Decatur Presbyterian Church Wide-Open Doors Archives

Spirit-Infused Living

21 May 2018

Our Old Testament reading recalls the wondrous vision of the prophet Ezekiel, a vision offered during a time of tremendous despair and hopelessness for the people of Israel. The vision encourages all whose live seems cut off, who seem to have no hope, to look for the transforming...

Approaching God as Friends

15 May 2018

Exodus 33:7-18 Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp; he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp. Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the...

Without Fear

29 Apr 2018

Lord God, open your Word again to us this day by the power of your Holy Spirit, so that we may remember your love made known in Jesus Christ. Overwhelm our fears with your love, so that we may know your joy and peace, through Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen. I John 4:7-21 7...

Love in Action

24 Apr 2018

I John 3:16-24 We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let us love, not in...

As Children of God

18 Apr 2018

Utilizing the lectionary, the prescribed passages of Scripture for each Sunday, can be challenging. Sometimes we end up focusing on a scriptural text that perhaps we would not have chosen on our own. Today’s text is no doubt a problematic passage from I John, one that calls...

Confessions of Faith

10 Apr 2018

“If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” If you come from a Christian tradition whose worship service includes a corporate...

April Fools for Christ

03 Apr 2018

Holy God, though we are tempted to live safe, predictable lives, open our eyes to glory in our midst. Reveal to us your holy presence, so that we may live courageously, even foolishly; for your sake, Amen. Luke 24:13-27 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village...

From Palm Fronds to False Promises

29 Mar 2018

Mark 14:17-31 When it was evening, he came with the twelve. And when they had taken their places and were eating, Jesus said, ‘Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me.’ They began to be distressed and to say to him one after another, ‘Surely, n...

Listening to and Following the Shepherd

18 Mar 2018

Jake Vaughan Class of 2018 “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me.” (These words of Psalm 23 remind me that) God has a plan for all of us here today and that all it takes is a little faith and God will guide us the rest of the way....

Listening through Lent: Jesus in the world

13 Mar 2018

Our Old Testament reading that Camie Wiley read, Psalm 107, recounts four occasions of God’s saving work among various populations of people. I commend this psalm to you for a personal devotion this week. The psalm reminds us of the grace of God at work in various human...

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