Thoughts from the Edges

Tag: bible

  • Keeping Focus in an Un-Focused World

    Keeping Focus Pastor Calvin Cook July 2, 2025 “Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” – Hebrews 12:2 “But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.” – Acts 7:55 For the last several…

  • Some Thoughts on Standing on Holy Ground. Is it time yet?

    Some Thoughts on Standing on Holy Ground July 1, 2025 “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Exodus 3:5 (NIV) Trying to be in the right place all the time is tough. Even tougher is discerning “is the place where I…

  • CUT TO THE HEART – A surgery done by the HOLY SPIRIT –

    Being Cut to the HeartActs 2:37 “When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, ‘Brothers, what shall we do?’” (NIV) In following up on yesterday’s message and preaching, here are a few more thoughts on Being Cut to the Heart. The worship service from…

  • Being Found Faithful – In big and little ways.

    BEING FOUND FAITHFUL – June 27, 2025 Scripture : Acts 6:5-7 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, also Phillip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid…

  • Thoughts On Feeling Defeated – But yet experiencing Hope that Springs Forth –

    Thoughts on Feeling Defeated Please give this read a chance. It is a culmination of several thoughts from my journal and trying to bring all these thoughts into one central place and thought. I hope you find this helpful, convicting and convincing in your own life. Thanks for reading Pastor Calvin Cook June 23, 2025…

  • What Has Been Happening? Do You Even Know?

    What Has Been Happening In Your Life Pastor Calvin Cook – June 23, 2025 Acts 4:31 “They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” What has been happening in your life lately? If it feels like the winds of change are blowing—or even, you feel like nothing is…

  • STILL WAITING! But for how long?

    STILL WAITING Pastor Calvin Cook – June 20, 2025 Scripture focus –  Habakkuk 2:2-3 And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision: make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end – it will not lie. If it seems…

  • SET APART – Leaving the Edges to Follow Jesus –

    The Call to Be Set ApartPastor Calvin Cook – June 17,2025Scripture focus – “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” 1 Peter 2:9 (NIV) One of the things facing…

  • The Story Isn’t Over – but it will take some realization – A Morning Devotional From the Edges.

    The Story Isn’t Over – Pastor Calvin Cook – June 13, 2025 Scripture focus: John 21:25  Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. u(ESV) I keep coming back to…

  • PROMISE MAKING – PROMISE BREAKING – Some devotional thoughts From the Edges

    PROMISE MAKING – PROMISE BREAKING Scripture focus – Matthew 28:20 “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” There are a couple of promises that I think we need to be reminded of this morning. The first promise that has been made to us by God is that God…