WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS? Spiritual gifts are meant to be identified and then used—not to puff up ourselves but to build up one another in the Body of Christ. They are gifts of grace! Paul had to chastise the Corinthians because their independent, competitive attitudes toward their […]
Monthly Archives: May 2021
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Devotional: 1 Corinthians 13:4-13 From Holly: This is another familiar portion of Scripture. We tend to think of this as the “love” chapter, and don’t really notice that while most of what Paul had to say to the Corinthians who trusted Christ about Spiritual giftings he puts in the previous “chapter” […]
Devotional: Romans 12:3-8 From Holly: Background: Paul has finished telling his readers (who are all trusters in Christ’s sacrifice on the cross) the wonderful things that God has done in and for them through Christ’ offering. Now he turns to explain how each of us can live out practically our gratitude […]
Devotional: Romans 12:3-8 From Holly: Reading this section from my Complete Jewish Bible, the first part of verse 6 kind of jumped out at me this time around. “But we have gifts that differ and which are meant to be used according to the grace that has been given to us. […]
CELEBRATING PENTECOST SUNDAY—THE BIRTHDAY OF THE CHURCH! What a joy it is to come together with our sister churches to celebrate the birth of the early church through the power of the Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit empowers God’s people to spread the gospel, encourage one another in the church, […]
NEW SERMON SERIES! In this new sermon series, we will be looking together at the spiritual gifts that are listed in Romans 12:3-8. This four-week series explores the role of spiritual gifts in the church and in believers’ lives. Looking at what gifts are for will help us as believers […]
Devotional: Esther 7:1-10 From Holly: This seemed to be a strange passage to use for Mother’s Day. Upon initial reading, I could only come up with the idea that women have great influence on their communities through the avenue of prayer. Maybe because they are more interactive in multiple social circles […]
HONORING MOTHERS! What a blessing to have this day to honor and celebrate all of you mothers! It is simply not possible to thank you enough for your daily, sacrificial love expressed in so many ways—good food, clean clothes, a listening ear, care when we’re sick, always believing in us, […]
COME TOGETHER SERMON SERIES! This is Week 4 of our “Come Together” sermon series about pursuing unity as the Body of Christ. Coming together means setting aside differences between fellow Christians who share the core essentials of the Christian faith and working together for the glory of God and the […]
Devotional: Esther 7:1-10 From Holly: This seemed to be a strange passage to use for Mother’s Day. Upon initial reading, I could only come up with the idea that women have great influence on their communities through the avenue of prayer. Maybe because they are more interactive in multiple social circles […]