'baptism' Tagged Posts (Page 6)

'baptism' Tagged Posts (Page 6)

Daily Devotions: February 16, 2018

February 16, 2018                                                                                         Psalm 25:1-10 “He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.” vs. 9 According to the ways of our world, humility is more of a curse than a blessing. It’s the narcissists who get the power and the acclaim, and we absolutely love the arrogant and the proud. The psalmist would be appalled! In his estimation, such persons do not walk in the way of the Lord and are to be…

Daily Devotions: February 15, 2018

February 15, 2018                                                                                                Genesis 9:8-17 “When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth.” vs. 16 As the Hebrews recalled their ancient flood narrative, they included within it a powerful word of hope–the promise that the world would never again be destroyed by a flood–and the bow in the clouds would be the everlasting sign of that covenant.…

Daily Devotions: February 14, 2018

February 14, 2018                                                                                         Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.” vs. 1 This year we’re reminded that Ash Wednesday is for lovers…a day to remember the deep and intimate love relationship that exists between us and our Maker. Scripture tells us clearly that God’s love for us is unconditional and unconfined…it knows no boundaries and overcomes even our persistent…

Daily Devotions: February 13, 2018

February 13, 2018                                                                                         Psalm 51:1-17 “You desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.” vs. 6 We’re coming up on the season of Lent, a penitential time for reflection on the state of our souls. As usual, we’ll be walking in the footsteps of Jesus and meditating on the significance of his suffering and death for our own life of faith. It’s a favorite time of the year for many! Because it’s hard to…

Daily Devotions: February 12, 2018

February 12, 2018                                                                                                           Joel 2:1-2 “Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near— a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness!” vss. 1-2a A plague of locusts had descended upon Israel! Borne by the desert winds, the cloud of insects had blackened the sky and brought devastation to the land. For…

Daily Devotions: February 11, 2018

February 11, 2018                                                                                                                                                    Mark 9:7-9 “Then a cloud overshadowed…

Daily Devotions: February 10, 2018

February 10, 2018                                                                                                                                                            …

Daily Devotions: February 9, 2018

  2 Corinthians 4:5-6 “For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’ sake.” vs. 5 In spite of the criticism that he frequently received, Paul remained convinced that the good news he proclaimed was from God. When accused, he would fall back on the basic principles of his mission: Jesus Christ was Lord and he was a slave. We might not like that kind of language, particularly the part…

Daily Devotions: February 8, 2018

  2 Corinthians 4:3-4 “In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” vs. 4 Not everyone who heard Paul preach was convinced by his message. Some refused to believe his teachings about Jesus as messiah, and many more considered his preaching to be obscure and misleading. As a result, a good portion of…

Daily Devotions: February 7, 2018

Psalm 50:1-6 “He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people: ‘Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice!’” vss. 4-5 To this psalmist, God was no shrinking violet–a god who crept around in the shadows and who remained hidden from our eyes. This psalmist’s God was Lord of the universe, creator of all that exists, the One who ordered the paths of the sun and moon and…