If you haven’t had a need for a Stephen Minister, you may not know what powerful work this 15-person ministry of Church Street does, or that their work has expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic. They call themselves the “after” people, comforting grieving church members after a loved one dies or crisis occurs. After the ministers […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, March 23 By Mr. and Mrs. Tom (Mary Ruth) Fonville, March 18, 1980 Where is Thy Sting? Read: John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:55 “For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believed in Him should not die but have eternal […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 22, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Song of the Late Hours, you bid us set aside the tools of our trade and enter the holy space at dusk. As the sun heads for its bedroom, we turn our ears to your melody that […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, March 22 By Charles E. Naff, February 17, 1978 The Constant Love of Christ Read: Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today and forever.” Recently, I observed a bumper-sticker which read, “Jesus Christ is coming again soon and boy is He mad.” As Christians, we […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 21, Evening By Ann Dooley Parsons, April 12, 1979 He Will Take Your Guilt Away Read Isaiah 53:4-6 In Isaiah 53, we see a striking description of the suffering Christ. But doesn’t this also depict humanity in its sin? Look at the words — sorrows, griefs, […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 21, Morning By Betty Craig, April 14, 1976 O Death, Where is Thy Sting? Read 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 Many individuals make tremendous impacts upon our lives. Often it is not until their death that we, through reminiscence, begin to fully realize what they meant to us […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, March 20 By Mrs. Mamie Lee Finger, Jr., February 19, 1978 Life Within You and Me Read: John 1-17 “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. …He came to bear witness to the light,… that all might believe. …And the Word became […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, March 19 By Rev. Eldon A. Moore, February, 1981 There is Life! Read: Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” It […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 18, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade We gaze upward, O God, as did all the ancient ones, pondering your movement and mystery. The heavens have preached a silent sermon of benevolence all day and the night winds are whispering grace. There is glory […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, March 18 By Carl M. Bennett, March 17, 1979 The Loss of Power Read: 1 Chronicles 29:12 On a recent winter morning, I drove to the campus of one of our Holston Conference Colleges where I am Chairman of the Board of Trustees. In mid-afternoon of the […]
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