Exodus 28-31; Philippians 2 By Becky Hill Martin “It’s me. Hi! I’m the problem. It’s me.” (You can thank me later for that Taylor Swift earworm.) I’m not in any way a “Swiftie,” but that’s the lyric that popped into my brain when I read Philippians 2. Paul wrote to the struggling church of Philippi to […]

Exodus 25-27; Psalm 90; Philippians 1 By Becky Martin  What if people hadn’t followed the assembly instructions when they made God’s Tabernacle and the Ark – all the things listed in Exodus 25-27? What if they cut corners and used cheaper materials to save time and money? There might have been a lot more face-melting […]

Exodus 22-24; Psalm 109; Ephesians 6 Strong in the LORD I used to watch wrestling (also pronounced “wrastling”). Tag team bouts were the best. If one person was getting whooped up on, the tag team partner would be there to jump in…but only if the person getting whooped would reach out and tag them in. […]

Exodus 19-21; Psalm 33; Ephesians 5 Covenant Communication June 16, 2006 me and Monica stood before the military chaplain and exchanged vows. This communication of vows revealed the character of conduct we submitted to as we entered into covenant matrimony. The Ten Commandments, literally spoken by God Himself, is Him communicating covenant standards for His […]

Exodus 13-15; Psalm 114; Ephesians 3 By Lori Rowell Should I stay or should I go? Moses told the Israelites to stand firm, and to be still. But God said, “Why are you just standing there?” This seems in contrast to what God says in Psalm 46:10, “ Be still and know that I am […]

Exodus 10-12; Ephesians 2 Excerpt from Spoken Gospel: Yes, Gentiles are sinners and dead in their transgressions, but so are Jews (Ephesians 2:1). Everyone, Jews included, have disqualified themselves from access to God by their disobedience (Ephesians 2:2). But God, in his great mercy, has made us alive by his grace (Ephesians 2:4-5). The Jews […]

Exodus 7-9; Psalm 105; Ephesians 1 Power of Prayer Prayer that ascends highest comes from the depths of the humblest heart. Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 1:15-23 is from a humble man who knows the power of prayer. As we learned from Pastor Brandon on Sunday, there are various reasons why our prayers may not be […]

Exodus 4-6; Galatians 6 Free to Worship I remember being deployed overseas during my military service and seeing various forms of worship of other gods. Being a Christian was not the norm and worship of God was looked down upon and foreign to that region. To Pharaoh, this was how he viewed letting the people […]

Genesis 49-50; Galatians 4 By Lori Rowell If your anything like me, you’ve started, and stopped, and restarted working out.  Building up endurance and muscle.  We know it is good for us, and I know I feel better when I do it.  But inevitably I stop, or let’s say I pause.   I lose muscle […]

Genesis 47-48; Psalm 25; Galatians 3 By Faith… God does not need a lot to do a lot. Growing up I would open the refrigerator and wonder what would be for dinner. I always had a solution: McDonald’s! What I saw in the ice box could not yield what I desired. Low and behold at […]