Dying Prayers
This week’s preacher: Dr. Davis Chappell. We continue our series, Teach Us to Pray, on the prayer life of Jesus. This series is the first in our year-long focus on intentional discipleship called “Walking with Jesus.” Learn how you can be more intentional in your walk with Jesus at bumc.net/journey. Our Scripture reading: Luke 23:26-34
Read MoreThe Promises of Psalm 23
October 3, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 23 Isaiah 24:17-23 Mark 2:18-22 FIELD NOTES Yesterday, we discovered that Psalm 23 is a reminder of God’s provision and protection. Today, we focus on one final promise: God’s presence. This one may be the most special of all! Shepherd’s know everything about their sheep. In John chapter 10,…
Read MoreThe Promises of Psalm 23
October 2, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 23 Isaiah 22:8b-14 James 4:4-10 FIELD NOTES Yesterday, we discovered that Psalm 23 is full of God’s promises for us. We learned that God promises us Direction and Guidance. Today, we focus on two more promises: God’s provision and God’s protection. God provides for us. Verse 2 and 3…
Read MoreThe Promises of Psalm 23
October 1, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 23 Isaiah 22:1-8a 1 Peter 5:1-5, 12-14 FIELD NOTES Psalm 23- arguably one the most recognized passages of Scripture! And rightly so! This Psalm is not only full to the brim with wisdom; it paves the way for life-giving rest and honest worship. It’s one of the first scriptures…
Read MoreTrained for Battle
September 30, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 144 Song of Solomon 8:5-14 John 11:45-57 FIELD NOTES Have you ever felt like you were in the middle of a war? Maybe you aren’t gun-slinging on the actual front lines of a physical war, but we all find ourselves in spiritual battles. Sickness, suffering, insecurity, doubt– the list…
Read MoreAmbassadors for Christ
September 29, 2020 DAILY READING 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Psalm 119:49-46 Deuteronomy 5:22-6:3 FIELD NOTES Each time I left my house to spend the day or weekend away, my mom would say, “Remember your last name!” It may sound like a weird or even prideful statement, but I knew exactly what she meant: ‘remember whom you represent’! Through her…
Read MoreYour Promise Preserves
September 28, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 119:50 Deuteronomy 5:1-21 1 Peter 2:4-10 FIELD NOTES David and the other psalmists experienced, and vulnerably expressed, the whole span of human emotion. They walked through significant sorrow and pain- but their stories never end there. They return again and again to a steadfast trust in the faithfulness of…
Read MoreThe Gethsemane Prayer
This week’s preacher: Dr. Davis Chappell. We continue our series, Teach Us to Pray, on the prayer life of Jesus. This series is the first in our year-long focus on intentional discipleship called “Walking with Jesus.” Learn how you can be more intentional in your walk with Jesus at bumc.net/journey. Our Scripture reading: Luke 22:39-46
Read MorePerfect in the Spirit
September 26, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 8 John 14:15-17 FIELD NOTES “One of the words John Wesley used to describe the holiness characteristic of the Christian life was perfection. He did not think that Christians could be free of ignorance or mistakes, but he did think that through the work of Christ made present by the…
Read MoreSound Teaching
September 25, 2020 DAILY READING Psalm 8 2 Timothy 1:12-14 FIELD NOTES How do we know if what we are hearing is “sound teaching?” In Wesleyan theology, we have a useful tool called The Wesleyan Quadrilateral (quad = “four”; laterus = “sides”). This was not a tool that John Wesley himself used or taught, but…
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