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This is The Way – Devo Day 40

1 So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. 2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:1–3 (ESV) In the first chapter of this letter, Peter showed the wonder of God’s salvation through Jesus Christ. Now he shifts his emphasis to show the status that Christians have as…

This is The Way – Devo Day 37

the Word of Life 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— 3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim…

This is The Way – Devo Day 28

Jesus Prays for His Disciples – John 17:14-23 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them in the truth; your…

This is The Way – Devo Day 25

It is the night before his crucifixion at their Passover celebration. Jesus had washed the disciple’s feet, revealed his betrayer, and foretold of Peter’s denial. Then he turns to His disciples to encourage them, “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” John 14:1 (ESV) It’s another way of saying “Fear not” which is what God says throughout the Scriptures when his people feared what they were confronting. He tells them to trust in God…

This is The Way – Devo Day 20

16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is…

This is The Way – Devo Day 10

In yesterday’s passage from Psalm 119 (17-24) the psalmist was praying that his eyes (mind and heart) would be opened to seeing “wondrous things” from God’s Word knowing full well that it was only possible with the help of the Spirit of God. We asked ourselves some tough questions about our own delight in God’s Word and our dependence on the Holy Spirit in reading and studying of the Scriptures. The passage for today is from the Apostle John’s first…

This Is The Way – Daily Devotional

One of the first names widely used to describe the followers of Jesus Christ was those belonging to The Way. It probably originated from Jesus himself when he referred to himself as “the way” (John 14:6). You can see the term being used throughout the Book of Acts (Acts 9:2, 19:9, 19:23, 24:14 and 24:22) even though we see the term “Christian” being used as early as Acts 11:26. It is clear that early Christians identified with a “way” that…

This is the Way – the series

This is The Way (sermon series) Exciting new sermon series starting in February and leading up to Easter. Pastor Jon will be taking a broad stroke view of the first-century church and the Christian faith when it was called “The Way.” Feb 2 – Acts 2 Feb 9 – Romans Feb 16 – 1st Corinthians Mar 2 – 2nd Corinthians Mar 9 – Galatians Mar 16 – Ephesians Mar 23 – Philippians Mar 30 – Colossians Apr 5 1st & 2nd Thessalonians Apr 12…

This is Love

For every person, there will, one day when they eat their last meal, breathe their last breath, and speak their last words. In many ways, what we say at the end can reveal what we were in life, what we stood for, lived for. Sometimes people don’t know that they are uttering their last words. Michael Jackson, leaving practice for his “This Is It” concert, said, “This is it. . . . This really is it!” He died shortly after…

REBAR – What’s holding your faith together?

When we were planning this series on the basic underpinnings of the Christian faith the image of a building’s foundation came to mind. I’ve been involved with construction projects most of my life and I quickly learned that it is critical to build on a solid foundation. Most get inpatient just working on the stuff that’s below ground. Stuff that no one sees but that everything depends on. The most common foundation material is concrete. But concrete by itself is not suitable for…

Easter 2018

2,000 years ago the world was changed forever! Jesus rose up from the grave, alive to continue his mission to reconcile all of creation back to the Father. He had died for our sins and broke the power of sin. And now He defeated death and proved that the grave could not hold him. It is at Easter that we celebrate His great victory over death and look forward to that day when He returns and all of creation enters into new…

Slaying Giants

When the Israelite spies came back from the Promised Land they reported that it was filled with giants. Their inheritance was inhabited. Most wanted to follow the majority report and give up. After all, it’s a big world and there are lots of easier places to settle. Milk and honey would probably be too rich a diet anyway. What’s wrong with water and mana? But isn’t that how it is for us too? There are often giants keeping us from entering…