Click for a PDF version Monday Read Luke 7:36-38 Jesus was a radical. Still is. His teachings and actions would have been considered politically incorrect at that time, and many still see them as such today. He “violated social taboos to reach out to those marginalized not only racially, economically, and religiously but also...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Genesis 3:8–14; Romans 2:15; Titus 1:2 The First Game of Hide-and-Seek God’s grace shines for all to see, even in the opening pages of Scripture. God did not cancel Adam and Eve when they defied His one simple prohibition. Instead of abandoning them, He approached them. He...
Click for PDF version Monday Read 1 Corinthians 13:12-13 “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the...
Click for PDF version Monday Read 2 Corinthians 1:3-7; Luke 15:17-24; Psalm 103:13-14 The God of All Comfort Paul begins his second letter to the Corinthians with praise. After identifying himself and Timothy as the authors of this letter and greeting the believers in Corinth, who were the recipients, they begin...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Matthew 7:24-27 Build wisely. When you’re building your house (life, resume, portfolio, relationships, family, community), build wisely. Of Moses, the Bible says he “was faithful as a servant in all God’s house” (Hebrews 3:5). What an amazing assessment! It’s what we want to hear at the end of...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Matthew 7:12-23 Defining Discernment The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of discernment: “to recognize or identify as separate and distinct.” The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary definition of discernment: “to know, recognize, or understand something, especially something that is not obvious.” It is important to understand the meaning of discernment. Too often...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Matthew 7:7-12 Jesus is encouraging the people to ask freely of the Heavenly Father. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Matthew 7:1-6; Luke 12:13-14; Revelation 20:11-15 The true and living God has a sense of humor. This week’s devotionals series focuses upon judging, a particularly convicting topic for this writer—I am consistently classified a “high J” (“Judgmental”) in the Myers-Briggs psychological profile. I find decision-making and judging perilously...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Matthew 6:19-21; Luke 12:13-21, 32-34 Reforming Our Wealth—The Heart of the Matter Jesus’ teaching about wealth in the Sermon on the Mount begins with a reminder that one’s attitude toward wealth is an indicator of the nature of one’s spiritual health. Jesus warned His disciples about the transient...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Matthew 28:16-20 One Last Meeting Pastors Tim and Kate have made clear that Glenkirk’s vision statement holds meaning only if it represents our covenant partners’ lived reality. Thus, the intent of each sermon series, including the one we’re engaged in this fall, is to form—or re-form—our character in...
