
Broken but Not Destroyed
Read: Isaiah 42:1-9 A bruised reed he will not break. (v. 3) A woman brought a shattered wooden table top to a master carpenter. A tornado had leveled her home, and

Read: Isaiah 42:1-9 A bruised reed he will not break. (v. 3) A woman brought a shattered wooden table top to a master carpenter. A tornado had leveled her home, and

Read: Ephesians 2:1-10 Even when we were dead in our trespasses, [God] made us alive together with Christ. (v. 5) What does it mean to be alive in Christ? It does

Read: 1 Kings 19:1-18 I, even I only, am left. (v. 10) It’s a safe bet that Elijah wasn’t just feeling alone but was feeling downright lonely when he hid for

Read: John 15:1-14 Love one another as I have loved you. (v. 12) When people puzzle over the mysteries of life, one of the deepest is the question of why

Read: Psalm 92 The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. (v. 12) When was the last time you ate a date? What do you

Read: Deuteronomy 11:18-25 You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul. (v. 18) The Apostles’ Creed is a historic summary of essential Christian

Read: Malachi 3:8-12 Test me in this . . . and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will

READ : Matthew 7:15-20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. (v. 20 NIV) Jesus’ strong words in Matthew 7:21 may sound like salvation by works, but Jesus didn’t mean that. We

READ : John 1:1-18 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. (v. 14) It was raining, cold and hard, as we finally canoed into our camp for the night.