Germantown Church of The Brethren
We should be very leery of people who “preach” forgiveness to others and spend the rest of their time constantly bad-mouthing someone who wronged them. Obviously, they forgot the part of the Lord’s prayer that says, “…And forgive us our trespasses AS WE forgive those who trespass against us…” Imagine what would happen if God […]
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OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) JANUARY 12, 2023 READ: Revelation 5:1–10 MEMORY VERSE “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, . . . has triumphed.” Revelation 5:5 BACKGROUND For more than six decades, news journalist Paul Harvey was a familiar voice
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OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) JANUARY 11, 2023 READ: Daniel 6 (Focus vs.10–23) MEMORY VERSE “My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions.” Daniel 6:22 BACKGROUND When Taher and his wife, Donya, became believers in Jesus, they knew they risked persecution in their home
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OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries JANUARY 10, 2023 READ: Isaiah 43 (Focus vs. 1–7) MEMORY VERSE “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you.” Isaiah 43:1 BACKGROUND As part of a sermon illustration, I walked toward the beautiful painting an artist had been creating on the platform and made
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OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) JANUARY 9, 2023 READ: 2 Corinthians 11 (Focus vs.1–4, 12–15) MEMORY VERSE “If someone . . . preaches a [false] Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, . . . you [wrongly] put up with it.” 2 Corinthians 11:4 BACKGROUND The buzz in the
OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries JANUARY 8, 2023 READ: Romans 8 (Focus vs. 31–39) MEMORY VERSE “In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Romans 8:37 BACKGROUND When my husband coached our son’s Little League baseball team, he rewarded the players with an
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OUR DAILY BREAD READING (Published Daily by Our Daily Bread Ministries) JANUARY 7, 2023 READ: Acts 9 (Focus vs. 1-9) MEMORY VERSE ““Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. Acts 9:5 BACKGROUND At age sixteen, Luis Rodriguez had already been in jail for selling crack. But now, arrested for attempted murder, he was in prison again—looking
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READ: Genesis 1 (Focus vs. 21–28) MEMORY VERSE “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.” BACKGROUND I recently made a wonderful discovery. Following a dirt path into a cluster of trees near my home, I found a hidden homemade playground. A ladder made of sticks led up to a lookout,
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Roman’s 8:28 scripture says, “All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.” Key words that jump out at me are ALL THINGS and HIS PURPOSE.If we just look at the dark side of Covid-19, we will surely miss the GOOD. This coronavirus has
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