by Peter Christ | Nov 22, 2024 | Devotions
This Sunday we’ll encounter the words of Jeremiah, our fourth prophet of this worship series, Generous Spirit. Through Jeremiah, God makes a profound promise to God’s people: “I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (31:33). This new covenant shifts the focus from external rules to an intimate, transformative relationship. It’s a promise of renewal, of fresh beginnings, and of God’s unwavering faithfulness even after failure and exile.
by PoP News | Nov 20, 2024 | Devotions
Today’s author is Naomi Sveholm a missionary with Central Europe Teachers teaching English at a bilingual Lutheran high school in Bratislava, Slovakia with her spouse and two children. Isaiah 6:1-8 I was an adult when I realized just how different the cupids or putti...
by Peter Christ | Nov 18, 2024 | Devotions
Isaiah’s encounter with God is one of awe, transformation, and calling. Overwhelmed by God’s holiness, Isaiah at first feels unworthy. Yet God responds not with condemnation, but with generosity. A burning coal touches Isaiah’s lips, removing his guilt and preparing...
by Peter Christ | Nov 15, 2024 | Devotions
This Sunday, we turn our attentions to the ways God calls us to serve the mission we share, enabling God’s vision to be made tangibly real in this world. From a young age, I knew that I was called to use my time, energy, and talents in the restaurant industry. As I matured in my faith I came to understand that calling was God at work in and through me. Then, as I became more and more involved in the work of the church, I could sense that God was calling me ever deeper into ministry. So what’s your call story? How has God been at work through you?
by PoP News | Nov 14, 2024 | Devotions
Today’s author is Prince of Peace member, Carol Swanson. stock.adobe God had called Jonah: “Go at once to Nineveh, that great city [the Assyrian capital], and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me” (1:2). But Jonah didn’t want to warn...
by PoP News | Nov 13, 2024 | Devotions
Today’s author is Prince of Peace member, Carol Swanson. From MyJewishLearning.com Once again, we have a tale filled with humor and irony, the memorable Book of Jonah, to teach us some unexpected and surprising lessons. It was written in a time when people were...
