What’s Plaguing You? Psalm 46:1-1 Last week was an extraordinary week in our nation’s history with historical stock market fluctuations, declarations of states of emergencies, and closings of institutions and industries. But a human dynamic is that various individuals can all hear the same message but react differently. A formula that can serve...
Liturgical Abuses Sunday, March 8, 2020 Woodstream Church 1 Chronicles 13:8-14 After capturing Jerusalem, David desired to bring to his new capital the Ark of the Covenant, the focus of God’s compact with Israel and representative of God’s earthly throne. With great pomp and celebration, the Ark was transported on an ox-driven cart. When it...
A Heart of Service 1 Chronicles 28:1-3, 29:23-25 In the Bible, David had the distinction of being a man after God’s own heart. He was passionate about God’s heart, seeking to know and please God. Each of the Psalms he wrote in the Bible were from the heart. He put his life on...
The Last Days 2 Timothy 3:1-5 Many of us are accustomed to receiving last day notices to book a trip, take advantage of a sale, enroll for a class or sign up for a health plan. These notices prompt us to action. In the second letter to Timothy, the Apostle Paul provides an...
Reconciliation 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 Throughout the church and community there are dreams and prayers of reconciliation, in families, marriages, businesses and friendships. From the beginning, the fall of Adam and Eve affected all of God’s creation. Now all of creation is to be reconciled back to God through His Grace. 1. The...
Back to School Proverbs 22:6, Philippians 4:8 Again, it is the season for children and young adults to return to school. While the students may be out of sight of the parents, they are never out of God’s sight. Godly wisdom will guide and guard the child, and crown the child with livelong...
Inactivity Haggai 1:2-9 It has been said two things in life which are hard do are: the things you don’t want to do and the things you don’t know how to do. Most people concede there are some things they are slow to perform but justify their inactivity because there are so many demands...
Sunday, April 14, 2019 1 Kings 1:32-37, Matthew 21:1-9 The coming of Spring brings the budding and blossoming of various trees. Spring foliage speaks to a new season, new hope and new life. Careful reading of the Holy Week Gospel seems to take us through an arboretum in Spring, with palm trees, fig trees, olive...
