Romans 3:21-26 – 21 But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the Read more »
Isaiah 43:4 4Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life. Jeremiah 29:11-14 11For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a Read more »
Ephesians 2:1-10 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among Read more »
2 Samuel 12: 1- 17 – The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, Read more »
Luke 15:11-32 11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So, he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. 14 After Read more »
Scripture for Palm and Passion Sunday Luke 19:28-37 Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King 28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 “Go to the village ahead Read more »
Welcome to the second week of the church shutdown because of the coronavirus. As I work on this Reflection (Wednesday March 25TH) I just received an email from Bishop Easterling stating that “in adhering to the orders from Governor Hogan, all UMC churches will be closed through April 26th. This, of course, includes Pleasant Grove Read more »