Pastor Don’s Devotions
Colossians 1:1-14
Lord I can sense the joy that Saint Paul was experiencing as I read this letter. What an exciting time to be able to see in tangible ways the life of the Savior bearing fruit in the lives of other believers. To be able to sense the expansion of God’s Word work its way from the small city of Jerusalem to all over the world. What a remarkable time to live in. Father please allow us to see the work your Spirit through our lives in our communities.
Lord help me to continue to testify of your love in my neighborhood. Lord I pray for the youth anoint them with your Spirit to spread the gospel. Lord please use me to teach them your word and your ways. Let us see you move among us. Give us humble hearts and unified hearts that those who visit us may see the working of our God in our lives. Lord I pray the same for my family. I feel my testimony is weakest when I loose patience with those whom I love. Help me to lead with my ears and not my mouth (James) Lord, thank you for this past mission conference and the opportunity to host Tom in our home. Thank you for the chance for our children to spend time with him and get to now the father of Caleb, for whom they have been praying . Lord, please watch over their family and little Caleb.
2008年4月10日星期四
4/9/08 Pastor Don's devotion journal
Pastors Devotions
4/9/08
2 Chronicles 15-16
As I read this passage, I was reminded how appetite can literally drive our lives. This time mine in particular. Even after having eaten a nice meal I had a hankering for certain food, so much so that I took our family +1 on a slight detour. It had been ages or so it seemed since I'd last had cheesecake like cheesecake factory. Why do i share this? Well as I read this passage. I was reminded of how when we hunger for something we'll really put our energy into seeking what we hunger for. As for the Israelites in those days the true God was out of sight and mind of most Israelites. However, when God reminded King Asa through his prophet of His promises. After that the hunger for God had captured Asa and he sought after Him and found Him. But not only did he find God, but Asa was able to return the tribes of Judah and Benjamin back to their true God.
If your appetite is not with God and his Word and you lack His peace and strength, God invites me you all of us to return to him daily. I'm always amazed at how quickly I can get caught up in the work of God and yet miss the sweetness of my savor who I serve. The lord reminds me "I am with you when you are with (me)".
May you use me to bring you daily into the lives of my home, church and community. God may you satisfy each of us as we turn to you. I pray for those who are struggling to continue their devotions or maybe even just begin. May your Spirit affirm your words in their hearts that You are with them when they are with you.
Lord I pray for our mission team that you will establish and strengthen Cathryn, Kristian, and Kirsten as well as Sister Flora, Brother James and Sister Pauline. May you grant us a strong bond of unity and desire to see your will done through our lives. Thank you Lord that when we are with You you are with us. And I pray for those who remain that they will see that we are one body and grant them the vision to see that there work of prayer here binds them together with us in the building of your kingdom. Help us to be diligent in our preparations of our lessons and activities and prepare ourselves in prayer to be useful in Your hands.
4/9/08
2 Chronicles 15-16
As I read this passage, I was reminded how appetite can literally drive our lives. This time mine in particular. Even after having eaten a nice meal I had a hankering for certain food, so much so that I took our family +1 on a slight detour. It had been ages or so it seemed since I'd last had cheesecake like cheesecake factory. Why do i share this? Well as I read this passage. I was reminded of how when we hunger for something we'll really put our energy into seeking what we hunger for. As for the Israelites in those days the true God was out of sight and mind of most Israelites. However, when God reminded King Asa through his prophet of His promises. After that the hunger for God had captured Asa and he sought after Him and found Him. But not only did he find God, but Asa was able to return the tribes of Judah and Benjamin back to their true God.
If your appetite is not with God and his Word and you lack His peace and strength, God invites me you all of us to return to him daily. I'm always amazed at how quickly I can get caught up in the work of God and yet miss the sweetness of my savor who I serve. The lord reminds me "I am with you when you are with (me)".
May you use me to bring you daily into the lives of my home, church and community. God may you satisfy each of us as we turn to you. I pray for those who are struggling to continue their devotions or maybe even just begin. May your Spirit affirm your words in their hearts that You are with them when they are with you.
Lord I pray for our mission team that you will establish and strengthen Cathryn, Kristian, and Kirsten as well as Sister Flora, Brother James and Sister Pauline. May you grant us a strong bond of unity and desire to see your will done through our lives. Thank you Lord that when we are with You you are with us. And I pray for those who remain that they will see that we are one body and grant them the vision to see that there work of prayer here binds them together with us in the building of your kingdom. Help us to be diligent in our preparations of our lessons and activities and prepare ourselves in prayer to be useful in Your hands.
2008年3月4日星期二
Pastor Don devotion (2/26)
Date: 2/26/08
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1: 1-11; Romans 8:28-30
Dear Lord, the weight of this fallen world seems to fall on us indiscriminately. Yet, I know you are our heavenly Father and you let into our lives those things that will for our good. But yesterday, I really struggle with this when Amy's toe was badly hurt . Its one thing to suffer for being a Christian, but Lord when it appears as accidents it doesn’t make sense. I can understand why people struggle with unexplained loss of pains. Lord only give us your grace to endure and bear under this as we await your healing. Expand our ability to hold onto you when “life” happens especially when life doesn't seem fair.
Thank you for Your Word, that promises that "in all things God works for the good of those who love Him,…" (Romans 8:28) and "praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles , so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." (2 Cor. 1:3-4)
It seems that those who go through the sufferings of life while connected to you are the ones whose life experiences are never wasted. Lord increase our faith to grab hold of You in the midst of pain and sorrow knowing that not only will You give us the comfort that touches our very souls but that now in our pain if we hold on to You -You will cause our comfort to overflow. Lord please allow our family to experience overflow in our lives that not only we have enough comfort for our lives but that the overflow will bless those around us.
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1: 1-11; Romans 8:28-30
Dear Lord, the weight of this fallen world seems to fall on us indiscriminately. Yet, I know you are our heavenly Father and you let into our lives those things that will for our good. But yesterday, I really struggle with this when Amy's toe was badly hurt . Its one thing to suffer for being a Christian, but Lord when it appears as accidents it doesn’t make sense. I can understand why people struggle with unexplained loss of pains. Lord only give us your grace to endure and bear under this as we await your healing. Expand our ability to hold onto you when “life” happens especially when life doesn't seem fair.
Thank you for Your Word, that promises that "in all things God works for the good of those who love Him,…" (Romans 8:28) and "praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles , so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God." (2 Cor. 1:3-4)
It seems that those who go through the sufferings of life while connected to you are the ones whose life experiences are never wasted. Lord increase our faith to grab hold of You in the midst of pain and sorrow knowing that not only will You give us the comfort that touches our very souls but that now in our pain if we hold on to You -You will cause our comfort to overflow. Lord please allow our family to experience overflow in our lives that not only we have enough comfort for our lives but that the overflow will bless those around us.
2008年2月15日星期五
Pastor Don’s Devotion_2_17_2008
Scripture: Proverbs 9-11
I love how God’s word helps to simplify life to its core issues. In a world that is so driven by knowledge constantly pressing us into information overload (web surfing, emails, Tv, billboard etc.) All this works to create the illusion that I have an endless list of options. Yet, quietly and clearly the voice of God’s word reveals there are really only two options: Wisdom or Folly.
It brings the issue to what am I choosing.. Wisdom pulls back the curtain to reveal then when all these options that fall outside of wisdom… each one serves only to dumb me down much like how Pinocchio’s choices lead him further and further down folly’s path. All the while, transforming him from within into the symbol of folly, i.e., donkey.
Lord please help me not to become dim witted in my thinking. Grant me Your wisdom from Your Word to discern which path I walk and wisdom to turn around when the path leads to folly.
Please draw my family and the youth into your word so that no one will be taken captive by the philosophies of this world and its entangling temptations.
I love how God’s word helps to simplify life to its core issues. In a world that is so driven by knowledge constantly pressing us into information overload (web surfing, emails, Tv, billboard etc.) All this works to create the illusion that I have an endless list of options. Yet, quietly and clearly the voice of God’s word reveals there are really only two options: Wisdom or Folly.
It brings the issue to what am I choosing.. Wisdom pulls back the curtain to reveal then when all these options that fall outside of wisdom… each one serves only to dumb me down much like how Pinocchio’s choices lead him further and further down folly’s path. All the while, transforming him from within into the symbol of folly, i.e., donkey.
Lord please help me not to become dim witted in my thinking. Grant me Your wisdom from Your Word to discern which path I walk and wisdom to turn around when the path leads to folly.
Please draw my family and the youth into your word so that no one will be taken captive by the philosophies of this world and its entangling temptations.
2008年2月10日星期日
2/10/2008 Bulletin--Pastor Don's devotion
Pastor Don’s Devotional
Passage: Ps. 37& Prv 6 Memory verse: Ps. 37:7Lord you are the beginning and the end, please help me to be mindful of my limits and place. Grant me peace in you even in the midst of the storm. Please help me in my heart, home and relationships to refrain from anger or worry for it will lead to no good thing. Help me to live a life of lasting value serving You and helping those around me.Again, thank you for the privilege to participate in Student Life. May those who go value the opportunity to hear your word and worship with those of your expanded body of believers. Please leave your mark of love within our hearts those impression from your Word that speaks powerfully to each individual. Please give us strength and endurance to enjoy all that you would have for us at Student Life but also that we would have the heart and strength to serve you Saturday night. Please, bless the families who are opening their homes that the youth can extend the impact from Friday to Saturday. Thank you for the opportunity for the youth to raise up their thankful hearts to you and your servants. Give us a sensitive heart for the families that we will be staying with that the youth groups testimony of love and maturity will bring you glory and praise.
Lord it is my hope that the youth will choose to focus on you and not each other during worship. I feel so sad when they miss You in worship. Please help them use their spirits to worship you that theirs would be a worship from the inside out. Lord please send your Spirit to do a new work in our hearts to restore your place in our hearts.
Passage: Ps. 37& Prv 6 Memory verse: Ps. 37:7Lord you are the beginning and the end, please help me to be mindful of my limits and place. Grant me peace in you even in the midst of the storm. Please help me in my heart, home and relationships to refrain from anger or worry for it will lead to no good thing. Help me to live a life of lasting value serving You and helping those around me.Again, thank you for the privilege to participate in Student Life. May those who go value the opportunity to hear your word and worship with those of your expanded body of believers. Please leave your mark of love within our hearts those impression from your Word that speaks powerfully to each individual. Please give us strength and endurance to enjoy all that you would have for us at Student Life but also that we would have the heart and strength to serve you Saturday night. Please, bless the families who are opening their homes that the youth can extend the impact from Friday to Saturday. Thank you for the opportunity for the youth to raise up their thankful hearts to you and your servants. Give us a sensitive heart for the families that we will be staying with that the youth groups testimony of love and maturity will bring you glory and praise.
Lord it is my hope that the youth will choose to focus on you and not each other during worship. I feel so sad when they miss You in worship. Please help them use their spirits to worship you that theirs would be a worship from the inside out. Lord please send your Spirit to do a new work in our hearts to restore your place in our hearts.
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