Today’s reading is James 1: 1-11: We are going to be looking at the book of James the next couple of weeks. I love James so much. One of the things that is very interesting about this book is that … Continue reading
Faith and Trials
Tag Archives: Faith
Do Not Fear
Over the next few weeks in our Rooted in Christ Study, we’ll be looking at some of the favorite passages from our staff at St. Matthew’s UMC. These are some of the parts of the Bible to mean to most … Continue reading
Straight Paths
Over the next few weeks in our Rooted in Christ Study, we’ll be looking at some of the favorite passages from our staff at St. Matthew’s UMC. These are some of the parts of the Bible to mean to most … Continue reading
Strong and Couragous
Over the next few weeks in our Rooted in Christ Study, we’ll be looking at some of the favorite passages from our staff at St. Matthew’s UMC. These are some of the parts of the Bible to mean to most … Continue reading
It’s About Loving Jesus
Today’s reading is Romans 9: 30-33 Paul today, as he will through the next few chapters wrestles with the fact that the Gentiles found the righteousness that they weren’t even striving for, while others were striving for righteousness through the law, … Continue reading
Actions Matter
Today’s reading is Romans 6: 1-4 Thus far in Romans we’ve seen how we are saved not by our actions, but through faith and grace. We saw yesterday that that yes sin is great, but grace is greater. So it … Continue reading
Faith Leads to Righteousness
Today’s reading is Romans 4: 13-25 Now Paul is stressing his next point. He’s such a good lawyer; his training shows itself over and over in Romans. We now all agree that what made Abraham righteous was not his religious actions … Continue reading
Why be Religous?
Today’s reading is Romans 3: 1-8 Paul has spent a lot of time in the last few chapters showing us how everyone is broken and in need of God. We see in chapter one that Gentiles are sinful and the effect … Continue reading
Not Worthy
Today’s reading is Hebrews 11: 23-40 Today’s reading includes a passage that was part of the greatest sermon I’ve ever heard preached. It was the summer after my freshman year in college, I was working at Twin Lakes Camp and … Continue reading
Faith and Sight
Today’s reading is Hebrews 11: 8-22 Today we see the icon of faith, Abraham. He is the one the is seen over again as the one who had faith, and that faith was reckoned to him as righteousness. Here’s what I … Continue reading
