January 15 – 19, 2024
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January 15 – 19, 2024

Click for PDF version   Monday Read Revelation 12:1-12  This week’s topic is spiritual warfare and Satan’s defeat by the Cross of Christ. Revelation 12:1-6 opens with Satan seeking to destroy the Christ child and God’s protection over the child and His mother. Revelation 12:7-12 describes Satan and his evil angels being cast out of...

January 8 – 12, 2024
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January 8 – 12, 2024

Click for PDF version   Monday Read Genesis 12:1-3; Exodus 3:4-15; Isaiah 6:1-8  Epiphanies and Us The season between Advent and Lent is called the season of Epiphany. What is an epiphany? It is an “Aha!” moment, a “come-to-Jesus” moment, a new realization, an understanding of something formerly hidden, finding a missing piece to a...

January 1 – 5, 2024
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January 1 – 5, 2024

Click for a PDF version   Monday Read Revelation 1:12-18; Daniel 7:13-14; Matthew 21:7-11  Happy New Year! Stepping into 2024, we begin our Epiphany series—the Lord’s unveiling in Revelation—considering the One called “Son of man” 82 times throughout the New Testament. Among Jews, the long-awaited Messiah was “the Son of David” (Matthew 21:9), a title...

November 27 – December 1, 2023
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November 27 – December 1, 2023

Click for PDF version   Monday Read  Isaiah 9:2-6; Micah 5:2-4; Luke 2:1-21 On Sunday the 2023 Advent season commences. Contemporary Christians link Advent to Christmas—gift shopping kicks into hyper-gear, travel plans solidify, lights go up, and trees get decorated in expectation of presents. For most American children, this anticipated season is capped by a...

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November 20 – 24, 2023
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November 20 – 24, 2023

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...

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November 13 – 17, 2023
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November 13 – 17, 2023

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...

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November 6 – 10, 2023
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November 6 – 10, 2023

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...

October 30 – November 3, 2023
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October 30 – November 3, 2023

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...

October 23 – 27, 2023
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October 23 – 27, 2023

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...

October 16 – 20, 2023
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October 16 – 20, 2023

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...