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7415 E Elbow Bend Road Carefree, AZ 85377
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The Sower and the Wind
Isaiah 55:10-13 and Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 beautifully complement one another. Isaiah compares God’s Word to rain and snow that water the earth and always accomplish God’s purpose. Jesus builds on this image in the Parable of the Sower, showing that God’s Word is generously scattered like seed. When it falls on receptive hearts, it takes root, grows, and produces an abundant harvest of love, faithfulness, and transformed lives.
Would You Dance With Me?
Matthew 11 brings together two movements: a generation resistant to both John and Jesus, and a gracious invitation from Christ to find rest. Together, these passages reveal the tension between human resistance and divine compassion
Divine Connections
Sometimes the smallest act carries the greatest meaning. Matthew 10:40-42 reminds us that welcoming others in love is, in truth, welcoming Christ himself.
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Daily Devotions
Psalm 65:9-13…“the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.” vs.13 For this psalmist creation was a visible manifestation of God’s presence. It wasn’t just eye candy for Sunday drives through the countryside. All that could be seen was not only connected to God, it had a vital relationship to God. As all of us learned from “Sound of Music” the hills weren’t just there to look at, they were…
Daily Devotions
Isaiah 55:12-13…“Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to the LORD for a memorial, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.” vs. 13 The myrtle is an evergreen broadleaf plant common to the Middle East and is known for its medicinal properties. Its white blossoms are large and showy and it has come to be a symbol of love and peace. Isaiah…
Daily Devotions
Isaiah 55:10-11…“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven…making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;” vss. 10 11a For the prophet Isaiah there was a kind of inevitability to the goodness and generosity of the Lord. At least that was the pattern that he saw in the creation. The natural forces that sustain life have been built…
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