by Pastor Rhode | Nov 25, 2013 | Devotions
“When I thought, ‘My foot slips,’ Your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, Your consolations cheer my soul. Can wicked rulers be allied with You, those who frame injustice by statute? They band together against...
by Pastor Rhode | Nov 21, 2013 | Devotions
“Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you...
by Pastor Rhode | Nov 20, 2013 | Devotions
“For a man will take hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying: ‘You have a cloak; you shall be our leader, and this heap of ruins shall be under your rule’; in that day he will speak out, saying: ‘I will not be a healer; in my...
by Pastor Rhode | Nov 19, 2013 | Devotions
“Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.” Proverbs 27:9 Devotional Thought For The Day I hadn’t really thought about it much, why candles, perfumes, and even colognes are so pleasant. I...
by Pastor Rhode | Nov 18, 2013 | Sermons
Introduction: Grace be to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Our text is the Old Testament Lesson just read, Mal. 4:1-6. We begin with prayer. Dear fellow disciples of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ: It has often been...