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Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “Be still, and know that I am God” Psalm 46:10 Our thought for today: “Listen deeply” Most people are not very good listeners. Usually, they’re just waiting for the other person to stop talking so they can start. In “The Seven Habits of HighlyContinue reading “Listen Deeply”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “Everyone who drinks from this water will get thirsty again. But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty. In fact, the water I will give him will become a well of water springing up inContinue reading “Guard your well”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.” Job 12:12 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Respect the wisdom of the elderly” I think it’s a tragic aspect of our society in the USA today that the elderly get so littleContinue reading “Respect the wisdom of the elderly”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “A generation goes and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. The sun rises and the sun sets … it returns to the place where it rises.” Ecclesiastes 1:3-4 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Take the long view” The other day I readContinue reading “Take the long view”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “All the Lord has spoken we will faithfully do.” Exodus 24:7 (New Jewish Publication Society) Our thought for today: “We know what to do” In Exodus chapter twenty-four Moses had been conducting an extended teaching session for the people, explaining in detail the commandsContinue reading “We know what to do”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “I know that you have persevered and endured hardships for the sake of my name, and you have not grown weary.” Revelation 2:3 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Are these the last days?” War is raging in the Middle East again. Israel has beenContinue reading “Are these the last days?”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “I Am Who I Am” Exodus 3:14 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Just fill in the blank” This morning I want to share with you our lesson from the Bible study, “Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God” that our study groupContinue reading “Just fill in the blank”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “Can any of you add one moment to his life-span by worrying?” Matthew 6:27 (CSB) Our thought for today: “The End of Anxiety and Despair” I love the Sermon on the Mount. It is by far Jesus’ most famous sermon. Also, being able toContinue reading “The end of anxiety and despair”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” Mark 8:33 (NIV) Our thought for today: “We need the divineContinue reading “We need the divine perspective”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver!” Proverbs 16:16 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Wisdom waits to be gathered” According to Solomon (the wisest man who ever lived) getting wisdom is better than getting gold. He’s speaking,Continue reading “Wisdom waits to be gathered”