Praise the Lord
Sunday, December 14th, 2008Praise the Lord, all you nations! Extol him, all you peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! Psalm 117
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A Psalm of Thanksgiving
Sunday, November 30th, 2008Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. Know that the Lord is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with […]
Sing to the Lord
Sunday, November 9th, 2008Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but […]
Fear Not
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008We are about to enter an unsettling time in our nation. I think these verses are appropriate as to what our actions should be. It’s a good time to get our spiritual houses in order as well as our finances. For waywardness kills the simple, and the complacency of fools destroys them; but those who […]
Do Not Love the World
Sunday, October 26th, 2008Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world: for all that is in the world – the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches – comes not from the Father but from the world. […]
Open Your Hand
Sunday, October 19th, 2008Give liberally and be ungrudging when you do so, for on this account the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, “Open your hand to the poor and needy […]
In You I Take Refuge
Sunday, October 5th, 2008Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.” As for the holy ones in the land, they are the noble, in whom is all my delight. Those who choose another god multiply their sorrows; their drink offerings […]
And Samuel Said
Sunday, September 28th, 2008“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice and to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is no less a sin than divination, and stubbornness is like iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the […]
No Rock Like Our God
Sunday, September 21st, 2008My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in my victory. There is no Holy One like the Lord, no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your […]
I Am Writing To You
Sunday, September 14th, 2008I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, because you have conquered the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the […]