Viewing Life from the Edge while centering on Jesus
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From the Edges – Stuck
Lent – Day 7 – Stuck Morning Devotions from Pastor Calvin Cook Scripture focus: Jeremiah 29:11-13 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come…
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From the Edges – Being Lost is Not Bad.
From the Edges – Morning Devotions LENT – Day 6 – Being Lost is Not Bad Pastor Calvin Cook Scripture focus – Deuteronomy 8: 6-7 “Therefore you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him. 7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into…
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From the Edges – Preparing for Worship Come and Receive, Go and Tell.
As we prepare for Worship this weekend. LENT – DAY 4 – WORSHIP –COME and RECEIVE – GO and TELLPastor Calvin Cook Though I truly believe that Worship is the time of acknowledging the presence of God in our lives and setting aside self so that we can offer God with our everything. Our Praises,…
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From the Edges Surrounded
Morning Devotions – From the Edges Pastor Calvin Cook LENT – DAY 3 – SURROUNDED – Scripture focus – 2 Kings6: 16-17: He said, “Do not be afraid, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” 17 Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, please open his eyes that…
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From the Edges – Morning Devotions – Fighting Won Battles
From the Edges – Morning Devotions LENT – DAY 2 – Fighting Won Battles – Pastor Calvin Cook Scripture focus – 1 John 4:4 (NLT) “But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who…
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From the Edges – Lent Begins – What are you sacrificing?
Ash Wednesday – Scripture focus – Hosea 12:6&7 “So the Lord God Almighty shall be his memorial. You shall return to your God; Therefore, observe mercy and judgement, and draw near to your God continually.” Lent can simply be described as a season – “to return God”. I know there are those who will say…
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From the Edges – Morning Devotional – This will hurt me more than you.
Scripture Focus – Jeremiah 31:18-20 Recently I watched an episode of “Leave It to Beaver”. For us old folks we know this program, we loved this program, but the generations beyond us have no reference to this and other programs. I know I am living in the past because I love those old programs, my…
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From the Edges – Not Abandoned – Just Delayed
From the Edges – Not Abandoned – Just Delayed Scripture focus – Jeremiah 31:15-18 The verses from Jeremiah 31:15-18 speak of Jacob’s wife, Rachel in her recollection and mourning of the captivity of the Israelites by the Assyrians into slavery. I thought and prayed of those who have lost their children, friends, even their…
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From the Edges – Preparing for Worship by the Stream
Worship by the Stream – For a quick respite, Gail and I were at our home in Hyndman PA. On my morning walk I experienced scripture come alive through the lessons of scripture and walking beside the stream. Hyndman sits in a beautiful valley with Wills Creek flowing through and the Wills Mountains standing on…
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From the Edges – Delivered
A personal note from Calvin - These contributions From the Edges are from my personal morning devotion, prayer, and worship time. These are written journaled personal thoughts that I choose to share with the churches I serve in Kane PA. Kane Community Methodist Church and East Kane Methodist Church. This is my way to share that…
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