Daily Devotionals

12/28/18

Take My Life and Let It Be

December 28, 2018 DAILY READING 1 Peter 1:13-16This weekend’s reading: 1 Peter 1:13-16 FIELD NOTES This Sunday, while considering The Covenant in the Wesleyan Tradition, we will also focus on being God’s…

12/27/18

Have Thine Own Way

December 27, 2018 DAILY READING Jeremiah 18:1-11This weekend’s reading: 1 Peter 1:13-16 FIELD NOTES Adelaide Pollard wanted to go to Africa as a missionary in 1902.  Discouraged because she did not…

12/26/18

Covenant – God Keeps God’s Promises

December 26, 2018 DAILY READING Genesis 15:7-16This weekend’s reading: 1 Peter 1:13-16 FIELD NOTES Today, while we sign contracts to bind an agreement, in Biblical times, people shed blood to make…

12/25/18

Creating a New Christmas

December 25, 2018 DAILY READING Luke 1:26-56Revelation 21:5This weekend’s reading: 1 Peter 1:13-16 FIELD NOTES As we age, the magicof Christmas tends to disappear. Football coach Lou Holtz once said that…

12/24/18

The Waiting Womb

December 24, 2018 Please remember that our Christmas Eve worship times today are:12 noon (Contemporary), 2, 4, 6, 8 & 11 p.m. (Traditional) DAILY READING Luke 1:26-56This weekend’s reading: 1 Peter…

12/22/18

No Need for a Sign

December 22, 2018 DAILY READING Matthew 12:38-42Psalm 105:1-11This weekend’s reading: Micah 5:2-5 FIELD NOTES Why don’t we get it?  We do we always make excuses or say things like “God,…

12/21/18

What Kind of House?

December 21, 2018 DAILY READING Acts 7:44-53Psalm 139:1-12This weekend’s reading: Micah 5:2-5 FIELD NOTES Home is where the heart is.  Isn’t that how the old saying goes?  What kind of home…

12/20/18

Action

Action December 20, 2018 DAILY READING 1 Corinthians 4:14-20Psalm 105:1-11This weekend’s reading: Micah 5:2-5 FIELD NOTES Being a dad is constantly pushing against my introverted tendencies.  My wife and I,…

12/19/18

Gentleness

Gentleness December 19, 2018 DAILY READING Matthew 12:15-21Psalm 139:13-18This weekend’s reading: Micah 5:2-5 FIELD NOTES At a former job, before going into full-time vocational ministry, I had a boss who…

12/18/18

Persistence

December 18, 2018 DAILY READING Galatians 4:21-5:1Psalm 139:13-18This weekend’s reading: Micah 5:2-5 FIELD NOTES One of my favorite stories is that of Jim Elliot. Jim Elliot, along with 4 other…