Wait for the Promise

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Text – Acts 1:4-8: While staying with them, he ordered them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for the promise of the Father. “This,” he said, “is what you have heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” So
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210221 Weekly Devotional

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Daily Bible Readings Monday. Read Romans 8:31-39. 1) What is the great reassurance of this passage? 2) What threats stand against Christ’s disciples? What did Paul say about their ability to isolate us from God’s love? 3) If we persevere in spite of suffering, what is the outcome? Tuesday. Read Matthew 5:10-12. 1) What does
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210214 Weekly Devotional

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Daily Bible Readings: Monday. Read 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. 1) How does Paul say the “day of the Lord” will come? 2) How does he tell the Thessalonians to be prepared? Tuesday. Read Isaiah 13:6-9. 1) What does Isaiah tell Judah to do in light of the approach of the day of the Lord? 2) Why
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The Violin

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  The old violin was wrapped in plastic and slept in the musty window seat in a Grandmother’s dining room.  When unwrapped it revealed its hard life, covered in a coat of dried mud, pieces missing, brass peg box pitted with corrosion.  Pathetic as it was, it was still a connection to our family’s past. 
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210103 Weekly Devotional

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  Daily Bible Readings: Monday, December 28. Read Colossians 1:19-20. 1) What is Jesus to the church? 2) What is his relationship to God? 3) How do humans benefit from this relationship? Tuesday, December 29. Read Romans 8:14-17. 1) What does it mean if one is led by the Spirit of God? 2) What change
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201101 Weekly Devotional

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Daily Bible Readings: Monday, October 26. Read Amos 4:1-2. 1) Amos was a prophet to Israel, the northern 10 tribes of Israel. In this passage he addresses the wives of the rulers and influential leaders of Samaria. Calling them the “cows of Bashan” was his way of referring to their lives of wealth. 2) What
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201025 Weekly Devotional

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Daily Bible Readings: Monday, October 19. Read Psalm 119:1-3. 1) Who does the Psalmist pronounce as “happy” or “blessed?” 2) What helps them to achieve that state of happiness? Tuesday, October 20. Read Deuteronomy 28:1-6. 1) Deuteronomy is the record of instructions given to the Israelites before they went into the land of Canaan. 2)
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Symbols and Meanings in the Eucharist

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The Lord’s Supper (LS) that we observe today has a historical context which is important for understanding what we do today. The LS is not some random experience that the modern church just made up, nor does it originate from modern times. The origin of what we now call LS comes from ancient Israel and
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Liar, liar, pants on fire!

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I had a conversation recently about the normalcy of seeing falsehoods deliberately posted on social media for the purpose of confusing the public about political and social matters. Generally speaking, no one gets upset by that any more. It’s what we expect from social media outlets as well as our political leaders, and even some
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200719 Weekly Devotional

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Daily Bible Readings: Monday, June 8. Read Matthew 18:21-35. 1) What question did Peter ask Jesus? 2) What was Jesus’ answer to his question, and what story did he tell to illustrate it? Tuesday, June 9. Read John 13:1-38. 1) What act did Jesus perform for his disciples in the upper room, and why did
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