Luke5:15-16

But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities. 16 But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray. This past Sunday we learned in church that we will never walk alone when we are in covenant with the Lord. He will be with us…

Psalm 143:7-8

Psalm 143:7-8 Answer me quickly, O Lord!     My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me,     lest I be like those who go down to the pit. 8 Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,     for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go,     for to you I lift up my soul. The…

Isaiah 42:1-3

Behold my servant, whom I uphold,        my chosen, in whom my soul delights;                    I have put my Spirit upon him;        he will bring forth justice to the nations.              2       He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,        or make it heard in the street;              3       a bruised reed he will not break, …

James 1:2-4

2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.  “You go first.” That is my favorite line from Raiders of the Lost Ark when faced…

1 John 5:19-20

We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.  20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ.  “Now there’s your…

Galatians 3:7-9

Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” 9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. “Fine….