Tag: Bible
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Our Family Table: Sharing the Love and Message of Jesus
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God Reading From Acts 1-3 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” —Acts 1:8 The Great Commandment and Commission to share the love and message of…
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Our Family Table: Power and Passion for the Work
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 14 November 2024 Reading From Luke 24, John 20-21 “On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews,[c] Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had…
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Our Family Table: Using Our Resources for His Glory
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 13 November 2024 Reading From Luke 23 John 18-19 “Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus (because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body…
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Our Family Table: The Veil Has Been Torn
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 11 November 2024 Reading From Matthew 27, Mark 15 Then Jesus shouted out again, and he released his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, rocks split apart, 52 and tombs opened.…
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Our Family Table: The Highway of Holiness
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 10 November 2024 Reading From John 14-16 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home.[a] If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare…
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Our Family Table: Dwelling Together in Unity
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 9 November 2024 Reading From Luke 22, John 13 “After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood, which is poured out as a sacrifice for you. “But here…
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Our Family Table: The Poignancy and Power of the Lord’s Supper
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 8 November 2024 Reading From Matthew 26, Mark 14 “While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and when he had…
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Our Family Table: Good Spiritual Fruit
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 7 November 2024 Reading From Matthew 25 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the…
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Our Family Table: God With Us and God Within Us
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 5 November 2024 Reading From Mark 13 “And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!” And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here…
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Our Family Table: Giving from the Heart
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 4 November 2024 Reading From Matthew 23, Mark 20-21 “While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box. Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins. “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor…