Listen to Pastor Nick read the “Firestarter” and 1 Corinthians 15:3-11.

On this sacred day of community, ministry, and Holy Communion, ponder these chapters of Paul. Be open to the full activity of the Holy Spirit in your life. Acknowledge the manifold gifts that demonstrate the presence and power of the Spirit as expressed in chapter 14. Experience the movement of Paul’s thought about the resurrection in chapter 15, preparing yourself for the gift of Easter Sunday and its impact upon the way that you live now.

Pause with Paul at those verses where you find his words touching you. Allow yourself to move into those new spiritual places of understanding and love that the Spirit will bring about in you through these powerful words. Dwell on the utter reasonableness of 15:14: “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.”

1 Corinthians 14—15

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Example: My gifts building up the church 14:12

Thursdays are dedicated to the letters of Paul, other letters,
the Book of Acts, and the Book of Revelation.
In the season of Lent this year we read the Letter of James, and 1 Corinthians 14-15.

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Listen to Pastor Nick read the “Firestarter” and the Psalm.

Tap here for a video meditation on Psalm 108.

Are there times you cannot see beyond the limits of your own world? Do obsessive thoughts about a person or situation hold you hostage in your head, tempting you to think that there is no way out? This is temptation. Let this psalm break those bonds, lifting you above, where you will touch the mercy and truth of the Lord to which the sky and the clouds cling.

The psalm has this effect for the sacred writer, who collects some of his favorite verses from Psalm 57:7–11 and 60:5–12. There will be verses that lift your spirit, stretching you into the presence of the Lord. God will be totally in charge of your situation, if you let him. Watch how each verse gradually leads you into the prayer of total victory of the final verse.

Psalm 108

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Example: My heart is steadfast, O God. v. 1

During Lent each year we read a third of the fifteen “Songs of Ascent”–

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Listen to Pastor Nick read the “Firestarter” and Job 41:1-11; 42:1-6.

The Book of Job concludes with God’s invitation to Job to contemplate one of the wonders of the world. Leviathan, the great sea monster, is presented for Job’s and our admiration, with the underlying awareness that God is the creator of this awesome creature.

The secret behind Job’s restoration is his humility and total abandon to the majesty of God. He repents from all pride and undue anger. His three “friends” receive a rebuke from the Lord. God condemns the arrogance behind their ways of thinking; yet they still have the means to repent.

Job has come full circle. Blessings of life and children return for him. It took much pain and anguish for him to get to that place. So may you find life through your suffering. Jesus found risen life for you in his.

Job 41—42

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Example: All of life a miracle 41:1ff

Tuesdays are dedicated to the Old Testament books of history
and the Hebrew “Writings.”
In the season of Lent this year we read Job 22 to 37; 41-42.

For all the Firestarters I recommend the ebook.  You will have the entire program of well over a thousand of these introductions with you on your phone or tablet. Check the menu options at the site for more information