I mentioned Sunday that I would give you my thoughts on a couple of the “tougher” passages about Sabbath from the Apostle Paul. By “tougher” I mean they are not as clear and straightforward as we may like, that over the years godly men and women have interpreted them differently. I think that is ok,… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 10/19/26 Sabbath- Remember
Weekly Reflection: Sabbath – Stop, Rest, Delight, and Contemplate “And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”” Mark 2:27-28 ESV I want to point us at three thoughts from this passage of scripture in Mark. First,… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 10/13/26
Weekly Reflection: The Sabbath is Blessed and Holy Have you ever given a gift to someone that you knew would be really good for them, make their life better, and add joy to their life; but they never use the gift? They just leave it sit there unused and you just know it would make… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 09/30/26
Weekly Reflection - REST The Perfect Storm Wikipedia states that a perfect storm “refers to the simultaneous occurrence of weather events which, taken individually, would be far less powerful than the storm resulting of their chance combination. The phrase, “a perfect storm” has gained substantial popularity. Over time it has grown beyond the concept of a simple… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 09/09/26
“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,” 1 Peter 3:18 ESV Two Sundays ago, we talked about killing sin in our lives, “Be killing sin or sin will be killing… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 09/01/26: Jesus Dies For Your Joy
Weekly Reflection – Living with the Blind Up My chair sits in front of a window in the living room and in the mornings the sun pours through that window. It can get quite warm sitting in that sunshine. The window is a means or an avenue for the sunlight to shine on me. When… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 08/25/26: Living with the Blind Open
What’s the purpose of warnings? Warnings are there because there is the potential for something negative to happen. Warnings are meant to protect us, to help us, to keep us safe. We understand what warnings mean in our daily lives, and we know what the risks are for ignoring them, but what about the warnings… Continue reading Weekly Reflection: Warning: “Don’t neglect exhorting one another; eternal life is at stake.”
Weekly Reflection: “Fellowship, a means of grace.” Fellowship In the bible, fellowship means a deep spiritual partnership, shared life, shared mission, and active community connection. Means of Grace In His sovereignty God has ordained that there are means of grace. There are avenues or ways that we receive the grace from God that we need.… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 07/28/26
Weekly Reflection: Elders and Deacons This Sunday, July 26, 2026, we will be taking nominations for elders and deacons. We encourage you to continue to pray and discern who God may be calling to step into these roles at Living Hope Ministries. We will be handing out papers to write down the names of those… Continue reading Weekly Reflection 07/22/2026
Weekly Reflection: Hope-filled Warnings Hebrews 12:25-29 God has appointed that the end of this world will come by a great final shaking of the earth. Hebrews 12:26: “At that time His voice shook the earth, (This is referring to Mt Sinai in Exodus 19:18) but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake… Continue reading Weekly Reflection: 07/15/2026
