13  Then one of the elders said to me, “Who are these people wearing white robes, and where did they come from?”  14    I said to him, “Sir, you know.”  Then he said to me, “These people have come out of great hardship. They have washed their robes and made them white in the…

He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters;  3he restores my soul. Psalm 23:2-3a Spend time with this week’s memory verse today. Reflect on how God has provided for you in your life. What would it mean to let go of fear and worry about the future and to…

10 See, the Lord GOD comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him.  11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep. Isaiah 40:10-11…

23 Nevertheless I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.  24 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me with honor.  25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you.  26 My flesh and my heart may fail,…

Psa. 119:1    Happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD.  2 Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart,  3 who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways.  4 You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.  5…

Psa. 19:7    The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the decrees of the LORD are sure, making wise the simple;  8 the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is clear, enlightening the eyes;  9 the fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever;…

4 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,  15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.  16 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they…

24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, free from sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.  25 For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.  1 Peter 2:24-25 As Peter…

Today, we will gather in worship around the first verse of Psalm 23. Throughout the Lenten season, we invite you to commit Psalm 23 to memory. This week’s memory verse is Psalm 23:1. The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 What does it mean to call the Lord your Shepherd? How…

God did not call us to brokenness, but to wholeness. God did not call us to isolation, but to community with each other in the care of our loving Savior. Christ came so that all might have life – abundant life – life lived to its fullest. What if we thought of our entrance into…

So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.” John 10:7 During our Ash Wednesday service this week, we invited everyone to reflect on the gate that leads into God’s pasture. God sent Jesus to us so that we would all know that gate is opened…

In worship yesterday, our Harvest Table band led us in singing the song “Beautiful Things” by Gungor, which proclaims this truth – God makes beautiful things out of the dust – God makes beautiful things out of us. As we begin this lenten journey with our Good Shepherd, trust that God is making something beautiful out of your dust – trust that your God is always and forever making you new.