Opening Prayer Lord, give us grace to believe these words. Amen. Text: Genesis 4:3-11 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord. Abel also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected…
Opening Prayer Lord Jesus, give us grace to take Your heavenly sermon to heart. Amen. Text: Luke 16:10-13 “He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous…
Opening Prayer Speak to us, and by Your Word create a loving heart in us. Amen. Text: Luke 6:31-35 “And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who…
Opening Prayer God, establish the work of our hands. Amen. (Psa. 90:17) Text: Second Thessalonians 3:7-13 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you; nor did we eat anyone’s bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not…
Opening Prayer O God, make us partakers of the heavenly riches of Your grace and love. Amen. Text: Luke 12:32-37 “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure…
Opening Prayer God, turn away from us the greed of the ungodly. Give us the mercy of the righteous. Amen. Text: Proverbs 11:23-25 The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. There is one who scatters, yet increases more; and there is one who withholds more than…
Opening Devotion God of Israel, be the God of our heart. Amen Text: First Corinthians 10:6-13 Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted. And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, “The people sat down…
Opening Prayer Instruct us, Lord Jesus, for You are heavenly Wisdom. Amen. Text: Luke 16:1-9 And He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. So he called him and said to him, ‘What…
When judges or attorneys enter a courtroom, they realize it will be necessary to determine if the witnesses involved are telling the truth. To do so, courts use generally agreed-upon criteria for identifying who is telling the truth and who is not. Religious books may be approached the same way. We can apply reasonable standards…