Viewing Life from the Edge while centering on Jesus
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Lost In the Familiar – A Morning Devotional from the Edges !
Lost in the FamiliarPastor Calvin CookApril 2, 2025 Key Verse: “I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” (Isaiah 43:19) Have you ever found yourself lost in a place you know like the back of your hand? The same town, the same job, the same daily rhythms—but something feels off.…
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GOD’S NEW CREATION IN ME! A devotional of realizing the new thing God is desiring to do in your life.
God’s New Creation in ME Pastor Calvin Cook April 1, 2025 Key Verse: “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:19) Through out this season of lent we have been speaking a lot about the new thing that God is desiring to do, the old…
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Trusting – A Morning Devotional from Isaiah 43
Trusting – Pastor Calvin Cook March 31, 2025 Key Verse: “I am God, and also henceforth I am he.” (Isaiah 43:13) In this week’s sermons we spoke of a couple key pillars of our faith. The sovereignty of God which includes realizing that there is only God, one power, one authority, from beginning to end.…
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BLESSED in DESPAIR – A Devotional From the Edges from Isaiah 43 –
Blessed in DESPAIRPastor Calvin CookMarch 28, 2025 Scripture focus : Isaiah 43:1–2, 18–19 If you are like me, there are times we feel stuck. This happens in our physical lives and more than we would care to admit in our Spiritual lives. If we are being honest with ourselves, the effect on our spiritual life…
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The Exclusive Savior – Jesus saves like no other – Isaiah 43 Devotional from the Edges!
The Exclusive Savior Pastor Calvin Cook March 27, 2025 Key Verse: “There is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior.” Isaiah 43:11 The first commandment from Exodus 20:3: “You shall have no other gods before me.” Rather straight forward and plain yet grasping this commandment and applying it to our everyday…
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The Way to New Beginnings – Trust and Make God first place in your life.
Isaiah 43 Devotional The Way to New Beginnings Pastor Calvin Cook March 26, 2025 Key Verse: “Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me.” (Isaiah 43:10) This past week, I had the privilege of reflecting on the message titled “The Way to New Beginnings.” The sermon, which I preached on…
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The Promise of Assurance – Morning Devotional from Isaiah 43 –
Isaiah 43Devotional Assurance like No Other Pastor Calvin Cook March 25, 2025 Key Verse: “I, I am the Lord, and besides me there is no savior.” (Isaiah 43:11) This morning in the early waking moments of the day the line from the hymn “When the Roll is Called Up Yonder” was laid on my heart.…
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What Will God’s New Creation Look Like? A devotional From the Edges –
What Will God’s New Creation Look Like?Pastor Calvin CookMarch 24, 2025 Scripture focus: “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?” – Isaiah 43:19 God is always at work—renewing, restoring, and redeeming. When the Prophet Isaiah spoke these words (about 750 BC) to Israel, they were in…
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Are We Receiving? The desire of God is call us back – Are we Answering? – Morning Devotional from the Edges.
Isaiah 43 Devotional Gathered to Receive and Proclaim Pastor Calvin Cook March 21, 2025 Key Verse: “I will gather you.” (Isaiah 43:5) We have heard God’s message, but now we must be ready to receive it and respond. In our Bible Study last night, we reflected on the messages God’s people have received throughout history.…
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We Need Each Other – A Devotional on the Journey of Unity.
Isaiah 43 DevotionalsJourney of UnityPastor Calvin CookMarch 20, 2025 Key Verse: “I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you.” (Isaiah 43:5) We need each other! We need to be together in a fellowship that passes lines of disparity and pain to be together and in a caring…
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