Archive for May, 2010
Honestly, Lord, …
Psalm 35:4-8
May those who seek my life
be disgraced and put to shame…
Reflection
The Scriptures are refreshingly honest and revealing about…
Read moreA Spirituality of Waiting
Psalm 27:14
Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.
Reflection
Waiting is difficult, especially…
Read moreThe River of Grace – Faithful Unto Death – Pastor David Payne
Click here to download MP3 Paul spends 2 years under house arrest in Rome awaiting trial, greeting visitors, teaching and writing letters that have fed and nourished the church ever since. Scripture, tradition and history give evidence to the last years of Paul… years of advancing Christ’s kingdom, imprison- ment and martyrdom. Paul writes some [...]
Read moreSermon Notes Sunday, May 30 2010
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Read moreThe Path of Life
Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Reflection
One of the recurring themes in the Psalms is that God’s path is a way of life.
Read moreMorning With God
Psalm 5:3
In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait in expectation.
Reflection
How easy it is to begin the day in a mad rush – finding missing socks and eating a Tim Horton’s bagel in the car on the way to work – and forget to begin the day in God’s presence.
Read moreDeeply Rooted
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
Reflection
By meditating on scripture over and over, this psalmist grows roots “like a tree planted by streams of water.”
Read moreChained: Paul, yes… but the gospel, no (Acts 20-28)
Paul returns to Jerusalem for the last time. He carries a financial gift from the Gentile churches to the suffering Jewish church in Jerusalem
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