Posts with the category “message-reflection”

Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you so much for equipping us—the body of Christ. You’ve given us your armor to withstand the enemy on every front. Not only that, but you’ve given us the Sword of the Spirit, your word, to advance and take ground. I pray that as the fight wages on, you train us to become masterful warriors in your army. We’re here to serve you in life, through death, and into life aga...  Read More

Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you so very much for sending your Son to go to the cross—to rescue us from our perilous fate, bringing us into your family, and giving us eternal life. I’m so grateful for the body of Christ that you have brought us into. I ask that you continue to reveal who I am as an individual, who we are individuals, and who all of us together are as members of your body. All for...  Read More

Prayer Thank You, Lord, for the teaching this week. Thank You for the wisdom you give to our pastors and thank You for hearts that love others which keep us exploring the mission fields we have in our own lives. Keep us alert, always desirous to forgive, and passionate to love. Remind us that earthly “love” is very limited, but the love we have to show is bizarre, plentiful, and even overflowing b...  Read More

Have you ever wondered what pleases the Lord in your life? This message reflection may help see things more clearly.  Read More

Prayer Lord Jesus, may my heart be heard as we approach Your Word. So, be with my heart, that it may be saying anything worth hearing (reading) - something that comes from You, please. Bless my brothers and sisters. May they look to You this week and the coming weeks. May they see the blessings and anticipate the amazing thing You’re doing that goes above the trials. In Your name we pray, amen. De...  Read More

A little devotional on God's grace.  Read More

Ephesians 3:14-21 Knowing & Growing14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strengt...  Read More

As the body of Christ, when we love each other it, among other things, shows our unity, points people to Jesus, and also reveals the nature of God.  Read More

Hello My Name Is… ProviderTheme verse - John 6:1-13 - Jesus feeds the five thousandPrayerDear heavenly father, before I spend time in this devotion I want to stop and give you thanks. You are my rock and my salvation and in you I find rest. You are my guidance and my counselor and in you I find wisdom. You are my father and my provider and in you my needs are met.I am humbled by your mercy.I ask t...  Read More

Prayer Heavenly Father, thank you so much for everything… everything… you have done for us. You created us. You allowed us to choose who we want to follow, ourselves, or you. After we fell, because we chose our way, you already had a plan to send your son into the world to save us from our sins. Thank you for your son, who left heaven and came down to our world, lived a perfect life, was crucified...  Read More

Today, there was a celebration in heaven and on earth.  Read More

Hello My Name Is… FatherPrayerHeavenly father, praise your holy name. Father, thank you for your mercy. Father, I am in awe of how you love me, even though I am a sinner. Father, I reach out to you today and find you already here, rushing to meet me, clearing the way, inviting me in, free from shame. Father, I am a prodigal and yet you call me your child. Abba, Father, with outstretched arms I rea...  Read More

Praise God that Jesus came to rescue us from our sins, but he came to heal us as well.  Read More

Prayer Heavenly Father, yes, heavenly Father thank you so much for taking me, a wretched man, and covering me with your righteousness. I couldn’t live up to your standards on my own. No. I fall short. But you saw me, filth and all, and you covered my past, my present, and my future. Praise God there is no longer a guilty sentence hovering over my head because I have been washed in the blood of the...  Read More

How do you feel the love of God?  Read More

Is it possible to find God?  Read More

Easter 24 - DoubtPrayerHeavenly Father, on this day we give you all praise. We thank you for the gift of Jesus, and the miracle of the resurrection. We thank you that you celebrate us and want us to come to you. You know our innermost thoughts and doubts and you love us still. Help us in our unbelief, give us strength for this day, let your mercy wash over us. Theme Passage - Matthew 28:1-6 (ESV)1...  Read More

The better we know God, the easier it is to trust him.  Read More

PrayerDear Lord, please hear my prayer.You are the Lord of all things, creator of all things, and you give us each day to praise you. Please let my soul rejoice for this day, no matter what it brings me, for you have made it. Give me strength to face it, along with your peace, as I devote this time to you. I love you Lord. Amen.Theme VersePsalm 118:24 (NIV) - The Lord has done it this very day. Le...  Read More

PrayerHeavenly Father, thank you for sending the One to us, to save us, to rescue us, and to be with us. Thank you for inviting me, for finding value in me, for wanting to use me. Thank you in advance for those who come into my life that see Jesus through me, and even though I do not feel worthy, you say I am. I pray that your Holy Spirit guide me today, and that you remind me that I am loved by t...  Read More

Our focus today is on the verse: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). Even though sometimes we may not know how to pray, or what to say, we can always pray into God and who he is with the faith that he will bring out the most good for those who love him.  Read More

Take a deeper look at Ephesians 2:10 to uncover a little bit more about what it means to be called "God's masterpiece."  Read More