Weekly Blog Post

Week 4, Monday Donna Avant Then the disciples went back to their homes, but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white. . . . They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she…

Week 3, Weekend Jennifer Landrith A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. John 13:34 My husband used this illustration in a sermon: Once there was a wheat farmer and his wife who had a young son. One day the son went out in…

Week 3, Friday Jennifer Landrith Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all of these virtues put on love, which binds them…

Week 3, Thursday Jennifer Landrith May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and one mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Romans 15:5-6 One mouth . . . wow, that…

Week 3, Wednesday Jennifer Landrith I appeal to you brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me…

Week 3, Tuesday Jennifer Landrith If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish…

Week 3, Monday Jennifer Landrith How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! Psalm 133:1 Unity means “to become one” or “unite.” Other definitions include “being undivided” or “in harmony.” What does it mean to become one with our brothers or sisters? It means we have the same focus. We aren’t divided…

Week 2, Weekend Donna Gaines When Jesus heard this, He was astonished and said to those following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.” Matthew 8:10 (nasb) In Matthew 8 Jesus encountered a Roman centurion who had come to Him asking for help. The centurion had…

Week 2, Friday Donna Gaines Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Colossians 3:18 (nasb) Submission is one of those words that at one time made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Every rebellious cell in my body responded to that word. But truly coming to understand…

Week 2, Thursday Donna Gaines She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial. Mark 14:8 (nasb) The second time we see Mary and Martha is in John 11. Their brother Lazarus was sick and the sisters sent for Jesus. The Bible tells us that Jesus loved Martha, Mary,…