Weekday Word w/ Eric

Tag: faith

  • Are We Good News?

    Isaiah 61:1–9 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of…

  • Aspirations of Mediocrity?

    Isaiah 55:1–7 “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me,…

  • Love Never Gives Up

    1 Corinthians 13:7 (NLT)  Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. God never gives up on us.  God’s love never leaves us.  Other people may leave us or just withdraw for a while.  We may even give up on ourselves.  But God never will.  I have to…

  • Love Changes Lives

    2 Corinthians 5:17 – Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. The Sun Does Shine is Ray Hinton’s own autobiographical story.  Hinton spent 30 years on death row for murders he did not commit because the white sheriff, the white judge,…

  • Love When It’s Hard

    Proverbs 25:21-22 and  Romans 12:20 “If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat.  If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.  You will heap burning coals of shame on their heads, and the Lord will reward you.” The message of this scripture really is straightforward.  We are to love people that we…

  • Love and Reputation

    Proverbs 3:3-4: “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.” Over the course of my life, I have known several people with the reputation of being extraordinary…

  • Love Covers

    Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.  1 Peter 4:8 I started out the focus on love by confessing that, although I know a lot about love, I struggle to actually live it out well.  For that reason, I am comforted by the…

  • Are You “In Love?”

    1 Corinthians 16:13-14: “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.” Psalm 143:8: “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” In…

  • Love God, Love People

    Matthew 22:34-40 (The Message) – When the Pharisees heard how he had bested the Sadducees, they gathered their forces for an assault. One of their religion scholars spoke for them, posing a question they hoped would show him up: “Teacher, which command in God’s Law is the most important?” Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your…

  • If God is Love, Then. . .

    1 John 4:7-21 –  “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.  Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son…