Love God, love neighbor, make disciples. doug@pastordougolson.com
On our way home today. I hope to be back in normal posting mode tomorrow. I’m a little surprised at today’s reading from my bible app – I’m used to Psalm 51 as the Ash Wednesday reading to begin the season of Lent, which is tomorrow. However, it doesn’t matter when we read a particular …
Our scripture this morning is Matthew 10:16-20. Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues. You will stand trial before governors and kings …
Our scripture this morning is Philippians 4:11-13. Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or …
Our scripture this morning is Psalms 42:1-2. As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? Often we find that the things of the world leave us weary and sad. Our problem is that …
Our scripture this morning is Galatians 5:16-18. So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of …
Our scripture this morning is Jeremiah 31:23-25. This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “When I bring them back from captivity, the people of Judah and its towns will again say, ‘The Lord bless you, O righteous home, O holy mountain!’ Townspeople and farmers and shepherds alike will live …
Our scripture this morning is Psalms 139:23-24. Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. This plea from the psalmist asks God to be aware of the failings and challenges he …
Our scripture this morning is Romans 12:9-13. Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. …
Friends, we are traveling for our daughter’s wedding this week, and while I do have a tablet with me, my posts will likely be shorter (and possibly later) than usual. Our scripture this morning is Proverbs 16:1-3. The plans of the mind belong to mortals, but the answer of the tongue is from the …
Our scripture this morning is Galatians 1:10-12. Am I now seeking human approval, or God’s approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ. For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is …