Archive for May 2020
Trust
May 12, 2020 DAILY READING Proverbs 3:5-12 FIELD NOTES How does one sow peace into their life and the lives of others? I think one way we can even begin to do this is by first, trusting that God’s ways are higher than our ways. What does this look like practically? You feel called to be…
Read MoreOut of Egypt
May 11, 2020 DAILY READING Exodus 13:17-40 FIELD NOTES When I had just graduated college, I went on staff with a national college ministry. I had been an active leader during my years in college, and thought this was the next logical step in my ministry development. But here’s the thing. It wasn’t. I had some serious theological…
Read MoreThe Fruit of Peace
This sermon is a part of our series on the Fruit of Spirit! Each week, we’ll explore a different fruit and how its wisdom can be applied to our lives. Over the next 9 weeks, as we consider each of the fruits of the Spirit, we are inviting you to join us in embodying these…
Read MoreFreedom in Christ
May 9, 2020 DAILY READING Galations 5 Freedom in Christ 5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. 2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you…
Read MoreI Will Be With You
May 8, 2020 DAILY READING Exodus 3:1-12 FIELD NOTES One of the most comforting ideas repeated in scripture is that God will be with us. When we are down and out, we can find joy that God is with us. When we are scared, we can find joy that God is with us. When things are going awry,…
Read MoreWhat a Witness
May 7, 2020 DAILY READING Acts 6:8-15 FIELD NOTES I think about a friend who passed away often. She was one of my youth pastors growing up. She was a third grade teacher. She was famous among teachers in our state because she was listed as the lowest paid teacher in the state. She had no health insurance. She had…
Read MoreGrateful Praise
May 6, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 100 A psalm. For giving grateful praise. 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him…
Read MoreGod’s Work
May 5, 2020 DAILY READING Hebrews 13:20-21 FIELD NOTES There’s just something about doing the work God called us to do. “But what if I am not called to ministry?” “What if I don’t know my call?” I can already hear you asking those and a million other questions like it. Here’s the thing—God has called…
Read MoreWhy Do We Study the Fruit of the Spirit?
Rev. Dr. Davis Chappell and Rev. Allison Gossett discuss the fruit of the Spirit and its significance in our current context. During our sermon series titled “Fruitful,” we’re offering daily prompts for you to be in prayer for your neighbors and to encourage them with a verse, a quote, or a word of hope. Visit…
Read MoreWilling Servant
May 4, 2020 DAILY READING 1 Peter 5:1-5 FIELD NOTES One of the best generators of joy is a willing submission to the needs of others over our own. Doing something for the needs of others without any desire for payback in anyway frees us from the need and societal norms that come with helping others. We…
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