by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jan 19, 2022 | Devotionals
Hebrews 6:1-12 “Therefore let us go on toward perfection, leaving behind the basic teaching about Christ, and not laying again the foundation: repentance from dead works and faith toward God, 2instruction about baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead,...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jan 12, 2022 | Devotionals
Genesis 4:1-16 “Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, ‘I have produced a man with the help of the LORD.’ Next she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground” (Genesis 4:1-2) In the second...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 29, 2021 | Devotionals
2 John 1:1-13 “Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, in truth and love….” “And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment just as you have heard it from the...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 22, 2021 | Devotionals
Luke 1:57-66 “Then they began motioning to his father to find out what name he wanted to give him. 63He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, ‘His name is John.’ And all of them were amazed. 64Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 15, 2021 | Devotionals
Zechariah 3:1-10 “The angel said to those who were standing before him, ‘Take off his filthy clothes.’ And to him he said, ‘See, I have taken your guilt away from you, and I will clothe you with festal apparel.’” (Zechariah 3:4) The “ugly Christmas sweater” has become...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 8, 2021 | Devotionals
Revelation 1:17-2:7 “As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands: the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches. To the angel of the church in Ephesus...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Dec 1, 2021 | Devotionals
2 Peter 3:1-10 “This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you; in them I am trying to arouse your sincere intention by reminding you 2that you should remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Savior...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Nov 24, 2021 | Devotionals
This devotion is a little bit different than the rest. Instead of a single scripture passage from which to work and meditate, above you will find Matthias Grünewald’s “Isenheim Altarpiece.” Though designed by a German, this piece of stunning artwork presently resides...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Nov 17, 2021 | Devotionals
Ezra 10:1-17 “While Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children gathered to him out of Israel; the people also wept bitterly. 2Shecaniah son of Jehiel, of the descendants...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Nov 10, 2021 | Devotionals
Nehemiah 5:1-19 “And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. 6Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” lifting up...
