Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20220417

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Today is a beautiful day, because it is Resurrection Sunday, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and…

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A View from the Pews

I’m just asking. It seems to me that the members should know if their elder steps down. Isn’t that part of the transparency issue between leadership and congregation? Isn’t that an important piece of information about which the church body should be made aware? “As previously described, the bylaws were changed, and the consternation of…

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Prayer for Today

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Father in Heaven, allow me to continue working for your good pleasure. Keep me in prayer for your glory and honor as long as I have breath in my lungs. Sustain me, renew me, and give me the words to pray on behalf of others. Highlight the need for immediate prayer, and don’t let me…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20220416

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Today is a beautiful day, because “For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the…

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What Results from Heavy-handed Discipline?

A View from the Pews

Personality differences are always a struggle in the work place. Job security suffers when one occurs between a boss and a subordinate, and the subordinate seldom wins. So, why the issue here that it had to be handled by a public and lengthy humiliation of the Worship Minister? Was his talent a threat to the…

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Prayer for Today

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Father God, Creator and author of Scripture, I come to thank you for prophecy in your Word. We are here in this point of time you describe. Justice is trampled in the streets. Words get redefined to confuse us and get us off track. I ask your perseverance, your discernment and your strength to remain…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20220415

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Today is a beautiful day, because “So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable.” (1 Corinthians 15:42 ESV) Resurrection #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

A View from the Pews

It is a valid question. Do education and letters behind the pastor’s name mean he is a good shepherd for the flock? I was part of a pastoral search team. It took us a year and a half to find the pastor we felt God was leading to head our church. We studied dozens of…

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Prayer for Today

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Prepare my heart and mind to fulfill the purpose you have for me, Lord. I ask in your name above all names, Jesus, and in your authority that out paces any other, according to the good and perfect will of the Father. Amen.   “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20220414

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Today is a beautiful day, because “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be…

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