HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
WEEK TWO: RELATIONSHIPS RESPECT Romans 12:10 (NRSV) …love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. #MeToo. Black Lives Matter. PRIDE. All over the United States, people are taking a stand against the harassment, abuse and discrimination of women, people of… Continue Reading “RESPECT: Saturday, February 24th”
WEEK TWO: RELATIONSHIPS RECOGNIZE Ephesians 4: 1-6 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort… Continue Reading “RECOGNIZE: Friday, February 23rd”
WEEK TWO: RELATIONSHIPS RECTIFY MATTHEW 18:15-17 (NRSV) If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so… Continue Reading “RECTIFY: Thursday, February 22nd”
WEEK TWO: RELATIONSHIPS RECONCILE Matthew 5:21-24 (NRSV) You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be… Continue Reading “RECONCILE: Wednesday, February 21st”
WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE REBUKE Proverbs 3:5-6, 11-12 (NIV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. …Do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his… Continue Reading “REBUKE: Tuesday, February 20th”
WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE REND JOEL 2:12-13 (NRSV) “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding… Continue Reading “REND: Monday, February 19th”
WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE RENEGE ROMANS 7:19 (NRSV) For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. I learned to play Euchre at a junior high sleepover years ago. The… Continue Reading “RENEGE: Saturday, February 17th”
WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE REMOVE MATTHEW 7:1-5 (NRSV) Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your… Continue Reading “REMOVE: Friday, February 16th”
WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE REPENT Matthew 4:17 (NRSV) From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” Jesus had just spent forty days in the wilderness resisting temptation. He begins his ministry in earnest as he proclaims the… Continue Reading “REPENT: Thursday, February 15th”
WEEK ONE: REPENTANCE RETURN Genesis 3:17-19 (NRSV) By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Every year on Ash Wednesday,… Continue Reading “RETURN: Ash Wednesday, February 14th”