A collection of sermons, daily devotions, and blog posts from Pastor Gary Combs
Today’s Devotion on the One Year Bible Reading
ALL WAS STILL THE DAY BEFORE HE AROSE
“From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still, when God arose to establish judgment, to save all the humble of the earth” (Psalm 76:8–9 ESV). The psalmist declared that God alone is the righteous Judge who speaks from heaven with authority. He described a moment when God’s voice brought such awe
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The Captivity
Last week, we saw how God established the crown through David, promising an eternal King and kingdom, which pointed to it fulfillment in King Jesus. But today, in The Captivity, we’ll see a devastating turn of events. God’s people lose the land, the kingdom falls, and they are carried into exile. What will become of God’s people? How does this chapter fit into God’s STORY?!? We all know what it’s like to ignore God’s voice… to keep putting Him off… to drift further than we ever intended. And eventually we find ourselves in a place we never thought we’d be, far from God, facing the consequences of our choices. So the question is this: When we rebel against God, how does God respond to us? Does He give up on us? Does He walk away? Or does He reveal something deeper about who He is? In the book of 2 Chronicles, the chronicler Ezra wrote to the post-exilic community recounting how God’s dealings with His rebellious people revealed His character.
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DAILY BIBLE READINGS FOR PASSION WEEK
“And he said to them, ‘I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer’” (Luke 22:15 ESV). This coming Sunday begins what many Christians call Holy Week or Passion Week. It is called “Passion” week because of its connection to the Greek word πάσχω (pas’-kho), which means to feel heavy emotion or passion,