Send to Kindle January 20 2022 Scripture For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. – Romans 8:13-14 ESV Devotion If you… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotion 1/20/2022
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Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 1/17/2022
by Jim Hughes Matt. 15:8-9 “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far away. Their worship is a farce, for they replace God’s commands with their own man-made teachings.” I wonder how many people fall into this category. I often have wondered how many people who go to church… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 1/17/2022
Verse of the Day and Devotional 1/13/2022
Send to Kindle January 13 2022 Scripture Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. – 1 John 3:18 NIV Devotion In our verse of the day, John echoes Jesus’ teaching that whoever hates another person is liable to judgment (Matthew 5:21,22). I believe that Christianity is a… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotional 1/13/2022
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 1/10/2022
by Jim Hughes Matt. 14:24-27 Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had arisen, and they were fighting heavy waves. About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came to them, walking on the water. When the disciples saw him, they screamed in terror, thinking he was… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 1/10/2022
Verse of the Day and Devotional 1/6/2022
Send to Kindle January 6 2022 Scripture It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. – Galatians 5:1 NIV Devotion Our verse of the day is an admonition addressing a group of people in the Galatian church. They… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotional 1/6/2022
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 1/3/2022
by Jim Hughes Matt. 14:29b-30a So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. But when he looked around at the high waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted. Instantly Jesus reached out his hand and grabbed him. When you… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 1/3/2022
Verse of the Day and Devotional 12/30/2021
Send to Kindle December 30, 2021 Scripture When the water in the skin was gone, she put the child under one of the bushes. Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot, for she said, ‘Let me not look on the death of the child.’… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotional 12/30/2021
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 12/27/2021
by Jim Hughes Matt. 14:25-29a About three o’clock in the morning, Jesus came to them, walking on the water. When the disciples saw him, they screamed in terror, thinking he was a ghost. But Jesus spoke to them at once, “It’s all right,” he said, “I am here! Don’t be afraid.” Then Peter… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 12/27/2021
Verse of the Day and Devotion 12/23/2021
Send to Kindle December 23, 2021 Scripture God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect. – 2 Samuel 22:33 NKJV Devotion Our verse for today is part of a song of praise and thanksgiving that David wrote early in his reign over Israel. The song is almost identical to Psalm 18. God… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotion 12/23/2021
Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 12/20/2021
by Jim Hughes Matt. 13:11-12 Then he explained to them, “You have been permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others have not. To those who are open to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But to those who are… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems from Pastor Jim 12/20/2021