by Jim Hughes Ps. 51:6 But you desire honesty from the heart, so you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being. Are you an honest person? You cannot be trusted beyond your level of honesty. An honest person tells the truth regardless whether or not it is convenient or self-serving.… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 5/8/2023
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Verse of the Day and Devotion 5/4/2023
Send to Kindle May 4th, 2023 Scripture The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. – John 1:9 NIV Devotion The world was a dark place before Jesus was born. The Apostle Matthew quoted Isaiah to describe it. It was “the land of the shadow of death” and the people that… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotion 5/4/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 5/1/2023
by Jim Hughes Ps. 48:9 O God, we meditate on your unfailing love as we worship in your Temple. What is the temple? It is God’s dwelling place. The temple of God has a three-fold meaning. It can be a building we worship in, it can be us, or it can be our… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 5/1/2023
Verse of the Day and Devotion 4/27/2023
Send to Kindle April 27th, 2023 Scripture “I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse those who curse you. I will use you to bless all the people on earth.” – Genesis 12:3 ERV Devotion The first three verses of Genesis 12 are well known for God’s calling of Abram. Abram is told… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotion 4/27/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 4/24/2023
by Jim Hughes Ps. 46:10 Be silent, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the whole world.” Can we know the Lord if we are not silent? We tend to do all the talking. We know what we need and want and… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 4/24/2023
Verse of the Day and Devotion 4/20/2023
Send to Kindle April 20th 2023 Scripture And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. – John 1:14 NKJV Devotion On Christmas, something miraculous happened. The Word became flesh. The term “Word” here refers to… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotion 4/20/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 4/17/2023
by Jim Hughes Ps. 42:1-2 As the deer pants for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When do deer pant for water? It could be when they are running away from trouble and know they can’t safely stop for a drink. It… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 4/17/2023
Verse of the Day and Devotion 4/13/2023
Send to Kindle April 13th, 2023 Scripture God was pleased for all of himself to live in the Son. And through him, God was happy to bring all things back to himself again—things on earth and things in heaven. God made peace through the blood sacrifice of his Son on the cross. – Colossians 1:19-20 ERV… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotion 4/13/2023
Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 4/10/2023
by Jim Hughes Ps. 40:8 I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your law is written on my heart. Do you take joy in doing God’s will for your life? Do you see what God has given you to do as a blessing or a curse? Does living in Christ… Continue reading Weekly Devotional: Gems From Pastor Jim 4/10/2023
Verse of the Day and Devotional 4/6/2023
Send to Kindle April 6th, 2023 Scripture Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! – Psalm 105:4 ESV Devotion People seek after all sorts of things, but there’s one thing that people should seek more than anything else. They should seek the Lord. Instead of always seeking after the world and the things… Continue reading Verse of the Day and Devotional 4/6/2023