A daily devotional from the recommended lectionary texts for each week. It contains encouragement, inspiration, and challenges for better living and loving!

Psalmist knows what's up or better, what God is up to! God can and does make all things new!

Our God is a God of Renewal; He's in the Renewal Business.

Numbers passage about how the Spirit will Go where He wants!

The book of Numbers addresses the fact the Holy Spirit will go where He wants

Get a cake, light the candles, and get ready to receive and use the gift God brings to the party - The Holy Spirit, our power to be God's witnesses.

Jesus announces He is the fulfillment of a promise: Living water for the thristy.

Awake with worry about your body's Check Engine Light? Listen and be blessed!

The Risen Jesus shares final words with Disciples then ascends into Heaven. Two angels interrupt the disciples' gaze with the command, "Stop looking up!"

Your life feel broken? God can restore it back to where He'd love it to be.

John 17:1-11; God left the door ajar and we listened in to one of Jesus' longest recorded prayers in the Scriptures. What did Jesus say to God during His private time with His Father?

The psalmist writes a psalm that we adapt for Mother's Day. Please remember it is this Sunday!

Paul was a master communicator and thinker; read how he finds an opening for Jesus and takes it home!

Peter sends a letter in the darkness of persecution to the community scattered throughtout Asia Minor. His message? One of hope!

Jesus makes ready His departure by leaving His followers promises to bless them. John 14:15-21

What did the Psalmist know about God? Listen and find out and apply it to your life!

Eastertide brings us new opportunities for service for the Lord.

Is there Iife in a stone? Yes, if Jesus is The Living Stone and we are in Christ, we will also be living stones.

John 14:1-14 speaks truth about life and life beyond life. Listen and learn.

The Shepherd King writes about the King of Kings and His love and care for you.

Luke speaks the truth about a solid church.

Peter stresses the Easter truth; Jesus' wounds can heal us!

John 10: 1-10 speaks truth about Easter and our Good Shepherd, Who has gone before us into areas sometimes too scary to name. Jesus is our Good Shepherd.

The psalmist knew. We should too. God always hears us! God always loves us, too!

Peter's sermon reached 3,000 who were cut to the heart and asked what they should do.

Peter addresses the reality of what Jesus' Resurrection of Jesus has done to all who believe in Him.

Jesus walks with two disciples who don't recognize Him until He breaks bread with them!

David shares a roadmap to faith in the face of death!

What is so holy about Saturday and Friday during Holy Week?

Overthinkers Unite! Yourselves to God and what God offers! If you unite to anything else there's no hope! You have to trust God.

Matthew 6:33, Jesus gives a key to fighting anxiety and depression that life can easily give to you. Listen and be blessed.

Using both the Matthew and Luke versions of The Lord's Prayer, we address why it is important to pray with faith and persistence.

Building12:Forgive Others is all about one of those Bible passages most people want to skip over, but you cannot! You must pass through the doorway of God's expectation.

Prepared to lead? How about prepared to serve? As a servant? How about as a slave?

Jesus asks with two words; follow me. 12 men said yes and transformed the world. How do you see ministry?

God came near first; then God asked us to repent. What does that truly say?

Who is my neighbor? Still asking that after all these years? Then you're in the right place! Listen and learn!

What is the greatest and first commandment? It's right in here! Listen, learn, and live it!

The psalmist knew the pain and urgency of reaching rock bottom. Listen to his situation and if you relate, how you can find the way out and up!

The psalmist shares a scary moment of almost drowning, yet God hears him and saves him. Have you ever had such an event?

The prophet Ezekiel preaches to a valley of dry bones and resurrection happens! Why?

The prophet Ezekiel preaches in a death valley to dry bones and the bones live again. Why?

Paul tells the Roman believers about the importance of their mindset..

Jesus makes a powerful declaration and then proves it to two sisters! He also asks, "Do you believe this?" I do! How 'bout you?

Paul knew the dark side of life, as do many of us; but he also receieved NEW life in Light when he met Jesus. Have you?

One thing I know; I was blind, but now I see! Can you say the same?

Paul came to know real love only through Jesus. So can we!

Like the woman at the well I was searching.... from wells that never satisfy.

What are your thoughts on Holy Communion? Is everyone who attends your church okay to join. you at the Lord's Table?