How much noise is in your life? How consumed are you with activity, busyness, and work? When was the last time you were able to just sit in solitude and silence, quieting your heart, mind, and soul before Father in heaven? Over the next several...
“But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do (1 Sam. 13:14).’” Acts 13:22 (NLT) What...
“The sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus...
Genesis 2:15-17 (NLT), The LORD God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it. But the LORD God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—except the tree of the knowledge of good and...
Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT), But the Holy Spirit produces this king of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things. Since 2019 at North Main...
“… when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy…” ~ Titus 3:4-5b As we approach the end of 2023...
“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” 2 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT) How hard is it to be thankful in all circumstances? And what...
“Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. Inside the city, near the Sheep Gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with five covered porches. Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the...
Over the next two months at North Main, we will be exploring the theme of kindness through the lens of Jesus’ miracles in the Gospels. Using the definition from above, we learn that kindness is more than just being “nice” to...
27 Daniel replied, “There are no wise men, enchanters, magicians, or fortune-tellers who can reveal the king’s secret. 28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the...