Holy Spirit (229)

Ian

Hearts and Ashes

‌Psalm 32; Isaiah 58:1-12; Hebrews 12:1-14 ‌Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Psalm 32:1 ‌The LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your needs in parched places and make your bones strong, and you shall be like a watered garden,…

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Ian

Narrowed Ways

Read: Matthew 7 ‌“Enter through the narrow gate, for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there…

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Ian

People Past

‌Read: Psalm 25; Isaiah 25:6-9; Philippians 3:20-21; John 6:37-40 ‌“This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.” John 6:40 (NRSVue) Those…

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Ian

Successfully Unsuccessful

Psalm 144; Song of Solomon 8:5–14; John 11:45–57 ISV A great deal of water cannot extinguish love, rivers cannot put it out. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, he would surely be viewed with contempt. Song of…

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Ian

Reconciling Fruit

Psalm 144; Isaiah 27:1–6; 2 Corinthians 5:17–21 (ISV) In times to come, Jacob will take root, and Israel will blossom, sprout shoots, and fill the whole world with fruit. Isaiah 27:6 ISV All of this comes from God, who has reconciled us to himself through…

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