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The Holy PauseBut I don't want to...
Scripture: John 18:1-11 After he said these things, Jesus went out with his disciples and crossed over to the other side of the Kidron Valley. He and his…
The Holy PauseClarity is key
Scripture: John 17:1-5 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you…
The Holy PauseNecessary Pruning
Scripture: John 15: 1-7 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinegrower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit…
The Holy PausePushing it down
Scripture: John 14:1-7 Don’t be troubled. Trust in God. Trust also in me. My Father’s house has room to spare. If that weren’t the case, would I have told you…
The Holy PauseMissing the point
Scripture: John 13: 31-38 When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will…
The Holy PauseChoices in the Dark
Scripture: John 13:21-30 After he had said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.” His…
The Holy PauseWhat do we love more?
Scripture: John 12: 37-50 Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. This was to fulfill the word of…
The Holy PauseThe Life Cycle
Scripture: John 12: 20-36 Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the festival. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in…
The Holy PauseHindsight is 20/70
Scripture: John 12:12-19 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and…
The Holy PauseAssumptions
Scripture: John 12: 1-11 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given…
The Holy PauseSurvival Instinct
Scripture: John 11:45-57 Therefore many of the Jewish people who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. But some of them went to…
The Holy PausePoking the Bear
Scripture: John 10:31-42 Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father…
The Holy PauseMy Sheep Hear My Voice
Scripture: John 10: 22-30 Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade…
The Holy PauseFinding Lost Sheep
Scripture: Luke 15: 1-7 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered…
The Holy PauseVolunteer Day
Scripture: Luke 12:22-34 Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and…
The Holy PauseThe Small Stuff
Scripture: Luke 12:22-34 When Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you…
The Holy PauseOrdinary God
Scripture: Matthew 17:1-13 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There…
The Holy PauseMisguiding light
Scripture: John 8:12-20 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will…
The Holy PauseRunning in the Dark
Scripture: John 6:16-21 When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it…
The Holy PausePop Quiz
Scripture: John 6:1-15 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), and a great crowd of people…
The Holy PauseKnowledge AND Faith
Scripture: John 5: 30-47 By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, and my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but him who sent me. “If…
The Holy PauseWorry Worts
Scripture: John 5:19-29 Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing…
The Holy PauseForbidden healing
Scripture: John 5: 1-18 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool…
The Holy PauseSpend-worthy
Scripture: Luke 16:1-13 Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. So he called him in and asked…
The Holy PauseLift Off!
Scripture: I raise my eyes to you— you who rule heaven. Just as the eyes of servants attend to their masters’ hand, just as the eyes of a female servant attend…
The Holy PauseWhy Welcome?
Scripture: John 4: 43-45 After the two days he left for Galilee. (Now Jesus himself had pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country.) When he…
The Holy PauseFinding the Lost
Scripture: Luke 15:8-10 Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds…
The Holy PauseEating Crow
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32 Jesus said, “A certain man had two sons. The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the inheritance.’ Then the…
The Holy PauseMany Come to Believe
Scripture: John 4: 27-42 27 Just then his disciples returned and were surprised to find him talking with a woman. But no one asked, “What do you want?” or “Why…
The Holy PauseThose Kids these Days
Scripture: Matthew 11: 16-19 To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: “‘We played…
The Holy PauseWhat is Comfort Costing You?
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The Holy PauseThe Cost of Comfort
Scripture: Luke 3: 15-20 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. John answered them…
The Holy PauseGood News, Bad News
Scripture: Matthew 11:1-6 After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee. When…
The Holy PauseListening for what we've already seen
Scripture: Matthew 11: 7-15 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A…
The Holy PauseThe Dirty Table
Scripture: Luke 15:1-7 All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him. The Pharisees and legal experts were grumbling, saying…
The Holy PauseLifeguard Training
Scripture: John 3:31-36 The one who comes from above is above all things. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth…
The Holy Pause1/26 Becoming less
Scripture: John 3: 22-30 After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. Now John…
The Holy PauseHard Disagree
Scripture: Psalm 69:6-15 Lord God of heavenly forces!— don’t let those who hope in you be put to shame because of me.God of Israel!— don’t let those who seek…
The Holy Pause1/23 House Of Prayer
Scripture: Isaiah 56: 1-7 This is what the Lord says: “Maintain justice and do what is right,for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon…
The Holy PauseWhere is the Temple?
Scripture: Revelation 21:22-26 I didn’t see a temple in the city, because its temple is the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb. The city doesn’t need the sun or…
The Holy Pause1/21 Mastering the Basics
Scripture: Hebrews 6: 1-12 Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the foundation…
The Holy PauseChange is hard...but oh so necessary.
Scripture: Jeremiah 7: 1-11 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Stand at the gate of the Lord’s house and there proclaim this message…
The Holy Pause1/17 I shall not want...much.
Scripture: Psalm 23: 1-6 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my…
The Holy Pause1/16 The Locked Door which Opens
Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-9 On this mountain, the Lord of heavenly forces will prepare for all peoples a rich feast, a feast of choice wines, of select foods rich…
The Holy Pause1/15 An Eternal Holy Revelry
Scripture: Revelation 19:1-10 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah!Salvation and glory and power…
The Holy Pause1/14: The Shape of Ordinary Water
Scripture: Psalm 104:10-16 God makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. They give water to all the beasts of the field; the…
The Holy PauseFollowing the Light - Jan 3
Listen: Psalm 119:105-106, 108, 111 Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your…
The Holy PauseFollowing the Light - Jan 2
Listen: Ephesians 5:8-10 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all…
The Holy PauseFollowing the Light - Jan 1
Listen: John 12:35-36 Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, before darkness…
The Holy PauseFollowing the Light - Dec 31
Listen: 1 John 1:5-7 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have…
The Holy PauseFollowing the Light - Dec 30
Listen: Isaiah 2:3-5 Many nations will go and say, “Come, let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain, to the house of Jacob’s God so that he may teach us his ways and…
The Holy PauseFollowing the Light - Dec 29
Listen: Luke 2:15-18 When the angels returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go right now to Bethlehem and see what’s happened. Let’s…
The Holy PauseFollowing the Light
Listen: Luke 2:15–18 When the angels returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go right now to Bethlehem and see what’s happened. Let’s…
The Holy PauseFollowing the Light - Dec 28
Listen: Luke 2:8-11 Nearby shepherds were living in the fields, guarding their sheep at night. The Lord’s angel stood before them, the Lord’s glory shone…
The Holy PauseWhat Does Hope Look Like? - Dec 27
Listen: Luke 2:4-7 Since Joseph belonged to David’s house and family line, he went up from the city of Nazareth in Galilee to David’s city, called Bethlehem…
The Holy PauseWhat Does Hope Look Like? - Dec 26
Listen: Matthew 1:20-23 As he was thinking about this, an angel from the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, don’t be afraid to…
The Holy PauseWhat Does Hope Look Like? - Dec 25
Listen: Luke 1:26-29, 31 When Elizabeth was six months pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee, to a virgin who was engaged to a…
The Holy PauseWhat Does Hope Look Like? - Dec 24
Listen: Proverbs 3:21-26 My son, don’t let them slip from your eyes; hold on to sound judgment and discretion. They will be life for your whole being, and an…
The Holy PauseIt's Dark in Here, But Light Filters In - Dec 13
Listen: Romans 8:18-25 I consider our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the creation waits in eager…
The Holy PauseIt's Dark in Here, But Light Filters In - Dec 7
Listen: 1 Samuel 1:9-20 One time, after eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah got up and presented herself before the Lord. (Now Eli the priest was sitting in…