THOUGHT FOR TODAY, JULY 17, 2017: WHO IS LIKE OUR GOD? People are by nature believers in the supernatural, as evidenced by the fact that no primitive societies have ever been discovered that were materialists. They may have had no concept of God or even gods, but they believed in spirits and ghosts or other nonmaterial entities. Many societies had an idea of a transcendent God, such as the Athenians…Keep Reading

“For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: ‘In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.’ But you would not…” Isaiah 30:15 Today’s text is about people who wanted things to be better. Their life was pretty much in shambles, and they wanted God to fix it. He made a way for them, but it required something that they…Keep Reading

A church empowering the lost, abandoned, and misplaced people of the Kingsport area to meet Jesus… Click this link to enjoy Shades of Grace United Methodist Church Services with Pastor Will Shewey, July 16, 2017

THOUGHT FOR TODAY, JULY 16, 2017: WE ARE ALL TENANTS When God created Adam and Eve, he said, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth” (Gen 1:28). Some take this as a license for them to use the world and its resources as…Keep Reading

“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” Psalm 42:1-2 We take much for granted in this life, and we are also spoiled to things like comfort, convenience, and entertainment. Everything must be compact and instantaneous or it is outdated. Technology may be making life…Keep Reading

“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 As someone who works with words every day, this Proverb is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. I am responsible to arrange words so that they will always say one word: JESUS, The WORD THAT BECAME FLESH, and DWELLS WITH US. Many of the calls that I receive, come in the middle of…Keep Reading

THOUGHT FOR TODAY, JULY 14, 2017: MERCY MEETS TRUTH IN JESUS “Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace kissed” (Psa 85:10-11, NKJV). The occasion of these words is found in verses 1-2: “Lord, you have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob, You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin.” In the broader context, these words…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Jesus Who Said “I Am” and Our Becoming Yesterday’s devotion was on Jesus who said “I am”. That means He is everything He needs to be . . . but we are “Saved by His Grace . . . and becoming”. Read the Book of John where Jesus makes several statements about “I Am”. There was an old saying when I was growing up ….Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware 2 Corinthians 1:20 “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.”

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Jesus Said, “I Am” John 15:1 Jesus said, I am the The Vine and My Father is the Vinedresser. Jesus said, “I Am” . . . not that He will be or that He Will Become. However, we can be the best that we can be today but with our Father as the Vinedresser, we will become His work of Art. Proverbs 3:5 “Lean on,…Keep Reading

THOUGHT FOR TODAY, JUNE 25, 2017: THE LAW OF ATROPHY An over-simplified definition of the law of atrophy is “Use it or lose it.” Many things other than nonuse can cause atrophy; however, for our purpose the saying “use it or lose it” is sufficient. We must use our faith or lose it. Paul wrote of Abraham, the father of the faithful: “In hope he believed against hope, that he…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Roy Rogers and Dale Evans “The Bible Tells Me So” 1 Corinthians 13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. When I first looked at this, “but the greater of these is charity” I thought, “why the word charity – why is it the greatest”? Charity – The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word. 1. benevolent goodwill toward…Keep Reading