Anthem for this Sunday

Posted on October 8, 2014 by drscott

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Nothing Is Impossible

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October 8th Devotional

Posted on October 8, 2014 by drscott
Dear Friends,
On the heals of Mike’s wonderful message last Sunday, I am reminded that love wins!  Always and in every way, love trumps all.  Be blessed in this beloved.  Hugs, Scott
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I Love You

 

with an everlasting Love.  The human mind cannot comprehend My constancy.  Your emotions flicker and falter in the face of varying circumstances, and you tend to project your fickle feelings onto Me.  Thus, you do not benefit fully from My unfailing Love.

You need to look beyond the flux of circumstances and discover Me gazing lovingly back at you.  This awareness of My Presence strengthens you, as you receive and respond to My Love.  I am the same yesterday, today, and forever!  Let My Love flow into you continually, Your need for Me is as constant as the outflow of My Love into you.

Jeremiah 31:3 3 The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.

Exodus 15:13 13 “In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.

Hebrews 13:8 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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October 7th Devotional

Posted on October 8, 2014 by drscott
Dear Friends,
The first sentence of today’s devotional hit home with me.  I seems that unless we release our worries and fears to God, it will be difficult to hear God’s voice among all the noise and clatter of our own senseless fears and anxieties.  I thought of a beautiful melody being played softly as an orchestra tunes before the beginning of a concert.  The melody doesn’t have a chance of being heard among the all the chaos of sound.  So, my challenge to all of us is to truly release all that troubles our minds and spirits so that God can come through loud and clear!  Be blessed friends, Scott
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In Order To Hear My Voice, you must release all your worries into My care. Entrust to Me everything that concerns you. This clears the way for you to seek My face unhindered. Let Me free you from fear that is hiding deep inside you. Sit quietly in My Presence, allowing My Light to soak into you and drive out any darkness lodged within you.

Accept each day just as it comes to you, remembering that I am sovereign over your life. Rejoice in this day that I have made, trusting that I am abundantly present in it. Instead of regretting or resenting the way things are, thank Me in all circumstances. Trust Me and don’t be fearful; thank Me and rest in My sovereignty.

1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Psalm 118:24 This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this God’s will for you in Christ Jesus

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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October 2 Devotional

Posted on October 2, 2014 by drscott
Dear friends, 
Below is a verse from Wesley’s “Jesus Lover of My Soul”.  Jesus, our first love, now and forever more.  Be blessed in knowing that the time and energy you spend nurturing your relationship with Him, helps sustain all of your other relationships.  Hugs, Scott
  1. Thou, O Christ, art all I want,
    More than all in Thee I find;
    Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
    Heal the sick, and lead the blind.
    Just and holy is Thy Name,
    Source of all true righteousness;
    Thou art evermore the same,
    Thou art full of truth and grace.

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Never Take For Granted My intimate nearness.  Marvel at the wonder of My continual Presence with you.  Even the most ardent human lover cannot be with you always.  Nor can another person know the intimacies of your heart, mind, and spirit.  I know everything about you-even to the number of hairs on your head.  You don’t need to work at revealing yourself to Me.

Many people spend a lifetime or a small fortune searching for someone who understands them.  Yet I am freely available to all whocall upon My Name, who open their hearts to receive Me.  This simple act of faith is the beginning of a lifelong love story.  I, the Lover of your soul, understand you perfectly and love you eternally.

Luke 12:7 7Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

John 1:12 12Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

Romans 10:13 13for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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Orchestra Agenda

Posted on October 2, 2014 by drscott

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Chancel Choir Agenda

Posted on October 2, 2014 by drscott

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Loving God, Loving Each Other

Posted on October 1, 2014 by drscott

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October 1st Devotional

Posted on October 1, 2014 by drscott
Dear Friends,
Today’s devotional is a brief example of what it means to trust in God and to rest upon His promises.  So, take a break, rest, relax and read this lovely devotional.  Peace in Christ, Scott
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Worship Me Only. I am King of kings and Lord of lords, dwelling in unapproachable Light.  I am taking care of you! I am not only committed to caring for you, but I am also absolutely capable of doing so.  Rest in Me, My weary one, for this is a form of worship.

Though self-flagellation has gone out of style, many of My children drive themselves like racehorses.  They whip themselves into action, ignoring how exhausted they are.  They forget that I am sovereign and that My Ways are higher than theirs. Underneath their driven service, they may secretly resent Me as a harsh taskmaster. Their worship of Me is lukewarm, because I am no longer theirFirst Love.

My invitation never changes: Come to Me, all you who are weary, and I will give you rest.  Worship Me by resting peacefully in My Presence.

1 Timothy 6:15-16 15 which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

Isaiah 55:8-9 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares theLord.  9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Revelation 2:4 4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.

Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest”

Daily Devotional from Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

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September 30 Devotional

Posted on September 30, 2014 by drscott
Dear Friends,
I am guilty of worrying about the future.  It’s hard not to!  But as Jesus said, time and time again, “fear not”.  If we truly trust in God and His plans for us, then the future is already in the palm of His hand, and those are good hand to be in!  Be blessed friends!  Hugs, Scott
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I Am Perpetually With You, taking care of you.  That is the most important fact of your existence.  I am not limited by time or space; therefore, My Presence with you is a forever-promise.  You need not fear the future, for I am already there.  When you make that quantum leap into eternity, you will find Me awaiting you in heaven.  Your future is in My hands; I release it to you day by day, moment by moment.  Therefore, do not worry abouttomorrow.

I want you to live this day abundantly, seeing all there is to see, doing all there is to do.  Don’t be distracted by future concerns.  Leave them to Me!  Each day of life is a glorious gift, but so few people know how to live within the confines of today.  Much of their energy for abundant living spills over the time line into tomorrow’s worries or past regrets.  Their remaining energy is sufficient only for limping through the day, not for living it to the full.  I am training you to keep your focus on My Presence in the present.  This is how to receive abundant Life, which flows freely from My throne of grace.

Matthew 6:34 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

John 10:10 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

James 4:13-15 13Now listen, you who say, “Today ortomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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September 29th Devotional

Posted on September 29, 2014 by drscott
Dear Friends,
What a beautiful devotional this is to kick off our week and to start our day.  I pray you enjoy it as much as I did.  Be Blessed!  Hugs, Scott
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I Am With You and all around you, encircling you in golden rays of Light.  I always behold you Face-to-face.  Not one of your thoughts escapes My notice.  Because I am infinite, I am able to love you as if you and I were the only ones in the universe.

Walk with Me in intimate love-steps, but do not lose sight of My Majesty, I desire to be your closest Friend, yet I am also your sovereign Lord.  I have created your brain with capacity to know Me as Friend and Lord simultaneously.  The human mind is the pinnacle of My creation, but so few use it for its primary purpose-knowing Me.  I communicate continually through My Spirit, My Word, and My creation.  Only humans are capable of receiving Me and responding to My Presence.  You are indeed fearfully and wonderfully made!

Psalm 34:4-7 4 I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him are radiant;  their faces are never covered with shame. 6This poor man called, and the LORD heard him;he saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.

2 Peter 1:16-17 16We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

John 17:3 3Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Psalm 139:14 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Daily Devotional from “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young

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