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Evening Prayer – February 22

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family February 22, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade O One Who Tends our Souls, your magnificence beams upon us each day, but in spite of your gifts of wonder, we confess that we often set our minds, not on divine things, but on human things.  […]

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Everyday Temptations

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, February 22 By Mrs. Mildred Weeks, March 15, 1978  Everyday Temptations Read: Matthew 16:1       “The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.” When I think of Lent, I think of Jesus’ forty days in […]

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Forty Days and Forty Nights

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, February 21, Evening By Judy Vest, March 17, 2019 Forty Days and Forty Nights Read Matthew 4:2 “After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.” Researching words to use when writing this devotion to honor our Lord during Lent, I revisited some facts I have certainly […]

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Ducks, Dish Soap and Discipleship

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, February 21, Morning By Rev. Palmer Cantler Ducks, Dish Soap and Discipleship Read Ezekiel 36:25-27a (The Message) “I’ll pour pure water over you and scrub you clean. I’ll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you. I’ll remove the stone heart from your body […]

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Talk to Yourself

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, February 20 By Dr. David Craig, March 22, 2017 Talk to Yourself Read: John 14:16, 26 Recently I toured a prison on Robben Island, one hour from off the coast of South Africa. I asked the guide, who was a former prisoner there, how he dealt with […]

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Re-Evaluation of Self

Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, February 19 By Nina Rice, February 9, 1978 Re-Evaluation of Self Read: Luke 12:31       “But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.” During this time of study and re-evaluation, perhaps it should also be a time of […]

Evening Prayer – February 18

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family February 18, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade You gotta walk that lonesome valley, You gotta walk it by yourself; For nobody else can walk it for you. You gotta walk it by yourself. (Woodie Guthrie) Creator of Darkness, this morning we had only begun […]

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Confession

Daily Lenten Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, February 18 By Rev. Tim Best Confession Read Daniel 9:1-14 Confession is good for the soul, but it is not easy. The human ability to resist confession is nearly instinctual. Confession is a vulnerable act wherein we name our shortcomings, our needs, and the temptations that endanger […]

Evening Prayer – February 17

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family February 17, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade In your darkness there is no darkness. With you, O Lord, the deepest night is as clear as the day. (Taize chant)  Come, evening, come!  The sky turns to ash and we recall wisdom’s teaching that there […]

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Forgiveness

Daily Lenten Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, February 17, Morning By Nancy Zirkle, March 6, 2019 Forgiveness Read Psalm 31 As we begin the season of Lent, consider what comes between you and God. Confession causes us to face our actions and thoughts, thereby making it frightening. However, it can also be a bridge […]