Tender Mercies

We are born in need of a Savior. Jesus is the only one able to repair the breach made by the first Adam. We are made blameless and acceptable by the blood of God’s only begotten Son. There is no other way.Father, I thank you that even though we are born into sin, you...
One Body

One Body

“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ….But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be….so that there should be no division in the...
Growing Pains

Growing Pains

“…On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.” Acts 8:1   “Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.” Acts 8:4 Breakups are often...

Informed Consent

Think it not strange when conflict arises. The Christ who came to bring a sword will work in us to isolate and to circumcise all that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.Lord, you alone are able to restore and perfect your fallen creation. You are the...

Not of Works

There remains a Sabbath rest for those who hear the Word by faith. We come to understand that our hope is yet unseen, and our work is to believe.Blessed be the Holy Lamb of God. We acknowledge your finished work. We worship in the Spirit and make our boast in the...
Fellowship 101

Fellowship 101

“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 “For each will have to bear his own load.” Galatians 6:5 On the surface, these two verses may seem contradictory. But they exemplify how our vertical and horizontal relationships ought to...