In The Word Read: Ezekiel 1 The Vision of Four Figures 1 Now it came about in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the river Chebar among the exiles, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. 2 (On the fifth of the month in the […]
Author: The Church
Rejoice In The Lord Always
In The Word Read: Philippians 4 Think of Excellence 4 Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved. 2 I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord. 3 Indeed, true companion, I ask you also, […]
Press On
In The Word Read: Philippians 3:12-21 12 Not that I have already grasped it all or have already become perfect, but I press on if I may also take hold of that for which I was even taken hold of by Christ Jesus. 13 Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of […]
It’s Not About Us
In The Word Read: Philippians 3:1-11 The Goal of Life 3 Finally, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble for me, and it is a safeguard for you. 2 Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision;3 for we are the true […]
How Would You Be Described?
In The Word Read: Philippians 2:19-30 Timothy and Epaphroditus 19 But I hope, in the Lord Jesus, to send Timothy to you shortly, so that I also may be encouraged when I learn of your condition. 20 For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all […]
Who Are We Trying To Please?
In The Word Read: Philippians 1:27-2:18 27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; 28 and in […]
For Christ’s Sake
In The Word Read: Philippians 1:12-26 The Gospel Is Preached 12 Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, 13 so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the praetorian guard and to everyone else, 14 and that […]
The Right Focus
In The Word Read: Philippians 1:1-11 Thanksgiving 1 Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always […]
God Wants To Be Included
In The Word Read: Lamentations 5 A Prayer for Mercy 5 Remember, Lord, what has come upon us; Look, and see our disgrace! 2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners. 3 We have become orphans, without a father; Our mothers are like widows. 4 We have to pay for our drinking water, Our […]
Consequences Of Sin
In The Word Read: Lamentations 4 Distress of the Siege Described 4 How dark the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones are spilled out At the corner of every street. 2 The precious sons of Zion, Weighed against pure gold, How they are regarded as earthenware jars, The work of a […]