Have You Been Born Again? – July 19th
John 3:1-13 Key Verse: “Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 “How can anyone be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked him. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, unless […]
What Am I Expecting of God? – July 18th
2 Kings 5:1-19 Key Verse: “But his servants approached and said to him, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more should you do it when he only tells you, ‘Wash and be clean’?” So Naaman went down and dipped himself […]
The Real Salt of the Earth – July 17th
Matthew 5:13-16 Key Verse: “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” (Matt. 5:13) We sometimes describe good farm folks or humble, hardworking city folks as salt-of-the-earth […]
Pure and Passionate Worship – July 16th
John 2:13-25 Key Verse: “After making a whip out of cords, he drove everyone out of the temple with their sheep and oxen. He also poured out the money changers’ coins and overturned the tables. 16 He told those who were selling doves, “Get these things out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into […]
Living in the Hands of God – July 15th
Matthew 5:1-12 Key Verse: “Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them.” (Matt. 5:1-2) At one time, there was a fairly broad shuffling of responsibility in the company where I worked. A number of us were newly appointed as […]
Transforming Power – July 12th
John 2:1-12 Key Verse: “When the headwaiter tasted the water (after it had become wine), he did not know where it came from—though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom and told him, “Everyone sets out the fine wine first, then, after people are drunk, the inferior. But you have kept […]
Come and See – July 11th
John 1:43-51 Key Verse: “The next day Jesus decided to leave for Galilee. He found Philip and told him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the hometown of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the […]
Look to the Lamb! – July 9th
John 1:29-34 Key Verse: “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the one I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ 31 I […]
A Voice for Jesus – July 5th
John 1:19-28 Key Verse: “Who are you, then?” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?” He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord—just as Isaiah the prophet said.” (John 1:22-23 […]
God Became Human! – July 4th
John 1:14-18 Key Verse: “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14 CSB) Every verse in the Bible is important. But there are some verses that require the reader to take an extra […]