Month: July 2023

Do not envy the wicked,    do not desire their company;2 for their hearts plot violence,    and their lips talk about making trouble. Proverbs 24:1-2 Lord, may those quiet righteous be blessed. May their promote their good works. Lord, for Memphis, align our hearts with Your good. We celebrate our music in Memphis and the artists that create it.… Continue reading Guard Your Heart

Beware of the scribes, because they for a pretense make long prayers. Their relationship with God was far more show than substance. The scribes thought they were more spiritual because of their long prayers. But G. Campbell Morgan wrote that when a man is away from his wife and the journey is short, the letters… Continue reading Brevity

The Widow’s Offering 41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. 43 Calling his disciples to him,… Continue reading When Little is Much

“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.” Psalm 150:6 These are the final words of the book of Psalms. All creation is to praise the Lord. We rejoice in it, even through the hard times. Lord, tonight we lift up the MLGW and TDOT crews doing maintenance after storms and restoring… Continue reading Power Crews

25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear. 27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” 28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell… Continue reading Get out of the boat