2 Kings 16-20 READ OR LISTEN TO THE BIBLE TOGETHER 2 Kings 16 – Ahaz Rules Judah 1 Ahaz, Jotham’s son, became king of Judah in the seventeenth year of Pekah, Remaliah’s son. 2 Ahaz was 20 years old when he became king, and he ruled for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He didn’t do what was right in the Lord’s eyes, unlike his ancestor David. 3 Instead, he walked in…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Charity “1 Corinthians 13” As the sun rises this morning, my thoughts are with the word “Charity”. Even though it is going to be hot today, or at least humid . . . God loves and cares for us so much, that He provides the sun for us, so we are not surrounded by a dark world. Because of the sun and the moon, the…Keep Reading

2 Corinthians 2:3 – Ecclesiastes 9:1 “Comforted by God’s Hand” “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” 2 Corinthians 2:3 “For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore…Keep Reading

Leviticus 19-21 (CEB) Levítico 19-21 (RVR1960) Leviticus 19 Leviticus 20 Leviticus 21 Living as Holy People – READ OR LISTEN TO THE BIBLE TOGETHER Leviticus 19 1. The Lord said to Moses, 2 Say to the whole community of the Israelites: You must be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy. 3 Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must keep my sabbaths; I…Keep Reading

Matthew 6:5-13 “PRAYER” Link to Youtube – Pastor Will Shewey – The Lord’s Prayer – Praying The Model Prayer – Matthew 6:5-13 5 “And when you pray, you shall not be like the [b]hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 6 But you, when…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Isaiah 55:8-9 God’s Thoughts Higher Than Ours Yesterday, I went to my acupressurist. Asking him what can be done about my feet heating and burning in this humidity and heat. His immediate answer was “Stay out of the heat”.Then he said, “Heat escapes through the head so the brain and head is always trying to protect itself so when the temperatures are too much to…Keep Reading

Psalm 73:22 (Read Psalm 73) So foolish was I, and ignorant… These are the words of God’s chosen king of Israel. I think they will be the words of many of us when we come before God. The psalmist struggled with how the righteous often suffer while some who scorn God get along with ease. He said that this almost cost him to slip off the pathway of God. Have…Keep Reading

Colossians 3-4 (CEB) Colossians 3-4 (RVR1960) Colossians 3 Your Life Hidden in Christ – READ OR LISTEN TO THE BIBLE TOGETHER 1 Therefore, if you were raised with Christ, look for the things that are above where Christ is sitting at God’s right side. 2 Think about the things above and not things on earth. 3 You died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ,…Keep Reading

1 Peter 2:24 The Power of the Cross Ran across this photo of a poppy which I had taken in the Spring. What a precious pleasant creation by our Father in Heaven . . . A reminder of something only God can do . . . and all He thought of . . . just for us . . . Wherever we go, whatever we do, we are truly in…Keep Reading

Colossians 1:5 For the hope that is laid up for you in Heaven, and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you. “…For the hope that is laid up for you in Heaven, and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you.” Colossians 1:5 Since we have retired, we have…Keep Reading

Matthew 7:24 “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” As the dawn breaks, I see a pile of lumber, plaster, and debris outside our window. They have been torn out of our house so that we can have some much-needed closet space. The Bible says that there is a time to tear…Keep Reading

Elden Justice Writes and Sings His Songs – Introduction to Elden Elden’s childhood was spent in Southern West Virginia. After graduation, he went into the sign business where he started out with $35 worth of brushes and paints. As well as his own business, along with custom painting for the Fire and Police Departments, he took his artistic talents to the sign businesses. He painted billboards local, state and area…Keep Reading