We hosted the annual “Police Honor and Memorial Service” at lunch today, with nearly 200 law enforcement personnel from several agencies and departments in attendance. The service is a time to remember those officers killed in the line of duty and to show support to their families. At one point in the service, a bell… Read More »
The Holy Spirit and the World
John 14-15 includes several verses where Jesus discussed the Holy Spirit with His disciples shortly before His arrest and crucifixion. This week’s devotions will focus on what He said and what we can learn from it. Read John 14:16-17 “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be… Read More »
Knowing the Holy Spirit
John 14-15 includes several verses where Jesus discussed the Holy Spirit with His disciples shortly before His arrest and crucifixion. This week’s devotions will focus on what He said and what we can learn from it. Read John 14:16-17 “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be… Read More »
A Typical Sunday Unexpectedly Made Special
Today has been a long but good day, and it’s not over yet. It started like most Sundays do for me…up at 5:00 am and drive to the church (after getting coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts – and “no” I did not get a donut – I was good this morning). Preached twice and then went… Read More »
The Holy Spirit and Preaching
Nehemiah 9 the record of a special worship service during which the people of God repented and renewed their commitment to God. Their ancestors had sinned and rebelled against God, resulting in the destruction of the nation by the Babylonians and much of the population being taken to Babylon as slaves. The land had been… Read More »
The Holy Spirit and Othniel
Judges 3:9-11 is the brief record of Israel’s first judge or leader after they had settled in the promised land. His name was Othniel and he led them to victory in a war with a Mesopotamian king, which was followed by 40 years of peace or rest. Read this brief account in Judges 3:9-11 Having… Read More »
The Holy Spirit and Joshua
Numbers 27:12-15 describes a conversation between God and Moses in which God tells Moses he will not be allowed to enter the promised land because of a specific sin in his past. Moses is to go to the top of a mountain from which he can see the promised land, but once he sees it… Read More »
Concerts and Worship
Friday night Monieca and I enjoyed a nice meal at Steven W’s Bistro in Newberry, SC and then attended a Loretta Lynn concert at the Newberry Opera House, one of my favorite venues for concerts. It’s small, seating about 500 people and there’s not a bad seat in the house. At age 77, Lynn’s stamina… Read More »
The Holy Spirit and Bezalel
Exodus 31:1-11 is the story of God telling Moses that He had chosen a man named Bezalel to oversee construction of the tabernacle (also called the tent of meeting). Read what God says to Moses in Exodus 31:1-11 Having read this story, what is God saying to you? ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Answer these questions: Bezalel was… Read More »
The Holy Spirit and Joseph
Genesis 41 is the story of a dream that disturbed the Pharaoh of Egypt. God gave the correct interpretation of the dream to Joseph, who then shared its meaning with the Pharaoh. As a result, the nation was able to prepare for a severe famine that would occur in the future. The Pharaoh was so… Read More »
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