Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, April 30, 2024 – Holy Saturday By John Eldridge Surprise Read: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” (NKJV) I love Springtime; but then I love all the seasons. The earth warms and all the plants and trees begin to […]
Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, March 29, 2024 – Good Friday By Rev. Tim Best, Senior Associate Pastor God With Us Psalm 22 I was in college when I learned that Jesus’s “cry of dereliction” was from Psalm 22. It shouldn’t have been a surprise that Jesus relied upon scripture to express himself […]
Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, March 28, 2024 – Maundy Thursday By Dan Kelley Turn Around and Repent Read: Psalm 139 In January 1994, a 6.7 earthquake hit the San Fernando Valley of California centered on the Los Angeles suburb of Northridge. There were two major 6.0 aftershocks and hundreds of smaller ones. […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of March 27, 2024 Written by Rev. Tim Best Holy God, During this Holy Week we seek your strength and your compassion. In each of the stories that we encounter about this week of your ministry which culminates in your passion and death, we see that when […]
Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, March 27, 2024 By David Lineberger A Time of Introspection Read: Jeremiah 29:11 “Return to the LORD your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.” The first time I remember hearing about Lent I was amazed that there was a religious time […]
Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, March 26, 2024 By Steve Richardson Go. And Do. Read: Luke 10:29-37 “Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do […]
Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, March 25, 2024 By Laura Still The Presence of God Read: Psalm 139:7-12 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths you are there. […]
Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 24, 2024 By Rev. Tim Best, Senior Associate Pastor Look Around Read: Mark 11:1-11 “The king shall come when morning dawns and light triumphant breaks, When beauty gilds the eastern hills and life to joy awakes. And let the endless bliss begin by weary saints foretold, When […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of March 20, 2024 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance O God of evening, many of us are coming to you now ready for a good night’s sleep. We look back over the day and offer gratitude for the ways you have shown your love and grace to […]
Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 17, 2024 By Suzanne Matheny Bread for Life, Bread of Life Read: 1 John 3:17-18 (NRSV) “How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let us love, not in […]
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