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Bread for Life, Bread of Life

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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Weekly Prayer – March 13, 2024

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of March 13, 2024 Written by Steve Richardson God of all creation, God in heaven and in our midst, God of grace and love, we humbly ask you to hear our prayers.  Thank you for the majesty of the spinning Earth and the changing seasons. Thank you […]

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Boon Companions

Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 10, 2024 By Dan Kelley Boon Companions Read: Matthew 25:21 One summer in the early 2000s my wife Julia and I toured Civil War battlefields of the Western Theatre. We had started in Chattanooga at the Chickamauga Battlefield and were heading toward Florence, Alabama on US highway […]

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Weekly Prayer – March 6, 2024

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of March 6, 2024 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance Honestly God, it has been a dreary day. We know we are supposed to give thanks in all things, but we let the gray sky and the rain and the humidity bring us down. We say things like, […]

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Little Acts of Lent

Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 3, 2024 By Dona Bunch Little Acts of Lent Read: Zechariah 4:6 Each little act of love matters. The day of big things is coming, but until then, we are not to neglect the day of small things. Zechariah’s words again ring true: “Not by might, nor […]

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Weekly Prayer – February 28

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of February 28, 2024 Written by Rev. Tim Best Gracious Lord,   For the mercies of today; for rest, for work, for food, and for fellowship with others we give you thanks and praise. As we come to the end of another day help us to find rest […]

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Examen

Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, February 25, 2024 By Nancy Carmon Examen Read: Psalm 51:10-12 “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and […]

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Weekly Prayer – February 21

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of February 21, 2024 Tonight’s prayer is the one prayed last night at Church Council by Youth Representative, Pauline Schneiter. It was meaningful to all of us who heard and prayed it last night. Please pray it together now ….  Dear Lord,  Through all the troubles our […]

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Teach Me, O Lord

Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, February 18, 2024 By Rev. Catherine Nance Teach Me, O Lord Read: Psalm 25:9 “He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.” Here we are. First Sunday of Lent. For some of us it may feel like a do-over or a restart. […]

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Weekly Prayer – February 14, 2024

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of February 14, 2024 Written by Steve Richardson God in heaven and in our midst, source of agape love, in your graciousness hear our prayers.  The ancient writer said you created us in your image, God. Even though we might question what that means about your physical […]