Monday May 31, 2011

Acts 1

Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven

 ⁶ Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
 ⁷ He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. ⁸ 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.”
 ⁹ After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
 ¹⁰ They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. ¹¹ “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”

Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas

 ¹² Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk^[c] from the city. ¹³ When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. ¹⁴ They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

Monday May 31st, 2011

It has been almost a month since I have posted here.  I had surgery as I shared , and am recovering slowly at home. I appreciate all of your prayers and well wishes and your practical assistance from flowers to errands.
I will resume posting the At Home with the Word Daily Readings today.  I will make every effort to post daily but do not be alarmed if I miss a day or two. 
Thank you for your patience and praise God the Father for his Holy Word.
beverly kipp

A message - Thursday May 5

Good morning all,
I am headed off for surgery .  Thank you to  Pastor Dave, Desiree, John and Shari who spent time today lifting me up in prayer.  I feel the spirit of the Lord with me. 

I will not be posting the readings for a bit. 

Please log into the churc web site adn note the listing and lift your Bibles up each day.  Immerse yourself in the Word. 

And come to church on SUnday - Pastor Dave will be talking about Creation.  I can't wait for the recording. 
Be well,
beverly kipp Health Ministry Coordinator

Thursday May 5, 2011

The WOrd of the Lord

1 Peter 1 17-23

¹⁷ Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear. ¹⁸ For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, ¹⁹ but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. ²⁰ He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. ²¹ Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
 ²² Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.^{[b] 23} For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God

Wednesday May 4, 2011

The Word of the Lord

Psalm 116  12 - 19

 What shall I return to the LORD
   for all his goodness to me?
 I will lift up the cup of salvation
   and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
   in the presence of all his people.
  Precious in the sight of the LORD
   is the death of his faithful servants.
Truly I am your servant, LORD;
   I serve you just as my mother did;
   you have freed me from my chains.
 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
   and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
   in the presence of all his people,
in the courts of the house of the LORD—
   in your midst, Jerusalem.
   Praise the LORD.

tuesday May 3, 2011

The Word of the Lord

Psalm 116

 ¹ I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
   he heard my cry for mercy.
² Because he turned his ear to me,
   I will call on him as long as I live.
 ³ The cords of death entangled me,
   the anguish of the grave came over me;
   I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
⁴ Then I called on the name of the LORD:
   “LORD, save me!”

Monday May 2, 2011

The Word of the Lord

Acts 2 : 14  36- 41

  Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say.

 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”

  ^{When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
  Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.  The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
  With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”  Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.}