Tag: worship

Silent Night, Holy Night

Tonight, it will be as it is every year.  The sanctuary lights will be lowered to a soft glow, the candles will be lit, the crowd will hush as they hear the lovely music begin.  We will gather – those of us who come to church every time the doors open – those who only… Continue reading Silent Night, Holy Night

Week 52 Delight Him With Praise!

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 52 Scripture Readings: Psalms 149-150 Key Scripture Verses: Psalm 150:6 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.” The Book of Psalms ends with these two psalms that call the reader to “Praise the Lord.” Faithful Christians have much to praise… Continue reading Week 52 Delight Him With Praise!

Week 50 Nehemiah’s Faith and Leadership

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 50 Scripture Readings: Nehemiah 10-13 Key Scripture Verses: Nehemiah 13:14 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “Remember me for this, my God, and do not blot out what I have so faithfully done for the house of my God and its services.” Nehemiah was an effective leader and a devoted… Continue reading Week 50 Nehemiah’s Faith and Leadership

Week 49 Remembering God At All Times

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 49 Scripture Readings: Nehemiah 5-9 Key Scripture Verses: Nehemiah 9:33, 36-37 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “‘In all that has happened to us, you have remained righteous; you have acted faithfully, while we acted wickedly.’” “‘But see, we are slaves today, slaves in the land you gave our ancestors… Continue reading Week 49 Remembering God At All Times

Week 48 Enjoy Life, But Remember God

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 48 Scripture Readings: Ecclesiastes 11-12 Key Scripture Verse: Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.” This verse in Ecclesiastes reminds me of the old adage, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” Solomon’s message in Psalm 11… Continue reading Week 48 Enjoy Life, But Remember God

Week 46 Complacency in Worship and Thanksgiving

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 46 Scripture Readings: Zechariah 1-7 Key Scripture Verses: Zechariah 7:4-6 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “Then the word of the Lord Almighty came to me: Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for the past… Continue reading Week 46 Complacency in Worship and Thanksgiving

Week 45 Together We Build Our Spiritual Household

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 45 Scripture Readings: 1 Peter 1-3 Key Scripture Verses: 1 Peter 2:4-8 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a… Continue reading Week 45 Together We Build Our Spiritual Household

Week 44 Death By Pride – and Worms!

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger)  Week 44 Scripture Readings: Acts 11-12 Key Scripture Verses: Acts 12:1-23 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.”  The Old Testament and the New Testament are both… Continue reading Week 44 Death By Pride – and Worms!

Week 44 Hezekiah Holds A Revival

By Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell (Guest Blogger) Week 44 Scripture Readings: 2 Chronicles 29-32 Key Scripture Verses: 2 Chronicles 31:20-21 (NIV, Life Application Bible) “This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and… Continue reading Week 44 Hezekiah Holds A Revival