Thoughts for Worship (Page 2)

Ambassadors on a Mission of Reconciliation

2 Corinthians 5:20–21 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.  The Apostle Paul declares that he is…

God Is Our Refuge and Strength

Psalm 62:5-8 5  For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. 7 On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. 8 Trust in him at all times, O…

We’re Thankful You’re Here!

1 Thessalonians 2:13 And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.  The prayers of the Apostle Paul…

Choosing to be Short-sighted and Selfish

2 Kings 20:16–19 16 “Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord.17 Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the Lord. 18 And some of your own sons, who will come from…

How Does The Cross Become Precious?

1 Corinthians 1:18 For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Christians are commissioned to share the message of the gospel with unbelievers in our world. The Lord promises that if we are faithful to share the…

Affirming Jesus as Savior

John 12:12–16 12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young…

REflection on Redemption

1 Corinthians 6:19–20 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. In an age where personal liberty and freedom of choice…

Helping Others Learn and Live the Truth

2 Timothy 2:1–2 1 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.  We’ve probably all been around people whose grasp of the Bible and theology are significant,…