Tag: christianity
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Feeling Held Back – From the Edges – Morning Devotions
From the Edges – Morning DevotionsPastor Calvin CookLENT – DAY 23 – Being Held Back (3-11-2024)Scripture Focus – Proverbs 4:10-15 Hear, my son, (child) and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. I have taught you the way of wisdom; I have led you in the paths of uprightness. When…
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Morning Devotions – From the Edges – Where is God?
Morning Devotions – From the Edges Pastor Calvin Cook 3/6/2024 LENT – Day 19 – WHERE IS GOD Scripture focus – Proverbs 1:22-27 “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? Repent at my rebuke! Then I will pour out my…
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Feeling Defeated – Morning Devotion From the Edges –
FROM the EDGES – Morning DevotionsPastor Calvin Cook 3-5-2023LENT – DAY 18 – FEELING DEFEATEDScripture focus – Luke 15:20 (NIV) – “So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son,…
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From the Edges – Thoughts on Being Lost –
From the Edges – Morning Devotional 2-28-24 Pastor Calvin Cook LENT – Day 13 – Thoughts on Being Lost – Scripture focus – 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach…
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A Worship Devotional – From the Edges – The Misplaced Heart of Worship
From the Edges – Morning DevotionsOn Saturday we focus on preparing our hearts for Worship.Lent – Day 10 – The Misplaced Heart of Worship February 24, 2024Scripture focus – Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards…
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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 – 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 – A Level Playing Field
From the Edges – Morning DevotionsA Level Playing FieldScripture focus – Jeremiah 31: 7-9I was recently reading an article in regard to building up and helping commerce and sustainability in third world countries. Of specific interest is the present situation in Haiti. You know of our passions for Haiti and though I have very specific…
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From the Edges I Could have just moved on !
Morning Devotions – From the EdgesPastor CalvinI Could Have Just Moved On –Today, I got out of sync, away from normal practices and discipline. I had a sleepless night. Not for any reason other than maybe not putting my mind to rest. The first couple of hours were OK but by 1AM I was walking…
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Following Up – Something personal.
It’s early in the morning and Sunday is before me. Never did I ever imagine that when the Holy Spirit spoke the word Expectancy into my heart for my Saturday Morning Devotion to Prepare our Hearts for Worship, would I experience a continual teaching on what it is to be Expecting. Most of the time…
Thoughts from the Edges 