I 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…
Read MoreThe Fruit of Joy
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. Note for the audio: Davis references a video taken in worship that inspired the song “She Danced” written by Janet Salem Jones and Steven Dale…
Read MorePresence as Love
May 2, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 23 A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,he leads me beside quiet waters,3 he refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley,[a]I will fear no evil, for you are with me;your rod and…
Read MoreSubmission as Love
May 1, 2020 DAILY READING 1 Peter 2:13-17 FIELD NOTES This passage has been debated countless times, with good reason probably. One truth that shines through regardless of how people twist it to control others—there is love in submission. When we put the needs of others above our own, that is a form of submission. That is…
Read MoreLiving Examples
April 30, 2020 DAILY READING 1 Peter 2:9-12 FIELD NOTES Often times, one of the best ways we love our neighbors, or coworkers, and especially our family, is by the example we set. As parents, we try to set a loving example for our children. As an employee, we try to set an example of someone who…
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