revgregorynbakerMar 20, 20243 min readWhere the Spirit LeadsScripture: 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 – “Not that we are qualified of ourselves to claim anything as coming from us; our qualification is from...
revgregorynbakerMar 13, 20243 min readA FootnoteScripture: Numbers 20:1 – “The Israelites, the whole congregation, came into the wilderness of Zin in the first month, and the people...
revgregorynbakerMar 6, 20242 min readThere's a PlaceScripture: Psalm 84:10 – “For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my...
revgregorynbakerFeb 28, 20243 min readThe Lamech SnareScripture: “I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me. If Cain is avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech...
revgregorynbakerFeb 21, 20243 min readYeah, But...Scripture: Job 5:17-18 – “How happy is the one whom God reproves; therefore do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. For he wounds,...
revgregorynbakerFeb 14, 20242 min readDo Not Keep a Secret from YourselfScripture: Matthew 6:18 – “…so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees...
revgregorynbakerFeb 7, 20242 min readThe Smell TestScripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14 – “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession and through us spreads in...
revgregorynbakerJan 31, 20243 min readThere's Hope Where You AreScripture: Jeremiah 29:11 – “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give...
revgregorynbakerJan 24, 20243 min readJust As I AmScripture: 1 Corinthians 7:17 – “However that may be, let each of you lead the life that the Lord has assigned, to which God called you....
revgregorynbakerJan 18, 20243 min readMix and MatchScripture: 2 Corinthians 6:14 – “Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and lawlessness have in common? Or what...
revgregorynbakerJan 10, 20243 min readWith a Herring!Scripture: Isaiah 41:14-15 – “Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you maggot Israel! I will help you, says the Lord; your Redeemer is the Holy...
revgregorynbakerJan 3, 20243 min readThe Root of RighteousnessScripture: James 3:18 – “And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” (NRSVue) What does it mean to be...
revgregorynbakerDec 27, 20233 min readWhich Story to Tell?Scripture: Isaiah 49:15 – “Can a woman forget her nursing child or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these might forget,...
revgregorynbakerDec 20, 20233 min readWho Does Jesus Need to Be?Scripture: John 7:41:42 – “Others said, ‘This is the Messiah.’ But some asked, ‘Surely the Messiah does not come from Galilee, does he?...
revgregorynbakerDec 14, 20233 min readHoly ImpatienceScripture: Psalm 27:14 – “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!” (NRSVue) Advent is the time...
revgregorynbakerDec 6, 20233 min readI Am Invincible!Scripture: Revelation 18:7-8 – “As she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so give her a like measure of torment and grief. Since in...
revgregorynbakerNov 29, 20233 min readThe Word of God Is Not Chained!Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:8-9 – “Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David—that is my gospel, for which I suffer...
revgregorynbakerNov 22, 20233 min readThe Turducken of GratitudeScripture: Deuteronomy 8:10 – “You shall eat your fill and bless the Lord your God for the good land that he has given you.” (NRSVue)...
revgregorynbakerNov 15, 20233 min readNot Just for UsScripture: 1 Corinthians 14:23-24 – “If, therefore, the entire church comes together and all speak in tongues, and outsiders or...
revgregorynbakerNov 9, 20233 min readHoly HonorScripture: Matthew 15:5 – “But you say that whoever tells father or mother, ‘Whatever support you might have had from me is given to...