Saturday, July 26, 2014

a transforming gift

not a toy, a trinket
a bit of kitsch, to possess,
to display only
the message we carry
the gift of salvation
a transforming gift
to reform our lives
nothing the same
all new, different
changed forever
by God’s unmerited love.


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July 26, 2014
a transforming gift

Matthew 13:44-52
Stories of a Treasure and a Pearl” (NCV)
“A Story of a Fishing Net” (NCV)
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Upper Room Disciplines for 2014
for July 26, 2014
read July 26, 2014
&
July 21, 2014 to July 27, 2014
“Love Prevails”
by Peter Velander
Editorial Director, Upper Room Daily Devotional
member, Trinity Lutheran Church,
Bellevue, TN
&
overview page
Genesis 29:15-28
“Jacob is Tricked” (NCV)
Psalm 105:1-11, 45a
“God’s Love for Israel”
Romans 8:26-39
including Romans 8:31-39
“God’s Love in Christ Jesus
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
the parable of the mustard seed,
the parable about yeast
“Stories of Mustard Seed and Yeast” (NCV)
Stories of a Treasure and a Pearl” (NCV)
“A Story of a Fishing Net” (NCV)

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