Thoughts from the Edges

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  • THE RESULTS OF OUR FOCUS

    Devotional: The Results of Our FocusBased on Galatians 5:16–24Pastor Calvin CookAugust 14, 2025 Scripture Focus “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh… But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:16, 22–23 NIV) This morning…

  • The Thoughts I Didn’t Want to Share – From the Edges Hanging on to the Hope of Jesus

    The Thoughts I Didn’t Want to Share From the heart of Pastor Calvin Cook August 13, 2025 Scripture: “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in…

  • A PRAYER FOR UNCERTAINITY

    A PRAYER OF DEVOTION Pastor Calvin Cook August 12, 2025 The 20th Chapter of 2 Chronicles has spoke to me and I present this to draw us into a time of prayer for everything in our life that we are going through, for our families, our churches, and our community. Devotional Prayer: “We Do Not…

  • The Replacement Theory- What needs replaced in your life with more of God ?

    The Replacement Theory-Pastor Calvin CookAugust 11, 2025 Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me… While still considering the impact of the choices that King Asa and Jehoshaphat made and the result that their choices made, I am considering some of the choices that are…

  • Thoughts On Distractions and Sleeping In – Thoughts From the Edges

    Thoughts on Distractions and Sleeping In      From the heart of Pastor Calvin Cook August 8, 2025 Scripture : Proverbs 4:24-27 Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. 25 Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. 26 Ponder the path of your feet;…

  • Successful Failure – What is Success according to God –

    A Successful Failure – Pastor Calvin Cook – August 7, 2025 Scripture – O Lord, you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger than I, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all the day; everyone mocks me. 8For whenever I speak, I cry out, I shout, “Violence and destruction!”…

  • When the Mirror Speaks – Seeing Specs through Logs.

    When the Mirror SpeaksPrepared and shared by Pastor Calvin CookAugust 6, 2025 Scripture: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all…

  • Some Thoughts on Hearing From God – You are never to far to hear from God –

    Some Thoughts on Hearing from God Pastor Calvin Cook August 5, 2025 Scripture focus : “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Yesterday I heard from a dear sweet sister in the Lord. This sister has been a very important part of my journey in faith, because as her…

  • Hold On – We Do Not Shrink Back – We Persevere

    Hold On – We Do Not Shrink BackPastor Calvin CookAugust 4, 2025 Scripture focus : Hebrews 10:35-39 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37 For, “In just…

  • OUTSOURCING YOUR INTIMACY ! Thoughts on Relationship with God From the Edges.

    Devotional: Outsourcing Your Intimacy with GodFrom the heart of Pastor Calvin CookAugust 1, 2025Scripture Focus: Jeremiah 29:13 (ESV) “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” Prelude – (written after the devotional was written) Todays devotional is from a series of moments with God in seeking and discernment…