A collection of sermons, daily devotions, and blog posts from Pastor Gary Combs

Today’s Devotion on the One Year Bible Reading

DO YOU KNOW THE WORD AND POWER OF GOD?

“But Jesus answered them, ‘You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.’” (Matthew 22:29 ESV). Matthew wrote to show that Jesus is the promised Messiah and authoritative teacher of God’s truth. In this passage, he recorded a confrontation between Jesus and the Sadducees, a Jewish religious sect that was

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A Vision for Your Work

A Vision for Your Work

People often find their identity in their work, in their resume or in their bio. If your vision for work is only about the "gain" on your resume, you will eventually hit a "Now what?" wall. Two thousand years ago, the Apostle Paul showed us how to move past that wall. Writing from a Roman prison, the apostle Paul testified to the Philippian believers how he had counted his past achievements as "loss" and redirected his vision toward pursuing his upward calling in Christ Jesus. We can redirect our vision for our work toward pursuing our calling in Christ Jesus.

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THE STORY

THE STORY

Every one of us is trying to make sense of our lives. Why are we here? Why does beauty exist alongside so much brokenness? Why do we long for justice, love, and meaning — and yet struggle with guilt, suffering, and death? Scientists search for a “Theory of Everything,” a single explanation for how the