Posts from January 2024
The Practice of Personal Devotion
Psalm 119: 147-149 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, That I may meditate on your promise. Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life. As a young man I heard over and over again the value and benefit of spending time with God. I was the oldest of seven children; Our house was busy…
Legacies
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of participating in my mother-in-law’s memorial service. As is true of most funerals, several people shared stories from her past. It was great to remember fun shared times together. I chose to spend my time looking to the future. I was thinking about the parable of the talents the other day. I thought about how the master gave varying talents of money to his servants. At the end of the parable the…
WAITING FOR THE LORD
Psalms 27:13-14 I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Waiting is sometimes a hard concept to tackle. We have to wait for test results, wait in lines, wait for our next vacation. We just finished Christmas and we see through our kids how hard it is to wait to open gifts. The waiting can…
The Upside-Down Kingdom
Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth…” (Matthew 5:1-5 NIV) Yesterday, I received my first “Happy New Year” card for 2024. My friend who sent the card filled…
SFNAZ Newsletter – January 2024
Click here to view the weekly devotional. SFNAZ ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW SERMON SERIES ~ Sunday, January 7th – 10:45am Pastor Wes will begin his new sermon series “The Blessed Life”. TITHING ENVELOPES Individual boxes of tithing envelopes are no longer available. The new tithing envelopes are available in the pew racks and at the information counter. If you are in need of additional envelopes, please contact the church office. Thank you for your continued support by the giving of your tithes…