Posts by Pastor Roger Emmons (Page 11)

1 Corinthians 11:23-26 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night when he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way, after the meal, he also took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new testament in my blood. Do this, as often as you…

Mark 14:3-9 While Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made from pure nard. She broke the alabaster jar and poured it over his head. But there were some who were indignant and said to one another, “Why has this perfume been wasted? Certainly this perfume could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii and given…

Matthew 21:18-22 As he returned to the city early in the morning, he was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, “May there never be fruit from you again!” Immediately, the fig tree withered away. When the disciples saw it, they were amazed and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?” Jesus answered them, “Amen, I tell you: If you have…

Matthew 21:12-17  Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it a den of robbers!” The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he healed them. But when the…

2 Corinthians 12:9  And he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, because my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will be glad to boast all the more in my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may shelter me. Dear Heavenly Father, When plans go awry, frustration and irritability arise from a sense of helplessness. In moments when circumstances are beyond our control and we feel lost, we remember Your words to Paul: “My grace…

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I am now living in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Dear Heavenly Father, As believers, we are called to live by faith in Jesus, Your Son and our Savior. Each day brings a struggle between our sinful desires—temptations to pursue worldly pleasures and satisfy our pride—and…

1 Corinthians 10:12-13 So let him who thinks he stands be careful that he does not fall. No testing has overtaken you except ordinary testing. But God is faithful. He will not allow you to be tested beyond your ability, but when he tests you, he will also bring about the outcome that you are able to bear it. Dear Heavenly Father, Motivated by the Holy Spirit, Paul’s message acts as a caution for those who view themselves as exceptionally…

1 Timothy 2:5-6 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for sending your Son to mediate between us and you. He is both true God and true man, making Him our perfect mediator. As true God, He can stand before you on our behalf. He is perfect and holy, just like…

Hebrews 4:16 So let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Dear Heavenly Father, Nothing within us justifies approaching your throne of grace with confidence. Our attitudes, opinions, and actions are dreadful, as they are tainted by sin; none of us is innocent. Moreover, we believe that all our problems stem from those around us; it is always others who influence how we behave.…

Ephesians 1:7-10 In him we also have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in keeping with the riches of his grace, which he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight. He made known to us the mystery of his will in keeping with his good purpose, which he planned in Christ. This was to be carried out when the time had fully come, in order to bring all things together in Christ, things in heaven and things…