Repent
July 7, 2021 DAILY READING Matthew 11:20-24 Psalm 47 Isaiah 51:1-3 Psalm 119:161-168 Jeremiah 18:1-11 FIELD NOTES One person held the four key positions at a church I pastored. He told me that God had provided many miracles for his family and him during the previous three years. After we had that meaningful conversation, I arrived…
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July 6, 2021 DAILY READING 1 John 4:1-6 Psalm 47 1 Kings 18:36-39 1 Kings 21:17-29 Psalm 119:161-168 FIELD NOTES What word from God does our nation need right now? In our scripture, John tells us to “test the spirits to see whether they are from God.” (4:1) He talks of the Spirit of Christ versus…
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July 5, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 47 Genesis 22:15-18 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 Psalm 119:161-168 1 Kings 21:1-16 FIELD NOTES Happiness depends upon events that happen such as jokes, celebrations, and victories. When the event is over, the happiness fades. Joy comes from a relationship. No matter what happens to us, we still have each other. Thus, while totally…
Read MoreTraveling Light – A New Spiritual Discipline (Dr. Jim Hughes)
This week’s preacher: Dr. Jim Hughes. We continue our series on the criticisms that Jesus received during his earthly ministry from his own people called “Critiquing Jesus.” Our Scripture reading: Mark 2:23-28
Read MoreTrue Friendship
July 3, 2021 DAILY READING 1 Samuel 18:1-4 FIELD NOTES “David and Jonathan provide us with perhaps the most intriguing story of friendship in the Bible. Theirs is a relationship of loyalty, trust, and support. Every time we read this story it leads us to the question: What kind of friend am I? A true…
Read MoreBe a Witness!
July 2, 2021 DAILY READING Psalm 107:1-3 FIELD NOTES Oh, thank God—he’s so good! His love never runs out.All of you set free by God, tell the world! Tell how he freed you from oppression,Then rounded you up from all over the place, from the four winds, from the seven seas. – from The Message translation QUESTIONS FOR THE FIELD How have you…
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July 1, 2021 DAILY READING Acts 20:1-16 FIELD NOTES In today’s story, Paul is preaching for so long and so late into the night that a young man name Eutychus, who was sitting in the window, falls asleep and falls out the window, falling to the ground three stories below! Miraculously, he survives. The name…
Read MoreDo Not Judge
June 30, 2021 DAILY READING Luke 6:43-45 FIELD NOTES According to the Wesley Study Bible, “The prohibition against passing judgement is not based upon the inadequacy of human knowledge. In fact, we often can recognize sins in other people (“each tree is known by its own fruit,” v. 44). We are forbidden to judge others…
Read MoreIt’s your job!
June 29, 2021 DAILY READING Jeremiah 21:11-14 FIELD NOTES In today’s reading Jeremiah delivers the king of Judah a divine message from God: “Execute justice, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor anyone who has been robbed.” It’s as if Jeremiah is reminding the king that his duty is to others, to the meek…
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June 28, 2021 DAILY READING Galatians 6:11-18 FIELD NOTES In this letter, Paul addresses his words to the churches in Galatia primarily made up of Gentile Christians. These new Christians are facing the question of whether they must be circumcised to be considered faithful. Paul very clearly says it’s not necessary, for “a person is…
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