A collection of sermons, daily devotions, and blog posts from Pastor Gary Combs
Today’s Devotion on the One Year Bible Reading
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'” (John 8:12 ESV). John recorded that Jesus spoke these words during the Feast of Tabernacles. During this feast, giant lamps were lit in the temple courts to
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The God Who Calls Us to Speak Up
There are moments in life when following God will cost us something. Moments when standing for what is right puts us at risk. Moments when silence feels safer than speaking, and compromise feels easier than conviction. And in those moments, God often feels hidden. We wonder: Where is God when evil is advancing? Where is God when the pressure is on? What we need is the courage to trust that even when God seems silent, He is still sovereign and He is calling us to act. And that’s exactly what we see in Esther chapters 3 and 4. God is not named, but He is not absent. He is working behind the scenes, pressing His people into moments where silence is no longer an option. He is calling them to speak up in faith when fear says to stay quiet. In Esther chapters 3 and 4, the narrator recorded how God, though never named, sovereignly worked to call His people to courageously speak up in response to Haman’s evil genocidal decree against the Jews of Persia.
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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