Psalm 51:10 “Create in me a pure heart, O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me” I struggle with my faith versus my thoughts. There a...

Mark 1:4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. (NRSV) It’s an old...

  A Key Moment   Luke 7:50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” (NIV)   I’ve made many mistakes through the...

  Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” (ESV)             When I celebrate Communion at the church, one of...

Lamentations 3:22- 23 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great i...

Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our t...

John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (NIV) ...

Luke 18:13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, ‘God, be mer...

Psalm 130:8 The LORD Himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. (NIV)             There’s an old saying: “ If you want something...

Luke 1:76-78a And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give ...

Colossians 3:13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave y...

Luke 7:48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” (NIV)             Like most churches, our congregation has a time of sile...

Matthew 6:14-15       For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you d...

Matthew 9:2   Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, “Take heart, son; ...

1 John 2:2        Jesus is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. (NIV) ...

Hebrews 8:12  “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”             Most of us have regrets – some ...

Colossians 1:19-20     For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whe...

Acts 16:34       The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe...

Today’s Bible readings can be found online here: Proverbs 15:1-11 and Acts 13:36-52 . Acts 13:39       Through Christ everyone who b...

Luke 17:3b-4            "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in a d...