Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for today is taken from the First Book of Samuel, Chapter 26 verse 24, “May my life be precious in the sight of the Lord, and may he rescue me from all my tribulation,” (NRSVB). This verse is taken from the conversation between King Saul…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for today is taken from the Book of Job, Chapter 21 verse 22, “Will any teach God knowledge, seeing that he judges those on high,” (NRSVB). In this speech of Job he questioned his friends’ wisdom regarding the way of the wicked. He noted that…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for today is taken from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, Chapter 11 verse 2, “The Spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the sprit of knowledge and the fear of the…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for the week following the Tenth Sunday after Trinity is taken from Psalm 33 verse 12, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people who he chose for his inheritance,” (NRSVB). In this praise psalm the psalmist describes how the plans of…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for today is taken from The First Book of Chronicles, Chapter 29 verse 5, “Now who else is willing to give a generous offering to the Lord,” (NRSVB). The background to this verse is situated in the story of King David. He yearned to build…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for today is taken from the Book of Genesis, Chapter 17 verse 1, “I am God almighty: walk before me, and be blameless,” (NRSVB). In this narrative, in the life of Abraham, we read how God appeared to him again and assured him of God’s…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ Our watchword for today is taken from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, Chapter 23 verse 28, “Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let the one who has my words speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? Says…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for today is taken from Psalm One Hundred and Nineteen, verse One Hundred and Sixty Two, “I rejoice at your word like one who finds great spoil,” (NRSVB). The writer of this psalm, King David, was a skilled warrior and demonstrated his marksmanship already at…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for today is taken from the Book of the Prophet Daniel, Chapter 3 verse 28, “Blessed be God who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted him,” (NRSVB). The prophet Daniel was taken as hostage from Jerusalem in 605 BC and served,…
Dear Readers and Listeners, Friends in Jesus Christ, Our watchword for today is taken from the Book of Exodus, Chapter 14 verse 13, “Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today,” (NRSVB). The Israelites went to Egypt in the time of great famine and lived…
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