Be on your guard!
Paul insisted that the elders must keep watch over their own spiritual condition. But they were also elders, so Paul told them to properly shepherd the flock âof which the Holy Spirit has made you overseersâ (20:28). Paul was not speaking of a particular office, but rather of the eldersâ function as âshepherds of the […]
Haggai 1:2-9
This is what the Lord Almighty says: âThese people say, âThe time has not yet come to rebuild the Lordâs house.ââ Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: âIs it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?â Now this is […]
Psalm 51 in nine languages
Script for a multi-lingual recitation of Psalm 51 with nine individual reciters speaking at times individually and at times collectively.
Trials and temptations
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. 2Â Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3Â because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4Â 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. 2Â His disciples asked him, âRabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?â 3Â âNeither this man nor his parents sinned,â said Jesus, âbut this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4Â 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. 2Â In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.3Â The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.4Â Even […]
The way of the righteous
Blessed is the one    who does not walk in step with the wickedor stand in the way that sinners take    or sit in the company of mockers,2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,    and who meditates on his law day and night.3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,    which yields its fruit […]
Confession and appeal for forgiveness
Multi-lingual recitation of Psalm 51:1-12 with nine reciters bringing together a large range of ethnic groups to present an “around-the-world” confession Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.2Â Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3Â For I know my […]
A call to build the house of the Lord
In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest: 2Â This is what the Lord Almighty says: âThese people say, âThe time has […]
