Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Genesis 26:1-33 “Retire: May Be in the Dictionary, But Not In the Bible! As We Read and Study God’s Word, We Become Alive in His Spirit” We are Always Coming Alive in the Spirit – Central Scripture Reading, Genesis 26:1-33 – Ref: Hebrews 6:1-6 “Link to YouTube Video – This Little Light of Mine.” In both Bible Testaments, there is a blending of both fear…Keep Reading
Pastor Will Shewey Sunday, February 3, 2019 This beautiful Sunday is winding down, taking the warm sunshine with it. Looks like we’re in for a fairly Springlike week ahead. Pray for the family of Brandon Laney. Today has been a very heart wrenching experience. His life , though brief, overflowed with goodness and love. The world is a little quieter tonight, but heaven surely must be filled with joy. Hilton…Keep Reading
John 8:10 Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” A lady said in her inspiring testimony that she had been a spiritual snob. She said that she looked down on people who looked down on people. That was years ago; I wonder what she would think today. Our society is living in dangerous times. It is…Keep Reading
Exodus 22-24 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2018: IF THERST COVENANT HAD BEEN FAULTLESS In addition to the Ten Commandments given in Exodus 20, laws about the treatment of slaves, laws of restitution for the destruction of another’s property, laws about stealing and the punishment for it, laws about the treatment of sojourners, spreading false reports, perverting justice, and others are laid out in chapters 21-23. In chapter 24, the…Keep Reading
Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Careful of What You See, Careful of What You Think, Careful of What You Hear . . . Saw this ad, and thought . . . Gee, that’s not bad . . . 40% Down Mattress, thought to myself, “That sounds soft, warm and luxurious” . . . Then I realized that it was 40% “$ down” . . . Years ago at Christmas, I…Keep Reading
Ecclesiastes 1:2 King James Bible Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. A nurse had asked me to visit a patient who was dying. I found him sitting up in bed with a distant look in his eyes. He was very kind, and welcomed my intrusion. As we talked he told me of his losses: poor health had cost him his job, a home that…Keep Reading
Isaiah 43:2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” There are many unexplainable mysteries in our everyday lives. Some call them coincidence, if they are favorable they may get called lucky (a word that Christians can erase from their vocabulary);…Keep Reading
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS [Ex 19-21] THOUGHT FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019: The Israelites arrived at Sinai where Moses went up the mountain and came back with the Ten Commandments. Several other laws were given in today’s reading, but the Ten Commandments shall be our focus. The Supreme Court ruled in 1980 that posting the Ten Commandments in schools violates the Constitution’s ban on government-established religion. It is my guess that…Keep Reading
Exodus 16-18 Ref: 1 Corinthians 10 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019: TESTING IN THE WILDERNESS At first sight, one might think that today’s thought is about the test the newly-delivered Israelites faced in the wilderness. The primary test they faced was their putting God to the test by their unbelief: “Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in…Keep Reading
Deuteronomy 23:12 “You shall have a place outside the camp, and you shall go out to it…” Deuteronomy 23:12 How does a person write a devotional on this subject? It was a place familiar to many of us. The path leading to it was sometimes a stroll, and other times you couldn’t get there fast enough. There, on that piece of ground, was a place of great contemplation, problem solving,…Keep Reading
Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Unique, It Took a Miracle 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 Last night I was praying for so many people and all of you. I was thinking about how alike we are but yet how some things are so very different. Each of us looks different. And not one of us are living in situations or circumstances that are the same, even if we live in the same…Keep Reading
Exodus 13-15 Ref: Ephesians 6 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2019: BE SILENT [Ex 13-15] The Passover has been kept, the exodus has begun, and Pharaoh and the Egyptians have changed their minds and pursue Israel to enslave them once again. Hemmed in by the Red Sea before them and the pursuing armies of Egypt behind them, the people cry out: “Is it because there are no graves in Egypt…Keep Reading
