Becoming like Christ for the sake of others

What You Think, Thursday, April 9

Daily Prayer Message, Thursday, April 9, 2020 What You Think What You’ve Said Here’s what you’ve said in emails sent my way about the effects of the coronavirus shutdown. I’d say many of you are doing really, really well. Congratulations! “It has been nice to have this extra time with my wife and son. We’ve become…

A note from your pastor, April 7, 2020

Hello my friends! I wanted to encourage you today with a hymn that I was listening to during my morning devotional time.  It is called I Need Thee Every Hour and you can listen to my friend Fernando sing it here. I was so struck by this first verse: I need Thee every hour, Most gracious Lord;…

Passover Lamb, Wednesday, April 8

Daily Prayer Message, Wednesday, April 8, 2020  The Passover Lamb  Tomorrow begins the Feast of Passover, the most significant of all Jewish Feast Days. It celebrates the lamb slain on the night God sent an angel of death into Egypt. When the angel came that night, if the blood of a lamb was applied to the…

Breathe Your Spirit, Tuesday, April 7

Daily Prayer Message, Tuesday, April 7, 2020  Breathe Your Spirit “Lord, breathe Your Spirit upon Your people, that they may learn to live for this one thing alone – for the Kingdom and glory of their Lord – and become fully awake to what their prayer can accomplish. And let all our hearts in this, as…

Needing A Miracle, Monday 4/6/20

Weekly Prayer Message, For Monday, April 6, 2020  Needing A Miracle Twelve years. That’s a long time. To live in a hard marriage. Yes, she loved her husband but he was very difficult, insensitive and sometimes rude. But there was no thought of leaving the marriage. She knew God had called her to it. So she…

A note from your pastor, April 4, 2020

“Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” Zechariah 9:9 Hello, my friends!  Tomorrow is Palm Sunday! How I wish we were gathering in person and folding palm crosses together!  So many of our traditions…

ZOOM, ZOOM! 4/4/20

Daily Prayer Message, Saturday, April 4, 2020  A Zooming Explosion Zoom. Zoom. Zoom. Zooooooom! Everybody’s Zooming. I’m Zooming people who want to pray. Little Church’s pastors meet on Zoom. You’ll find Jeff’s Deeper Walk Class on Zoom. Alison and Robin teach Hebrews on Zoom. Nikki is ballroom dancing on Zoom. The ladies of Little Church are…

Ideas for Isolation, Friday, April 3

Daily Prayer Message, Friday, April 3, 2020  Ideas For Isolation Start your day with time for God. Without fail. You’ll need discipline. Do a few things every day. Ask God to cleanse you body, souls, spirit (Psalm 51:7). Present yourself afresh to God (Romans 12:1-2). Put on the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18). Read Psalm…

Likely Last Message? Thursday, April 2

Daily Prayer Message, Thursday, April 2, 2020  Likely Last Message? Big Change: Wanted to let you all know that starting next Monday, I will be working for Amazon, delivering boxes three days a week, so I am not sure if I will be able to continue this daily prayer message. I’ll let you know. Will make…

Exciting News! 4/1/2020

Daily Prayer Message, Wednesday, April 1, 2020  Truly Exciting News “The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous avails much” James 5:16  Answers: God promised in about thousand places in Scripture to answer our praying. It’s been two weeks today, following the lockdown of the church, that I have sent out a daily prayer message which listed different needs each day. Many of you have…