by Pastor Rhode | Oct 28, 2013 | Devotions
“They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. They crush Your people, O LORD, and afflict Your heritage. They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; and they say, ‘The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not...
by Pastor Rhode | Oct 25, 2013 | Devotions
“He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: ‘Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed...
by Pastor Rhode | Oct 22, 2013 | Devotions
“Better is open rebuke than hidden love.” Proverbs 27:5 Devotional Thought For The Day I’ve found this a difficult proverb to contemplate. Much depends upon the nature of the “open rebuke” and also what is meant by “hidden...
by Pastor Rhode | Oct 21, 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 Gospel Lesson just read, from Luke 18. We begin with prayer. Dear fellow disciples of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ: Each of us has dreary...
by Pastor Rhode | Oct 21, 2013 | Devotions
“O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! Rise up, O Judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! O LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult?” Psalm 94:1-3 Devotional Thought For The Day We...
