by cbaker | Jan 19, 2021 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
January 20, 2021 INVITATION and READING Jesus is all the world to me: My life, my joy, my all. He is my strength from day to day; Without Him I would fall. When I am sad, to Him I go; No other one can cheer me so. When I am sad, He makes me glad; He’s my Friend. John...
by cbaker | Jan 13, 2021 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
January 13, 2021 INVITATION and READING We come to you now, O Lord, in troubled and lonely times. We come for guidance. We come to free ourselves from the darkness of sin that we may find the light of your truth and love. Ephesians 4: 1-6 (Unity in the Body of Christ)...
by cbaker | Jan 12, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
Window #5 John 2:1-11 Jesus Changes Water Into Wine 2 On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, 2 and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have...
by cbaker | Jan 6, 2021 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
INVOCATION and READING Christ brings fresh light to the world, may our reflection help us carry this light into the new year. Psalm 90 (A prayer of Moses the man of God) 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. 2 Before the mountains...
by cbaker | Jan 5, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
Have you ever stopped to wonder why it is that we read the Bible? Scripture doesn’t tells us how to make decisions or how to make a living. It won’t help you find a parking place or tell you who will win a football game. And yet, we read the Bible with the...
by cbaker | Dec 30, 2020 | Newsletters
January 2021
by cbaker | Dec 30, 2020 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
INVITATION and READING What can I give Him, Poor as I am? If I were a Shepherd I would bring a lamb; If I were a Wise Man I would do my part, Yet what I can I give Him, Give my heart. (In the Bleak Midwinter, st. 6) John 1: 1-5, 14 1 In the beginning was the Word,...
by cbaker | Dec 29, 2020 | Pastor's Pondering
Usually, the week between Christmas and New Year’s is a great time for preachers to catch their breath. After the big push to Christmas, there is a few days when things slow down. It’s a time for looking at “The Best of …” lists for best books, movies, tv shows and...
by cbaker | Dec 23, 2020 | Pastor's Pondering
Light is tied to the Christmas story in several ways: The Gospel of John points to Jesus Christ as the Light of the world “The True light that illumines everyone” John 1:9 There is the account of shepherds who were keeping watch over the flocks by night when an angel...
by cbaker | Dec 23, 2020 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
December 23, 2020 Dreams of Love Invocation and Reading Like a child love would send to reveal and to mend, Like a child and a friend, Jesus comes. Like a child we may find claiming heart, soul, and mind, Like a child strong and kind, Jesus comes. (“Like a Child”...
