Scripture for Sunday (4/6/2025)

Men’s Breakfast is on Saturday at 8am. 

Coffee will be on at 6:30. Come and join us.

Sunday morning come have breakfast in Grace Place at 9:30 and then go to Sunday School!

Scripture for Sunday
John 12:1–11 (ESV)

1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. 3 Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” 6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. 7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial. 8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.” 9 When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, 11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.

Prayer for the Day

Lord Jesus, Thank You for the example of Mary, who poured out her love for You with humility and devotion. Teach us to offer our lives as fragrant offerings, holding nothing back. Help us to recognize Your worth above all else and to serve You with gratitude. May our hearts stay close to Yours, honoring You not just in word, but in the way we live and love. Amen.

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Scripture for Sunday (3/30/2025)

Scripture for Sunday
Luke 15:1–10 (ESV)

1 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” 3 So he told them this parable: 4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5 And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

8 “Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? 9 And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ 10 Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Prayer for the Day

Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your unending love and relentless pursuit of the lost. Just as the shepherd rejoices over the one found sheep and the woman celebrates the recovered coin, You rejoice when we turn back to You. Help us to trust in Your grace, knowing that no one is too far gone for Your redemption. Give us hearts that reflect Your compassion, seeking and embracing those who are lost. May we rejoice with heaven over every soul that finds its way home. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Scripture for Sunday (3/23/2025)

Scripture for Sunday
Luke 13:1–9 (ESV)

1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” 6 And he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 And he said to the vinedresser, ‘Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and I find none. Cut it down. Why should it use up the ground?’ 8 And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure. 9 Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”

Prayer of the Day

Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your patience and mercy. Like the fig tree in the parable, You give us time to grow, to repent, and to bear fruit in our lives. Help us to turn away from sin and draw closer to You each day. Nurture our hearts with Your grace so that we may reflect Your love and righteousness. May we not take Your kindness for granted but respond with faith and obedience. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Scripture for Sunday (3/16/2025)

Scripture for Sunday
Luke 13:31-35
Lament over Jerusalem

31 At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you." 32 And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. 33 Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.' 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 35 Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'

Prayer for the Day

Lord Jesus, You walked steadfastly toward Jerusalem, undeterred by threats and rejection, driven by love and the call of the Father. Give me the courage to follow Your path, trusting in Your timing and purpose. Soften my heart to receive Your embrace and help me not to turn away from Your mercy. Gather me under Your wings, that I may dwell in Your peace and proclaim Your name with boldness. Amen.

Scripture for Sunday (3/9/2025)

Scripture for Sunday
Deuteronomy 26:1–11 (ESV)

1 “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you for an inheritance and have taken possession of it and live in it, 2 you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name to dwell there. 3 And you shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, ‘I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.’ 4 Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the altar of the Lord your God.

5 “And you shall make response before the Lord your God, ‘A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous. 6 And the Egyptians treated us harshly and humiliated us and laid on us hard labor. 7 Then we cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. 8 And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great deeds of terror, with signs and wonders. 9 And he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10 And behold, now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground, which you, O Lord, have given me.’ And you shall set it down before the Lord your God and worship before the Lord your God. 11 And you shall rejoice in all the good that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the sojourner who is among you.

Luke 4:1–13 (ESV)

1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness 2 for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. 3 The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” 4 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’ ” 5 And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, 6 and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” 8 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, “ ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’ ” 9 And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10 for it is written, “ ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to guard you,’ 11 and “ ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ ” 12 And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

Prayer of the Day

Heavenly Father, as we journey through this season of Lent, we turn our hearts to You in humility and trust. Just as Your Son, Jesus, was led into the wilderness, we recognize that we, too, face trials, temptations, and moments of weakness. Yet, in His steadfast faith, He showed us the power of Your Word and the strength that comes from depending on You alone.

Lord, in our fasting, may we hunger not for bread alone but for Your truth. In our struggles, may we remember that our strength is found in You. When the world tempts us with power, comfort, or distraction, may we stand firm, declaring as Christ did: "It is written..." Let Your Word be our shield, our refuge, and our guide.

Teach us, O God, to trust You in the wilderness seasons of our lives. Help us to see this time of Lent not as mere sacrifice but as an invitation to deeper intimacy with You. May our hearts be purified, our spirits renewed, and our lives transformed as we follow Christ’s example.

We surrender ourselves to You today, Lord. Lead us, sustain us, and shape us into the people You have called us to be. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.

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