Friday Prayer / Praise
Today we will spend an extended period of time praising God for who He is. Today’s pray time is inspired by Matthew Henry’s A Method for Prayer, where he weaves together hundreds of scriptural phrases into a seamless garment of praise and petition. Listen to today’s prayer slowly. Pause where you need it. Let these…
Read MoreDaily Word / When you tell YOUR story…don’t tell A story.
Today’s Verse: Galatians 1:13-2:21 Today’s Song: Holy, Holy, Holy Notes: Today we look at why Paul tells his story. We love stories. And we need to tell our story. The remarkable story of how God has changed us. But the danger is to try and make it more “impressive,” more “dramatic” by worldly standards. Here…
Read MoreDaily Word / Hop on your donkey and let’s go!
Today’s Verse: Galatians 1:13-2:21 Today’s Song: Rock of Ages Notes: This section of Galatians is one of Paul’s most autobiographical. He tells us his story, not so he can talk about himself, but to give us an example to imitate. But if we want to experience God like Paul did, what exactly are we supposed…
Read MoreDaily Word / Grace has brought me safely this far…but what about tomorrow?
Today’s Verse: Galatians 1:16 Today’s Song: Amazing Grace Notes: Yesterday we saw how grace was working in Paul’s life, even before he was born. But what about the future? What does a life shaped by grace look like in the here and now?
Read MoreDaily Word / Neither My Success or My Failure / Galatians 1:13-14
Today’s Verse: Galatians 1:13-14 Today’s Song: Gracious Redeemer Notes: Today we move into a new section (1:13-2:21). This is one of the most autobiographical sections in all of Paul’s letters and will be very important to understand the man and his message. Here we see Paul telling us about his “former manner of life” and the…
Read MoreFriday Prayer / A Day of Remembrance and Thanksgiving
September 11th is a day of tragedy for our country, and a day of celebration for our church. Today’s prayer is focused on Thanksgiving. September 11th is a day of sober remembrance, but for us, at Trinity Lake Nona it is also a day of gratitude, as we remember our first public worship service which was…
Read MoreDaily Word / For this _________ I prayed…
Today’s Verse: 1 Samuel 1 Today’s Song: Leaning on the Everlasting Arms Notes: Today we pause our regularly scheduled programming and look at 1 Samuel 1. 1 Samuel begins at one of the darkest moments in Israel’s history. They are oppressed by the Philistines, fractured by division and their leadership is compromised morally. 1 Samuel…
Read MoreDaily Word / Galatians 1:10 / Man Pleasing
Today’s Verse: Galatians 1:10 Today’s Song: Thy Word Notes: Today we focus on verse 10. And we wrestle with what Paul means by “not” pleasing men, and how can claim to be free and also claim to be a slave of Christ?
Read MoreDaily Word / When to ignore angels / Galatians 1:8
Today’s Verse: Galatians 1:8 Today’s Song: Holy, Holy, Holy Notes: Have you ever talked to an Angel? (That sounds like a lyric from a bad 90’s song.) Today we focus on verse 8, and Paul tells us when we should ignore angels, and what is the true standard for all our beliefs and experiences.
Read MoreFriday Prayer / We need more fruit!
Today I am joined by two very special guests… As we try to pray through three of the fruits of the Spirit…but only make it through two. Nonetheless, we pray for self-control, something the girls confess they need, and peace, something we all can confess we need.
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