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Good Morning Everyone, Our theme for this month: “Resilience” Our Bible verse for today: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Be tough, stay strong, finish well.” Yesterday we buried my friend Tom. He’s the one I told you about in aContinue reading “Devotional for Thursday January 28th”

Good Morning Everyone, Our theme for this month: “Resilience” Our Bible verse for today: “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish they answered …” Matthew 14:17 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Jesus can do a lot with a little.” The disciples had a problem. There was a huge hungry crowd of people before them – 5000Continue reading “Devotional for Wednesday January 27th”

Good Morning Everyone, Our theme for this month: “Resilience” Our Bible verse for today: “And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.” Hebrews 13:16 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Do something rather than nothing” In recent days we’ve been thinking about the urgent need in our nation forContinue reading “Devotional for Tuesday January 26th”

Good Morning Everyone, Our theme for this month: “Resilience” Our Bible verse for today: “You are going to hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, because these things must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will beContinue reading “Devotional for Monday January 25th”

Good Morning Everyone, Our theme for this month: “Resilience” Our Bible verse for today: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (NIV) Our thought for today: “We will need to be strong and resilient.” YesterdayContinue reading “Devotional for Saturday and Sunday January 23-24”

Good Morning Everyone, Our theme for this month: “Resilience” Our Bible verse for today: “He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Bible study and worship make you strong and resilient” I read a fascinating article theContinue reading “Devotional for Friday January 22nd”

Good Morning Everyone, Our theme for this month: “Resilience” Our Bible verse for today: “We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair; we are persecuted but not abandoned; we are struck down but not destroyed.” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Don’t sugarcoat it” The Apostle Paul was alwaysContinue reading “Devotional for Thursday January 21st”

Good Morning Everyone, Our theme for this month: “Resilience” Our Bible verse for today: “Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.” James 1:12 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Live a noble life.” Yesterday I quotedContinue reading “Devotional for Wednesday January 20th”

Good Morning Everyone, Our theme for this month: “Resilience” Our Bible verse for today: “I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”  Psalm 121:1 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Reject learned helplessness and the easy path of victimhood.” Pastor JohnContinue reading “Devotional for Tuesday January 19th”

Good Morning Everyone, Our theme for this month: “Resilience” Our Bible verse for today: “For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Develop your emotional intelligence” “Emotional intelligence” is a concept developed by psychologist Daniel Goleman and published in his ground-breaking 1995 book by the same title. It’s beenContinue reading “Devotional for Monday January 18th”