"Made Clean in Christ"

Good morning, and a most blessed Thursday to you.

In our time of devotion together, we are going to look at two nineteenth chapters—one in the Old Testament and one in the New Testament. We will look at Numbers chapter 19 and John chapter 19.

So, if you would, please open your Bibles to Numbers, the fourth book of the Bible—the fourth book in the Pentateuch, the five books of Moses—and turn to chapter 19.

This chapter is part of the laws concerning cleanliness and uncleanness

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"Love One Another"

Good morning, and a most blessed Thursday to you in our time of devotion. This morning we turn to the Gospel of John, the 13th chapter.

In John 13, we find Jesus with His disciples at the Last Supper. There, Jesus takes off His outer garments, ties a towel around His waist, and washes the feet of His disciples. He then speaks of the one who will betray Him—Judas—and Judas leaves. After that, Jesus gives a new command to the remaining disciples.

In John 13:34–35, Jesus says:

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"Citizens of Heaven"

Good morning, and a blessed Thursday morning to you.

Would you please open your Bibles to the third chapter of Philippians—Philippians chapter 3—for our time in God’s Word today.

What a joy it is to live in this Easter season. In fact, because the tomb is empty, each and every one of our days really falls into the category of the Easter season, doesn’t it?

What joy we have in knowing that the tomb of our Lord is empty—that the sacrifice for sin has been accepted. The Lord Jes

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"Christ is Risen!"

Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia. What a beautiful sound—what beautiful words those are.

We are in the Easter season, and it is truly a joy to know that Christ has indeed risen, that our sins have been forgiven, and that we are promised eternal life in Him.

In our chapel time at Love One Another Preschool yesterday, we entered into the sanctuary—the Lord’s house. Before we went in, I told the children, “You’re going to see something different than what is normal

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"It is Finished"

Good morning, and a blessed Maundy Thursday to you. What a rich week we find ourselves in. Holy Week began, of course, last Sunday with Palm Sunday. Tonight, Maundy Thursday worship; tomorrow evening, Good Friday worship.

A beautiful cantata with adult choir and orchestra. And then, of course, this coming Sunday, Easter Sunday—8:45 and 11:00. What a wonderful, wonderful week. We are in a rich time of worship.

I want to focus with you for a moment on Good Friday.

Such an inter

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"The Faithful Word of God"

Good morning, and a blessed Thursday morning to you.

Would you please open your Bibles with me to Matthew, the 20th chapter—Matthew chapter 20—for our time in God’s Word.

Today, we are on the precipice of entering into such a beautiful and meaningful week in the life of the Church—Holy Week.

This coming Sunday, it all begins with Palm Sunday, as we remember our Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. But we also remember why He came to Jerusalem: to die and rise for us.

We then

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"Seasons of Life"

Good morning, and a most blessed Thursday to you.

We find ourselves in the middle of Lent—a very important season in the church year. It is a time when we come face to face with the reality of our sin and our mortality. Yet even in this, we look ahead to the season to come—Easter—where we see that Christ is victorious over our sin.

We all go through seasons of life. In a very real sense, we cannot escape seasonal change.

We can look outside and see that we are just a few days

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"Wisdom from God"

Good morning, and a blessed Thursday morning to you. Would you open your Bibles for our devotion this morning to Ephesians, the fifth chapter—Ephesians chapter 5. I’d like to begin in verse 15. I’d like to share with you this morning on the topic of being wise. You know, there is a difference between earthly wisdom and heavenly wisdom, so we’re going to talk about that wisdom that comes from God—heavenly wisdom.

So we’ll start in chapter 5 of Ephesians, the 15th verse. Ther

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"The Lord's Prayer"

Good morning, and a most blessed Thursday to you.

In our time of devotion together in God’s Word, we’re going to look at the Lord’s Prayer. We could certainly study it in great depth—examining each petition and exploring the richness of what Jesus teaches us to pray. But this morning, I’d like for us to view the Lord’s Prayer through the lens of simplicity.

During Lent, we take time to consider and meditate on the simple truths of our spiritual lives—which, of course, encomp

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"The Glory of the Cross"

Good morning, and a most blessed Thursday to you.  We are now in the Lenten season—a time when we journey with Christ to the Cross, reflecting on our sin and on the great love of God that led Him to the Cross to die for our sin and to rise victorious over it.

In a devotional series I enjoy reading over the course of two years, there is a meditation on the Cross that has become one of my favorites. I keep it marked so I can return to it whenever I feel the need to reflect mo

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" A Glimpse of His Glory"

Good morning, and a blessed Thursday morning to you. Would you open up your Bibles, please, to Mark, the ninth chapter—Mark chapter nine—for our time in God’s Word today.

This coming Wednesday, we will be entering into the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. That is such a rich, rich time in the life of a congregation.

Prior to the beginning of Lent, the church remembers the Transfiguration of our Lord. That’s where Mark 9 comes into view. Look at that with me, please—verse 2

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"It is Finished"

Good morning, and a most blessed Thursday to you.

I want to look at a few verses in Scripture and then share something really meaningful that came up recently in one of our Gentle and Lowly small groups. Let’s begin by turning to Scripture. We’ll go to the Gospel of John, chapter 19.

For context, Jesus is on the cross at this point. He is hanging there—suffering and dying. Beginning with verse 28, we read:

After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in ord

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"The Changeless God"

Good morning, and a blessed Thursday morning to you. Would you open your Bible, please, with me to Isaiah, the forty-third chapter—Isaiah chapter 43—for our time in God’s Word.

It’s really quite amazing to think that just a few weeks ago we were experiencing temperatures in the mid-70s. And then you compare that to what we have recently been experiencing—from the mid-70s to minus numbers when you factor in the wind chill. Quite a change, wasn’t it?

Not too long ago, just a f

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"Don't Worry"

Good morning, and a most blessed Thursday to you. I don’t know if you’ve heard, but winter weather is coming. And I know that when winter weather strikes—especially here in the South, in the Dallas–Fort Worth area—our tendency can be to panic or to freak out. But we don’t have to do that. There is no need for panic.

We’re going to turn to God’s Word to see why. Please open with me to Philippians, chapter four. This is a letter Paul wrote to the church at Philippi. In chapte

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God's Promises: Yes in Christ"

Good morning, and a blessed Thursday morning to you.

For our time in God’s Word today—here in 2026—the days of this new year are still fresh, aren’t they? A new year brings with it a whole host of possibilities. And along with that, there can also be an anxiousness as we wonder what the days of 2026 will look like. How do we navigate our way through whatever may come?

Because of that, I would like us to look at a promise of God—a promise we can cling to and hold onto all ye

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