the inaugural communion took place at Jesus’s last Passover meal with his disciples, only … Continue reading Communion, In Light of the Resurrection
"You have shown me the way of life, and you will fill me with the joy of your presence." Acts 2:28 I’ll never forget the first small group I ever attended. It was the first time in my life I’d ever recognized “the joy of the Lord” AND His presence. I’d spent my entire life in … Continue reading My Pride, Their Joy
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory! Peter 1:8 My mother is the reason there is any culture in my life at all. She has always been a lover of music, a fairly diverse music lover. We … Continue reading My Joy
I will shout for joy and sing your praises, for you have ransomed me. ~Psalm 71:23 I remember jumping up and down to the words “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart/down in my heart to stay” as a small child in Sunday school. I sang and jumped because that … Continue reading Joy is Everywhere
"When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy." Matthew 2:10 In preparation to write about joy this week, I did a simple search for “joy complete” and found several scripture references that touched my heart. You see, of all the fruit of the spirit, I find that joy is the one I have … Continue reading Follow the Star
for the joy of the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10 There are moments in our lives when time seems to stand still. Swinging that tassel across the top of the cap and stepping from the hurts of the past few years into your bright and promising new future. Standing picturesque at the altar in your white gown holding a beautiful … Continue reading Hallmark Moments
