THEME: COMPASSION   2 Chronicles‬ ‭30:9‬ ‭‬‬‬‬‬‬ “For if you return to the LORD, your brethren and your children will be treated with compassion by those who lead them captive, so that they may come back to this land; for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and... Read more

THEME: COMPASSION Exodus‬ ‭2:6‬ ‭‬‬‬‬‬‬ “And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” INSIGHT  -Pharaoh’s daughter was moved with compassion for baby Moses who was strategically placed by... Read more

THEME: COMPASSION Lamentations‬ ‭3:22-25‬ ‭ “Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassion’s fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,... Read more

THEME: FAVOR ‭‭ ‭‭‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‭‭‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‭‭‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬Luke‬ ‭4:18-19‬ ‭‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to... Read more

THEME: FAVOR James‬ ‭4:6-10‬‬ ‭‬ “But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near... Read more

THEME: FAVOR Proverbs‬ ‭3:1-7‬ ‭‬‬‬‬‬‬ “My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you. Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the... Read more

THEME: FAVOUR Ruth‬ ‭2:10-13‬ ‭‬‬‬‬ “So she fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?” And Boaz answered and said to her, “It has... Read more

THEME: FAVOUR Genesis‬ ‭6:7-8‬ ‭‬‬‬‬ “So the Lord said, “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have made them.” But Noah found favor... Read more

THEME: GIFT Matthew‬ ‭7:9-12‬ ‭‬‬‬‬‬‬ “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much... Read more

THEME: GIFT 2 Corinthians‬ ‭8:20-21‬ ‭‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ “avoiding this: that anyone should blame us in this lavish gift which is administered by us— providing honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.”   INSIGHT The congregants of Macedonia were very generous... Read more