Scripture – James 2:17 17 So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead. Prayer Focus: Each Sunday before the sermon begins, I pray, “May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, for you are our rock and our redeemer.” Today,…

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Scripture – James 2:14-16 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Surely that faith cannot save, can it? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food 16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep…

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Scripture – Psalm 146:10 10 The Lord will reign forever,    your God, O Zion, for all generations.Praise the Lord! Prayer Focus: The psalm concludes as it began, with a call to praise the Lord. Could it be that our love for the Lord and for those most in need is one of the primary ways…

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Scripture – Psalm 146:8-9 The Lord sets the prisoners free;8     the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;    the Lord loves the righteous. 9 The Lord watches over the strangers;    he upholds the orphan and the widow,    but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.…

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Scripture – Psalm 146:5-7 5 Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob,    whose hope is in the Lord their God, 6 who made heaven and earth,    the sea, and all that is in them;who keeps faith forever; 7     who executes justice for the oppressed;    who gives food to the hungry. Prayer Focus:…

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Scripture – Psalm 146:3-4 3 Do not put your trust in princes,    in mortals, in whom there is no help. 4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth;    on that very day their plans perish. Prayer Focus: The psalmist contrasts the praise and trust we give to the Lord with the temptation to…

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Scripture – Psalm 146:1-2 1 Praise the Lord!Praise the Lord, O my soul! 2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live;    I will sing praises to my God all my life long. Prayer Focus: This is the final week of our worship and preaching series on Unity’s “We Love” Annual Vision of…

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Scripture – 1 Timothy 6:18-19 18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share, 19 thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life. Prayer Focus: The instructions continue…

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Scripture – 1 Timothy 6:17 17 As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.   Prayer Focus: While scripture contains plenty of places where…

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Scripture – 1 Timothy 6:13-16 13 In the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you 14 to keep the commandment without spot or blame until the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which he…

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