Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, April 13, Evening – Holy Week Day 3 By Dona Bunch The Scarcest Thing Read: Matthew 6:6 NIV “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, April 13, Morning – Holy Week Day 3 By Rev. Tim Best, Senior Associate Pastor The Pioneer of Our Faith Read: Hebrews 12:1-3 NIV “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of April 12, 2022 Rev. Jan Buxton Wade Lord, we watched as you sat astride that lowly donkey, painting a scene that echoed your self-effacing mission on this earth. We may have strewn our jackets down to soften your stony ride; we may have waved our palm […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, April 12, Evening – Holy Week Day 2 By John Eldridge The Abundant Life Read: John 10:10b “…I have come that they might have life and that they might live it more abundantly.” In 1971, when I was in my early 20’s, my older brother, Joe, was […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, April 12, Morning – Holy Week Day 2 By Rev. Palmer Cantler, Associate Pastor Challenge for a Tuesday Read: Luke 20:1-2 NRSV “One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, April 11, Evening – Holy Week Day 1 By Julia Kelley The Imitation of Christ Read: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 In 1500, Albrecht Dürer, the German artist and devout Catholic (who later embraced the Reformation), painted a self-portrait which now hangs in a Munich art museum. Dan and […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, April 11, Morning – Holy Week Day 1 By Jenny Cross, Director of Youth and College Ministries Restoring Joy Read: Psalm 51:12 “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” A popular trend during the month of January is to […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, April 10, Evening – Palm Sunday By Suzanne Matheny Aha! Don’t Neglect the Important Things Read: Luke 11:42 NLT [Jesus said,] “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, April 10, Morning – Palm Sunday By Fran Wheeler A Royal Welcome Adapted from Matthew 21, Mark 11, Luke 19 and John 12 It was a day of glory—no doubt about it. Christians love the imagery—palm branches waving, crowds cheering, children running alongside the procession. What a […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of April 5, 2022 Rev. Jan Buxton Wade God of Every Season, we count these 40 days of Lent as a gift, realizing that you speak to us throughout each day, as creation sings its song of newness. How can we fail to note the hidden messages […]
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