Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage: Reflective Reading: Read Acts 1:8 thoughtfully: 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,… Read More »

Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage: Reflective Reading: Read Matthew 9:36-38 thoughtfully: 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a… Read More »

Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage: Reflective Reading: Read Matthew 10:32-33 thoughtfully: 32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before… Read More »

Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage: Reflective Reading: Read Matthew 28:19-20 thoughtfully: 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son… Read More »

Reflect: God has given First Baptist great diversity of gifts and talents. Is there room for a greater commitment to utilizing these gifts and talents for the work that God has called us to as a congregation? What percentage of our church would you say is using their gifts and talents to the fullest extent… Read More »

Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage: Reflective Reading: Read Matthew 25:15-29 thoughtfully: 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to… Read More »

Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage: Reflective Reading: Read Ephesians 4:1-6 thoughtfully: 1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have… Read More »

Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage: Reflective Reading: Read Romans 12:1-8 thoughtfully: A Living Sacrifice 1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as… Read More »

Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage: Reflective Reading: Read 1 Corinthians 12:4-12 thoughtfully: 4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service,… Read More »

Silence: Find a quiet place, remove potential distractions, clear your mind of other thoughts, and ask God to speak to you as you read and contemplate this passage: Reflective Reading: Read Ephesians 4:11-16 thoughtfully: 11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for… Read More »