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

Today’s Devotion on the One Year Bible Reading

DECLARING THE LORD’S FAME AMONG THE NATIONS

“Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions” (1 Kings 10:1 ESV). The author of 1 Kings wrote about the height of Solomon’s reign and the fulfillment of God’s promise to give him wisdom. Yet Solomon’s fame

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The God Who Turns our Sorrow into Joy

The God Who Turns our Sorrow into Joy

We are a forgetful people. We tend to remember our pain more readily than God’s faithfulness. We remember wounds, fears, disappointments, and losses, but quickly forget the ways God has sustained and delivered us. If we’re not careful, we’ll misinterpret God’s mercy and blessings as mere coincidence rather than His hidden hand at work in our lives. The book of Esther reminds us that God not only works to deliver His people; He calls them to remember His deliverance. In the final section of Esther, Mordecai and Esther established the annual festival of Purim to commemorate how God overturned Haman’s decree of annihilation, turning their sorrow into joy.

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THE HIDDEN HAND OF GOD

THE HIDDEN HAND OF GOD

Every one of us has faced moments when God seems silent. You pray, but nothing changes.You wait, but no answers come.You look for God’s hand, but all you see are circumstances, coincidences, and unanswered questions. Where is God when He seems hidden? Beginning April 26, we’re starting a new 6-week message series called: “THE HIDDEN