Walking with the Word

  • Walking with the Word – For Freedom

    “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” (Galatians 5:1) It was John’s announcement when he first saw Jesus, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29) Paul’s understanding of…

  • Walking with the Word – Sing Salvation

    “Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day.” (1 Chronicles 16:23) David had become king over Israel. He had defeated the Philistines. He had brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem, placed it in a tent prepared for it and presenting sacrifices and offering to God. He then offered…

  • Walking with the Word – United with Christ

    “Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.” (Philippians 2:1-2) In a world where…

  • Walking with the Word – Establish Peace

    “LORD, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us.” (Isaiah 26:12) In this world filled with conflict, where do we find peace? With growing violence in our town and cities, where do we find peace? As people struggle with anxiety and despair, where does one find peace? These…

  • Walking with the Word – Rod and Staff

    “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4) As a boy David had learned his responsibilities in the tasks assigned by His father, who had him tending sheep as a shepherd. When he took a…

  • Walking with the Word – Remembering in Prayer

    “I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.” (Ephesians 1:16) Paul writes to the church in Ephesus from his time in prison in Rome. In Paul’s prayer is one of thanksgiving for the church. As he remembers them, he continually is making mention of them to God. He remembers God’s…

  • Walking with the Word – Time with God

    “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” (Psalm 42:1-2) In Jesus’ encounter with the woman of Samaria, they would have a discussion about water, thirst, and eternity. Jesus asks…

  • Walking with the Word – Heavenly Minded

    “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.” (Colossians 3:1) It has been said that if you are so heavenly minded, you are of no earthly good. The Apostle Paul would disagree. He said, “Since, then, you have been…

  • Walking with the Word – United with Jesus

    “May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know…

  • Walking with the Word – Pure in Heart

    “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8) Through the pages of Scripture the heart is more then just our emotions, but it is also our thoughts, reasonings, understandings, as well as our passions. In the giving of the Great Commandment to Moses, it says, “Love the LORD your God…