Dear Friends, In Luke 5 we see Jesus actively doing three miracles! First Jesus, the carpenter, directs Peter, the fisherman, to a great catch of fish in the middle of the afternoon! All the details of Jesus’ advice seem illogical, yet Peter confesses “because you say so, I will let down the nets!” How…
Dear Friends, Today we are reading Luke 4 in our month-long journey through this glorious gospel written by Dr. Luke. You may notice that Luke gives us more insight into the ministry of the Holy Spirit than the other gospel writers. At Jesus baptism in 3:21-22 we discover all three Persons of the Godhead…
Dear Ones, Today we are reading Luke 3. Let us focus on the message of John who is preparing the way for our Lord Jesus. He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. NIVO Luke 3:3 God ordained and sent John to prepare the way…
Dear Friends, Today we read Luke 2. This chapter was quoted by our children at my first church in Barrington, NH each Christmas season. As they stood together to quote it, our hearts were blessed beyond words! It is difficult to pick just one verse in this chapter to focus on but let us…
Dear Friends, I hope you will join me this month in daily reading from the gospel of Luke. As we ask God to feed us His truth, we will read one chapter each day. By Christmas day, we will have completed the letter. Let us read with joy the letter that Dr. Luke wrote for…
Dear friends at FCC, I want you to know how much I thank God for each of you! As I am reading today in 3 John these words jumped off the page into my heart. Here is my thanksgiving prayer from your pastor! NIV 3 John 1:2-4Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good…
Dear Friends, My dear Grandmother John quoted to me the 23rd Psalm just hours before she entered heaven. It has always been a favorite for me. Many of us would concur it is an inspirational song that feeds our souls! NIV Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. I will never forget the…
To my dear Friends in Christ, Today I have meditated on Psalm 37. This precious song is intended to keep me from fretting when evil people seem to be winning. Now if we are honest, we all expect God to work things out as we wish. We want Him to give us the desires of…
Dear Friends, NIV Colossians 1:28-29“He is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ.To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.” These words summarize the Apostle’s goal for his life and ministry. First, we must…
July 26, 2021 Dear Fellow-Worshippers! Today I am thinking about the shout > Hallelujah! Surprisingly, this cry only appears in Revelation 19 in the NIV translation! Surely the announcement of the reign of our Lord Jesus deserves a long and loud shout of praise! After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a…