Shout for joy to the Lord
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him […]
The Stand with blessings
A combination of the worship song “The Stand” with reciters in multiple languages reciting the Blessing from Numbers 6:24-26
Trials and temptations
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may […]
Healing a man born blind
As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4 As long as it […]
Contrast wicked man and righteous God
I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes. 2 In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.3 The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.4 Even […]
Clothed in strength and dignity
We celebrate the qualities of a woman of faith, one who is “clothed in strength and dignity.” The woman in this passage doesn’t let distractions keep her from meeting her responsibilities. Her well-ordered priorities allow her to value strength and dignity above charm and outer beauty, which the Proverb calls “deceptive” and “fleeting” respectively (Proverbs […]
Contentment with godliness
Godliness is gain Paul is compelled to talk to Timothy, one more time, about the false teachers and their teaching – which had done so much to disrupt the congregation that Timothy was pastoring. As a contrast to what these unhelpful teachers were promoting – godliness as a means to financial gain–Paul counters by saying, […]
That I may know Christ
In Philippians 3:10-14, Paul reveals his real desire, “that I may know Christ and the power of his resurrection” and his real goal, “to win the prize.” Paul’s real desire: to know Christ His real desire is quite simply to “know Christ.” That is what life is about, that is where joy comes from, that […]
Jesus sends out the seventy-two
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! […]
