Tag: spiritual

  • December 14 – Paul’s Letter to the Colossians

    Reading Col. 1:1-4:18 Philemon 1-25 Devotional During the two years that Paul is under house arrest in Rome, he writes four letters which are sometimes called The Prison Epistles (the word “epistle” means a letter). Today we read Paul’s letter to the Colossians and to Philemon. Paul had not visited the city of Colosse, but…

  • October 12 – Without Strong Leadership, People Fall Away

    Reading Neh. 13:4-11, 15-31; 12:27-47; 13:12-14, 1-3 Devotional Twelve years after his first trip to Jerusalem, Nehemiah returned to the Persian palace in Susa. Sometime afterward, Nehemiah was told that the spiritual condition in Israel was not good, so he again asked King Artaxerxes for permission to return to Jerusalem, and the king agreed. The…

  • Church Notes: The Importance of Moderation (SPIPS)

    These are my notes from our 4/24/2011 church meeting. Leader: Russ Farmer Assignment SPIPS Our lesson will be all about practicing balance and moderation in our daily lives. Bring your thoughts and scriptures on the following topics: Social – What do you become if you focus on being too social?  Not social enough? Physical –…

  • February 17 – The LORD Crosses Ahead of You

    Reading Deut. 9:1-11:32 Devotional Moses said to the Israelites: “Hear, O Israel: You are to cross over the Jordan today, and go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, cities great and fortified up to heaven, a people great and tall, the descendants of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you…