by Pastor Rhode | Mar 27, 2014 | Devotions
“O LORD, why do You make us wander from Your ways and harden our heart, so that we fear You not? Return for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage. Your holy people held possession for a little while; our adversaries have trampled down Your...
by Pastor Rhode | Mar 26, 2014 | Devotions
“And the Word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region. But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district. But they shook...
by Pastor Rhode | Mar 25, 2014 | Devotions
“A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.” Proverbs 28:3 Devotional Thought For The Day The concern here seems incongruous and rare, until we think about it a bit and look around more carefully. That a “poor...
by Pastor Rhode | Mar 24, 2014 | Sermons
Introduction: Grace be to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Our text is the Epistle Lesson just read, from Rom. 5. We begin with prayer. Dear fellow disciples of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ: When a person is...
by Pastor Rhode | Mar 24, 2014 | Devotions
“Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Serve the LORD with gladness! Come into His presence with singing! Know that the LORD, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with...