Revelation 2:1-7 2:1    “Write this to the angel of the church in Ephesus:  These are the words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven gold lampstands:  2  I know your works, your labor, and your endurance. I also know that you don’t put up…

Luke 15:11-24 Luke 15:1    All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him.  2  The Pharisees and legal experts were grumbling, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”  Luke 15:3    Jesus told them this parable:  4  “Suppose someone among you had one hundred sheep and lost…

Mark 1:14-20 Mark 1:14    After John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee announcing God’s good news,  15 saying, “Now is the time! Here comes God’s kingdom! Change your hearts and lives, and trust this good news!”  Mark 1:16    As Jesus passed alongside the Galilee Sea, he saw two brothers, Simon and Andrew, throwing…

Psalm 34 1    I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise will always be in my mouth. 2 I praise the LORD— let the suffering listen and rejoice. 3 Magnify the LORD with me! Together let us lift his name up high! 4 I sought the LORD and he answered me. He…

Matthew 5:1-16 1    Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up a mountain. He sat down and his disciples came to him.  2  He taught them, saying: 3    “Happy are people who are hopeless, because the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 4    “Happy are people who grieve, because they will be…

Acts 17: 16-33 16    While Paul waited for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed to find that the city was flooded with idols.  17  He began to interact with the Jews and Gentile God-worshippers in the synagogue. He also addressed whoever happened to be in the marketplace each day.  18  Certain Epicurean and…

Psalm 42:1-11 1Just like a deer that craves streams of water, my whole being craves you, God.  2 My whole being thirsts for God, for the living God. When will I come and see God’s face? 3 My tears have been my food both day and night, as people constantly questioned me, “Where’s your God…

Lamentations 3:22-33 22    The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. 24 “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” 25    The LORD is good to those who wait for…

Jeremiah 29:1-14 29 The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter from Jerusalem to the few surviving elders among the exiles, to the priests and the prophets, and to all the people Nebuchadnezzar had taken to Babylon from Jerusalem. 2 The letter was sent after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the government leaders of Judah and…

God is doing a new thing in the life of our congregation and we know that the reason new things have sprouted up around here is that a few years back we started our journey to becoming a praying church. Prayer is now the lifeblood of all we do. As we prepare to grow from…