New Church Whittier

2-Aug: Esther 1-2; Esther 1: Queen Vashti in trouble with the King Deposed: King advised to not stand for it. Esther 2: Esther chosen made Queen: How God uses a woman’s beauty for His glory: the conspiracy is uncovered Galatians 5-Ephesians 2 Galatians 5: Freedom in Christ, biting and devouring one another, living by the …

Nehemiah 12-13; Nehemiah 12: Priests and Levites: dedication of the wall: purification according to commands of David Priests and Levites, dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, victory party ‘And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers who stood opposite them, to praise and to give thanks, …

Superficiality is the curse of our age. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people. —Richard J. Foster

Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. —Hebrews 11:1 Thoughts on Today’s Verse… While the road ahead of us may be clouded with questions and concerns, we can look back and see the many ways God has acted in our behalf to get us to the …

To what service is my soul committed? –Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man …

“Forget the old way.” – Count Denetrius Vidian, Star Wars Aftermath

10-Jul: 2 Chronicles 10-12; Acts 22 2 Chronicles 10: Rehoboam takes advice from young men and Israel rebels 2 Chronicles 11 Rehoboam fortifies Judah, Rehoboam’s family 2 Chronicles 12: With strength they abandoned the Law: Rehoboam humbled himself: Blessing because of repentance – some good. Shishak attacks Jerusalem Acts 22: Sermon in Jerusalem, Roman Citizenship, …