by jbrackbill | Dec 4, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
This week we are memorizing a very familiar verse-Ephesians 2:8-9. Sometimes familiarity means we don’t think about what we are reading or memorizing. So we need to think about an aspect about this verse that should help us allow the message to impact us again....
by jbrackbill | Nov 28, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
This week we are memorizing Titus 3:7 so I would like to take some time and consider the context. What does justification have to do with showing consideration to others? Let me state that a bit different. What does justification have to do with being kind to the most...
by jbrackbill | Nov 17, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
Do you know the joy of singing hymns individually and as a family? One of the biggest blessings that our family has experienced nearly every day over the last several years is singing hymns together. Recently we sang one that we learned a month ago and found it to be...
by jbrackbill | Nov 6, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
There are two events that are pressing on our minds right now here in our communities. First, some are still pulling out of the devastation and others are pulling out of the inconvenience of Sandy which hit us last week. Second, today our nation goes to the polls to...
by jbrackbill | Oct 23, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts
We all know that feeling of defeat and disillusionment in our walk with Christ. We have just failed Him again. We are full of guilt. We wonder if we will ever have victory over that particular sin. How we respond in that moment reveals our understanding and...
by jbrackbill | Oct 17, 2012 | Devotional Thoughts, Sermons
This last Sunday morning we were able to look at John the Baptist’s example of living a life focused on the preeminence of Christ. Here were the ways that John the Baptist maintained his commitment to Christ’s supremacy: By acknowledging God’s...
