by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Aug 12, 2020 | Devotionals
John 4:1-26 “The woman said to him, ‘I know that Messiah is coming’ (who is called Christ). ‘When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.’ Jesus said to her, ‘I am he, the one who is speaking to you’” (John 4:25-26) The first half of John’s Gospel is structured...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Aug 5, 2020 | Devotionals
Psalm 132 “O LORD, remember in David’s favor all the hardships he endured; how he swore to the LORD and vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, “I will not enter my house or get into my bed; I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids, until I find a...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jul 29, 2020 | Devotionals
Judges 3:12-30 “Then Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and thrust it into Eglon’s belly; the hilt also went in after the blade, and the fat closed over the blade, for he did not draw the sword out of his belly; and the dirt...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jul 22, 2020 | Devotionals
Joshua 8:30-35 “Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, “an altar of unhewn stones, on which no iron tool has...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jul 15, 2020 | Devotionals
Romans 11:25-36 And so all Israel will be saved; as it is written, “Out of Zion will come the Deliverer; he will banish ungodliness from Jacob.” 27″And this is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins.” 28As regards the gospel they...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jul 8, 2020 | Devotionals
Matthew 23:27-39 “‘Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous, and you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jul 1, 2020 | Devotionals
Psalm 65 “…your wagon tracks overflow with richness” (Psalm 65:11b) There’s something truly hopeful in this partial line from Psalm 65. A wagon track is a rut. It is the oft-abused, frequently driven over, grooved bruise on the earth. It’s where water can pool and...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jun 24, 2020 | Devotionals
Matthew 20:1-16 “When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage” (Matthew 20:9) Jesus is not fair. Jesus never said He was fair. He never acted fairly. He never wanted to be fair. In a world in which sin is still a reality,...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jun 17, 2020 | Devotionals
Matthew 18:1-9 “If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depth of the sea” (Matthew 18:6) The wisdom of Jesus’...
by Rev. Jeffrey A. Schooley | Jun 10, 2020 | Devotionals
Ecclesiastes 9:11-18 “Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favour to the skilful; but time and chance happen to them all. 12For no one can anticipate the...
