Monthly Archives: November, 2009
A new week–ushering in December
It is hard to believe how quickly this year has gone. Thanksgiving saw 26 people here for lunch, and it was all good. Now we get back into our routine of reading through the book of John. John 3 Jesus Teaches Nicodemus 1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of …
Give thanks with a grateful heart…
1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God.” For a long time, I had trouble with this verse. After all, there is not one adult person whom I have met who has not gone through a difficult if not nearly impossible life event. Whether death, divorce, illness, or …
This is my Father’s house
Today we look at John 2:12-25. 12After that He went down to Capernaum with His mother and brothers and disciples, and they stayed there only a few days.13Now the Passover of the Jews was approaching, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem.14There He found in the temple [[a]enclosure] those who were selling oxen and sheep and …
I am the vine…
Carol J. Grace, vine, fruit, church, growth
The chosen ones
Today I diverted my attention to 1 Peter 4 and 5, the subject of tomorrow’s Sunday School lesson. Since we have been studying the book “Enough” the last few weeks, we have not used our Sunday School quarterlies. Rather than picking up with the November 15 lesson, I decided to do a synopsis of the …
Seeking Holiness 