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"But to the Son He Says, 'Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter ofrighteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom. You have loved righteousnessand hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God has anointed You with theoil of gladness more than Your companions'."Hebrews 1: 8-9 NKJV (This week's devotionals, originally published in March 2021, aligned with the sermon...
Keep Reading"Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark The wisdom from heaven is first of all pure."James 3:5, 17 (This week's devotionals, originally published in January 2021, aligned with the sermon series "Disagree Deeply, Love Deeper Still: True Unity." The writing team prays they will be an encouragement to you.) Chatham Church wants to grow into a "noble ce...
Keep Reading"But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure, then peace-loving,considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere."James 3:17 (This week's devotionals, originally published in January 2021, aligned with the sermon series "Disagree Deeply, Love Deeper Still: True Unity." The writing team prays they will be an encouragement to you.)...
Keep Reading"You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoyits results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other,treating each other with dignity and honor."James 3:18 (MSG) (This week's devotionals, originally published in January 2021, aligned with the sermon series "Disagree Deeply, Love Deeper Still: True Unity." The writing te...
Keep Reading"Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark."James 3:5 (This week's devotionals, originally published in January 2021, aligned with the sermon series "Disagree Deeply, Love Deeper Still: True Unity." This specific devotional has been updated to reflect our having moved out of the Covid years.) "We all stumble in many ways" (3:1). James' announcement (un...
Keep ReadingJames 3:1-18 (This week's devotionals, originally published in January 2021, aligned with the sermon series "Disagree Deeply, Love Deeper Still: True Unity." The writing team prays they will be an encouragement to you.) Ever said anything you regret saying? Ever spoken too soon? Ever failed to speak up when you knew you should have? Ever had someone say something to you ...
Keep ReadingHe forgave all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross."Colossians 2:13b-14 (We pray you'll be refreshed and maybe even challenged as you read this week's devotionals, originally published in March of 2020.) I volunteered in a refugee camp as a college student o...
Keep Reading"When you were dead in your sins God made you alive with Christ."Colossians 2:15 (We pray you'll be refreshed and maybe even challenged as you read this week's devotionals, originally published in March of 2020.) We're a pretty performance-oriented country. We love high-performance cars, get performance reviews at work, experience "performance anxiety" of all kinds and ...
Keep Reading"When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh,God made you alive with Christ."Colossians 3:13 (We pray you'll be refreshed and maybe even challenged as you read this week's devotionals, originally published in March of 2020.) There are no zombies in the family of God. You've all seen your fair share of zombie flicks, right? Zombies are those h...
Keep Reading"He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations,that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross."Colossians 2:14b-15 (We pray you'll be refreshed and maybe even challenged as you read this week's devotionals, originally published in March of 2020.) Do you like to be told what to do? True conf...
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