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Wednesday Evening, August 1, 2018

About Whom…? Jesus! RESPONSIVE READING 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. 4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed...

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Wednesday Evening, July 25, 2018

The Compassion of the Shepherd PSALM 16 You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing. 7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! 8 He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills. 9 He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry....

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Family Devotion Trial 1

Exodus 17 Family Devotion Exodus 17: All the congregation of the children of Israel traveled from the wilderness of Sin, by their journeys, according to the Lord’s commandment, and encamped in Rephidim; but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Therefore the people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said...

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“Jesus Saves From Hell,” Trinity 1, June 3, 2018 (Luke 16:19-31)

That Jesus saves us is at the heart of every Word of the Bible and ought be the heart of every Church service and every sermon you hear. But it does us good to pause and ask, “What does Jesus save us from?” You know that when your healthy, you probably don’t often think about...

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“Let’s Eat,” Trinity 2, June 10, 2018 (Luke 15:14-24)

I love to eat!  So, when the Scripture’s speak of the kingdom of God in the terms of a feast, this resonates with me. Of course it’s not just me, it’s most likely you.  It’s most of everyone of every time of every place. What do we do to celebrate holidays and birthdays and weddings...

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“Like our Father,” Trinity 4, June 24, 2018 (Luke 6:36-42)

Our hymn helps on to meditate on the promises connected with being children of the Heavenly Father. Our Gospel in part help us to meditate on the commands of being children of the Heavenly Father and also in part, simply what we do because we are children of the Heavenly Father. The image here are...

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“Work and Rest,” Trinity 5, 2018, Luke 5:1-11

Though we all differ in age and family and occupation, we all alike share a wonderful Christian pattern of resting and working. The work may slightly differ, because our daily life and calling, who we are to serve and love in close proximity in daily living are slightly different.  But the rest is the same. ...

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2nd Sunday before Lent, February 4, 2018 (Luke 8:4-15)

NO AUDIO A sower went out to sow His seed.  And as He sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it.  And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.  And some fell among thorns,...

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Third Sunday before Lent, January 28, 2018 (Matthew 20:1-16)

NO AUDIO Jesus says, “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for His vineyard….(13) But [the Master] replied to one of them, “Friend, I am doing you no wrong.  Did you not agree with me for a denarius?  Take what...

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