August 12, 2024
A TIME TO SAY AMEN
The only time many of us may use the word Amen is at the conclusion of a prayer. But think of the word as an appropriate response after partaking of Communion.
Series: Communion Meditations
August 5, 2024
COUNTING THE COST
Add up all it could cost you to surrender your life to Christ and compare it to the tremendous price he paid on that tree and the riches of grace and eternal life he offers.
July 29, 2024
POURED OUT
Whenever we take Communion, we have before us symbols of a sacrifice.
July 22, 2024
KEEPING WATCH WITH JESUS
By Sandy Mayle You may have watched a parade, a horse race, or a team of draft horses, and noticed that some of the horses wore little cups around the outside of their eyes. These are called blinders, and they limit what the horses see so that they’ll stay focused on what’s in front of them. Blinders block the horses’ peripheral vision so they aren’t spooked by waving flags, crowds of people, or other horses who meet them. Instead, they focus on what their driver or rider is asking them to do. Without blinders, some horses can become anxious or
July 15, 2024
THE LORD WILL PROVIDE
God provided a substitute in his Son Jesus so that people would not have to die in their sins.
July 10, 2024
OUR UNIVERSAL DONOR
Let’s all join together and praise God that our sins are gone forever . . . through the blood of Jesus.
July 1, 2024
Not a Distant Memory
Communion is not a distant memory, but it calls our attention to a weekly reminder of how God came near.
June 24, 2024
This Is Where It Happens
The very core of Christianity is the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. . . .
June 17, 2024
The Sinner
No matter how badly we’ve sinned, in truth, we all deserve the title: “The Sinner.” . . .
June 10, 2024
Faultless
Pilate spoke more truth about Jesus than he knew. . . .
June 3, 2024
We Have Seen Jesus
Jesus stands with us at this table. . . .
May 27, 2024
Faith Time
At Communion, our experience with Jesus is not a matter of “face time” but rather “faith time.” . . .
May 20, 2024
Worth Remembering
As Christians, we are called to remember what God did to bring us out of the slavery of sin. . . .
May 13, 2024
Equal Before God
In the practices of the church, God has continued to erase differences when people come before him. . . .
May 6, 2024
Pain that Leads to Joy
Could Jesus have been thinking about God’s message to Eve when he shared this metaphor with his disciples? . . .
April 29, 2024
Home Again
There is a home which will fulfill all our dreams. Jesus talked about it. . . .
April 22, 2024
The Gentle Servant
Isaiah uses two metaphors to illustrate the gentleness of our Lord . . .
April 15, 2024
The Question that Matters
We come to this table having answered the most crucial question . . .
April 8, 2024
That Sinking Feeling
The Titanic sunk in the same year "Love Lifted Me" was published . . .
April 1, 2024
The Centurion’s Testimony
The centurion and the soldiers with him came to believe Jesus was the Son of God . . .
