Posts by Pastor Roger Emmons (Page 84)

Romans 1:16-17 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes—to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For in the gospel, a righteousness from God is revealed by faith, for faith, just as it is written, “The righteous will live by faith.” Dear Heavenly Father, Most people seem to like having power; we have sayings like “power to the people,” “powerhouse,” or “knowledge is power.” It is…

James 1:17 Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, who does not change or shift like a shadow. Dear Heavenly Father, Thank you for giving us all that we need. Everything we have and need is a gift from you. Forgive us when we complain that it is not enough or the right thing because it always ends up being what we need. Especially when we considered…

Colossians 3:1 Therefore, because you were raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Dear Lord Jesus, You took all our sins into yourself when you went to the cross. Then you gave up your life to defeat death itself. As you rose from the dead, the empty tomb on that first Easter morning gives us our hope and promise of salvation. It only comes from you. This world…

John 14:23 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will hold on to my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Dear Lord Jesus, In the common table prayer, we pray with the psalmist: “Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest and let these gifts to us be blessed.” What a special request for you to be with us. In John’s words, he tells us you do not come…

Psalm 65:5-8  In righteousness, you answer us with awesome deeds, O God who saves us. He is trusted by all the farthest ends of the earth and the sea. He establishes the mountains by his power. He has wrapped himself with strength. He stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the peoples. Those living at the ends of the earth fear your signs. From sunrise to sunset, you let them shout for…

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 Lord Jesus, Thank you for being our mediator between the Father and us. What was it about us that you would save us? Nothing in us! We fail at the perfection demanded of us, and often we are not very loving towards others or you.…

1 Timothy 2:1-2 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all those who are in authority, in order that we might live a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and dignity. Dear Heavenly Father, You have ordained government and rulers to provide the rule of law to protect your people. Laws are written and intended to sustain order curbing those who would otherwise be lawless. We…

Isaiah 55:10-11  Just as the rain and the snow come down from the sky and do not return there unless they first water the earth, make it give birth, and cause it to sprout, so that it gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater, in the same way, my word that goes out from my mouth will not return to me empty. Rather, it will accomplish whatever I please, and it will succeed in the purpose for which…

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Dear Heavenly Father, On our own, we have no strength; we need you. This world brings all its troubles at us, and we are defenseless on our own, left with our sin and guilt. We are not only weak, but we are powerless. We get our strength and might from Jesus. Jesus went to the cross and defeated sin, death, and the Devil for us. Through trusting…

John 13:34-35 [Jesus said] “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, so also you are to love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” Dear Lord Jesus, We are to love one another. That sounds easy enough until you look at what you meant. As people, we want to find loopholes or the limits to how far we go with this…