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Evening Prayer – March 30

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 30, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Here in the shadowed silence, our thoughts turn to you, Blessed Lord.  Another day of grandeur you have provided out of your own benevolence.  There were moments when we were speechless when we beheld the spring glory.   […]

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The Love of God

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, March 30, Evening By Nancy Thompson, April 16, 2019 The Love of God Read Hebrews 13:13 You may remember the story of the “The Three Trees” accredited to folklore of long ago. Three trees grew up together on a hillside. They often shared their dreams of what […]

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Why Must Jesus Die?

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, March 30, Morning By Dr. Charles Wender, March 30, 2018 Why Must Jesus Die? Read Genesis 15:6-18 Jesus, Paul and Peter assure us that the Bible is the word of God written and spoken by human authors chosen by God. In the last analysis, however, some of […]

Evening Prayer – March 29

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 29, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Evening Presence, you slip in so quietly we sometimes miss your deepening footprints across the sky. Indeed, it is difficult to bid farewell to a day of sunshine and glory, so reflective of your own essence, O […]

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God’s Marvelous Alarm Clock

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, March 29, Evening By Kathryn and Sidney H. Everett, February, 1981 God’s Marvelous Alarm Clock Read Romans 8:11 “If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal […]

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Spring Cleaning

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, March 29, Morning By John Eldridge, April 15, 2019 Spring Cleaning Read John 15:1-4 One tradition my parents observed every year was spring cleaning. Although the labor fell mostly upon my mother’s shoulders, everything in the house got a cleaning sometime before Easter: every window was washed, […]

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Were You In The Crowd?

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 28, Evening By Verna Mclain, April 8, 1979 Were You In The Crowd? Read Luke 19:28-38 As Jesus rode into Jerusalem, the eyes of all were fixed upon him. The crowds sang his praises but as we come close up to the people, who do we […]

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The Crowd

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 28, Morning By Mrs. Katherine R. Luton, March 30, 1977 The Crowd Read Matthew 16:24 “Then said Jesus unto His disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross, and follow me.” Always He feared you; For you […]

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Faith and Forgiveness

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, March 27 By Roscoe C. Word, Jr., April 2, 1976 Faith and Forgiveness Read: Mark 11:22-26 (RSV) And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt […]

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Hope of the World

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, March 26 By Bill Gray, March 6, 1977 Hope of the World Read: Romans 5:1-5 Georgia Harkness, one of the great women theologians of our day, has contributed one of the most powerful hymns to our United Methodist Hymnal “Hope of the World.” This hymn was submitted […]