Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of April 12, 2022 Rev. Jan Buxton Wade Lord, we watched as you sat astride that lowly donkey, painting a scene that echoed your self-effacing mission on this earth. We may have strewn our jackets down to soften your stony ride; we may have waved our palm […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, April 12, Evening – Holy Week Day 2 By John Eldridge The Abundant Life Read: John 10:10b “…I have come that they might have life and that they might live it more abundantly.” In 1971, when I was in my early 20’s, my older brother, Joe, was […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, April 12, Morning – Holy Week Day 2 By Rev. Palmer Cantler, Associate Pastor Challenge for a Tuesday Read: Luke 20:1-2 NRSV “One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and telling the good news, the chief priests and the scribes came with the […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, April 11, Evening – Holy Week Day 1 By Julia Kelley The Imitation of Christ Read: 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 In 1500, Albrecht Dürer, the German artist and devout Catholic (who later embraced the Reformation), painted a self-portrait which now hangs in a Munich art museum. Dan and […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, April 11, Morning – Holy Week Day 1 By Jenny Cross, Director of Youth and College Ministries Restoring Joy Read: Psalm 51:12 “Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.” A popular trend during the month of January is to […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, April 10, Evening – Palm Sunday By Suzanne Matheny Aha! Don’t Neglect the Important Things Read: Luke 11:42 NLT [Jesus said,] “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore justice and the love […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, April 10, Morning – Palm Sunday By Fran Wheeler A Royal Welcome Adapted from Matthew 21, Mark 11, Luke 19 and John 12 It was a day of glory—no doubt about it. Christians love the imagery—palm branches waving, crowds cheering, children running alongside the procession. What a […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of April 5, 2022 Rev. Jan Buxton Wade God of Every Season, we count these 40 days of Lent as a gift, realizing that you speak to us throughout each day, as creation sings its song of newness. How can we fail to note the hidden messages […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, April 3, Evening By Dan Kelley The Chicken Man Read: Hebrews 10:35-37 “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For in […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, April 3, Morning By David Lineberger Living Lent for Years Read: 1 Peter 2:21 “For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow in His steps.” Two years ago it became apparent that everyone […]
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