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Listing by Scriptural References

Friends in Christ historically issued an email message weekly (with some exceptions, which have become much more frequent). This is a list of these messages by scriptural references. Because some messages have more than one scriptural reference, they are listed more than once. Messages without specific scriptural references are listed in a separate table below the one with the scriptural references. We also have a chronological list. To subscribe to our messages, use the form at the bottom of the page.

SCRIPTURE	DATE	THEME
Acts 1:8	June 4, 2011	Holy Spirit
Acts 1:23-26	May 19, 2012	Discernment
Acts 2:7-11	May 22, 2010	Power of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:14a, 36-42	May 3, 2014	Changing our lives
Acts 2:22-24	April 2, 2005	Free from Death
Acts 2:42-47	April 16, 2005	The Family of Christ's Followers
Acts 3:12-13a	April 18, 2015	Christ's power works through us
Acts 4:5-12	May 2, 2009	Resurrection Power
Acts 4:32-35	April 22, 2006	Unity and Power
Acts 5:27-29	April 17, 2004	Obey God Rather than People
Acts 8:26-29	May 2, 2015	Being Called
Acts 9:10-20	April 24, 2004 April 9, 2016	Do What the Lord Says
Acts 9:36-41	April 20, 2013	The power of Christ in us
Acts 10:34-35	January 12, 2002 January 9, 2011	God Plays No Favorites
Acts 10:37-43	January 8, 2005	God's Son
Acts 10:44	May 9, 2015	Holy Spirit power
Acts 11:11-18	May 5, 2007	Holy Spirit Is for All!
Acts 19:1-2a	January 7, 2012	Embrance God with your heart
Amos 5:14	October 14, 2006	True Life
Amos 5:21-24	November 9, 2002 November 5, 2011	Justice and Righteousness, not Religious Show
Amos 6:4-7	September 24, 2004 September 28, 2013	Warnings to the Rich
Amos 7:12-15	July 12, 2003 July 14, 2012	Who Does the Lord Call?
Amos 8:4-7	September 21, 2013	Oppression of the poor
Colossians 1:9-10	July 14, 2007	Constant Prayer
Colossians 1:11	November 20, 2004	Sticking It Out Over the Long Haul
Colossians 1:15-23	July 17, 2004	Christ at the Center
Colossians 2:6-10	July 24, 2004	Live Christ
Colossians 2:13-19	July 28, 2007	Rely on Christ, not Rules
Colossians 3:1-11	July 31, 2004	Our Resurrection Life
Colossians 3:10-11	August 2, 2001 August 3, 2013	New Person, New Way of Seeing People
Colossians 3:12-17	December 27, 2003 December 29, 2012	Our New Life of Love
1 Corinthians 1:4-9	November 26, 2005 November 29, 2014	We've got it all!
1 Corinthians 1:10	January 22, 2011	Loving One Another
1 Corinthians 1:18-25	March 22, 2003 March 7, 2015	The Foolishness of God
1 Corinthians 1:26-31	February 2, 2008	God Chooses “Nobodies”
1 Corinthians 2:1-10a	February 8, 2014	Rely on God's Spirit and Power
1 Corinthians 3:1-7	February 15, 2014	Spiritual immaturity in the church
1 Corinthians 6:12-20	January 14, 2006	Honor God with Your Body
1 Corinthians 10:13	March 10, 2007	Help with Tempations
1 Corinthians 12:4-11	January 17, 2004	Spiritual Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:7	May 18, 2002 June 11, 2011	A Special Way of Serving Others
1 Corinthians 12:12-13	January 20, 2007	One Body in Christ
1 Corinthians 12:19b-27	January 23, 2010	The Body of Christ
1 Corinthians 13	January 31, 2004	Love
1 Corinthians 13:1-3	January 25, 2001	Without Love, We Are Bankrupt
1 Corinthians 13:4-7	January 30, 2010	Christlike Love
1 Corinthians 15:3-8	April 15, 2006	He is Risen!
2 Corinthians 1:20-22	February 22, 2003	Yes and Amen!
2 Corinthians 3:12-18	February 21, 2004 February 9, 2013	Relationship, not Law
2 Corinthians 3:17-18	February 6, 2016	The Spirit sets us free
2 Corinthians 4:1	February 23, 2001	God Has Trusted Us
2 Corinthians 4:2	February 13, 2010	Openness
2 Corinthians 4:3-6	March 1, 2003 February 18, 2012	Shine with the Light of Christ
2 Corinthians 5:7	June 13, 2015	Trust
2 Corinthians 5:14-17	June 16, 2012	Resurrection Life
2 Corinthians 5:16-20	March 20, 2004 March 5, 2016	Christ's Work of Peace
2 Corinthians 6:2	June 21, 2003 June 23, 2012	Faith not Fear
2 Corinthians 12:8-10	July 5, 2003 July 7, 2012	The Gift of Our Weakness
2 Corinthians 13:11	May 17 2008	Blessed Fellowship
Daniel	March 29, 2001	Dare to Be a Daniel
Daniel 7:13-14	November 22, 2003	Christ the King
Daniel 7:13-14	November 24, 2012	The rule to come
Deuteronomy 6:4-5	October 31, 2009	Love the Lord!
Deuteronomy 26:10-11	February 13, 2016	Celebrate God's bounty
Deuteronomy 30:10b-14	July 10, 2010	God's Word Is Here and Now
Deuteronomy 30:19	September 8, 2007 September 7, 2013 (different messages)	Choose Life
Ecclesiastes 3:1-14	January 1, 2005	Times and Seasons
Ephesians 1:5	January 4, 2003 January 4, 2014	The Blessing of Adoption
Ephesians 1:7-10	January 2, 2010	Abundantly free!
Ephesians 1:11-14	October 30, 2004 January 2, 2016	Finding Yourself in Christ
Ephesians 1:17-18, 22-23	May 7, 2005	Christ's Voice and Hands
Ephesians 1:17-19	November 22, 2008	Growing in Knowledge of God
Ephesians 1:19-20	May 25, 2001 November 19, 2011	A Great and Mighty Power for Us
Ephesians 2:7-10	March 21, 2009	God's Grace and Kindness
Ephesians 2:14-22	July 19, 2003 July 18, 2015	Christ Tore Down the Walls
Ephesians 3:1-8	January 3, 2004	God's Plan for Including Everybody
Ephesians 3:6	October 19, 2000 January 5, 2013	The Message Is for Everyone!
Ephesians 3:10	January 5, 2008	God's Different Kinds of Wisdom
Ephesians 3:16-17	July 29, 2006	Christ in Our Hearts
Ephesians 3:19-21	November 2, 2000 July 28, 2012	Truths Transforming Our Lives
Ephesians 4:1-7	August 2, 2003 August 4, 2012	Do the Lord's Work in Unity
Ephesians 4:31 - 5:2	August 8, 2009	Don't be bitter and angry
Ephesians 5:8-14	March 5, 2005	Christ Will Show You the Light
Ephesians 5:15-20	August 16, 2003 August 18, 2012	How to Act
Ephesians 6:10-13	August 23, 2003 August 22, 2015	Rely on God's Strength
Ephesians 6:14-17	August 10, 2001 August 25, 2012	Put on the Whole Armor of God
Exodus 3:11	August 27, 2005	Following God
Exodus 14:10-12	March 30, 2013	Faith in Tough Times
Exodus 16:2-3	September 17, 2011	Trusting the Lord
Exodus 20:3	March 14, 2009	No other god
Exodus 32:1-4	October 8, 2005	False Gods
Exodus 32:7-8	September 15, 2007	Idols
Exodus 33:14	October 15, 2005 October 18, 2014	The Promise of God's Presence
Ezekiel 2:1-5	July 4, 2009	The Role of the Prophet
Ezekiel 34:15-16	November 19, 2005	Our Shepherd
Ezekiel 37:1-6	May 23, 2015	Bringing life out of death
Galatians 1:11-12	June 5, 2010	Christ Our Teacher
Galatians 2:20	June 14, 2000 June 15, 2013	Is God Your Co-Pilot?
Galatians 3:26-29	June 19, 2004	God's Family, the New Social Order
Galatians 4:4-7	December 31, 2005	Adopted by God
Galatians 5:13-16	June 26, 2010	Freedom, Love & Service
Galatians 5:22-26	June 30, 2007	Fruits of the Spirit
Galatians 6:1-10	July 3, 2004 July 6, 2013	Living in Christian Community
Genesis 1:29-30	June 18, 2011	God's Provision of Food
Genesis 3:1-6	March 8, 2014	God and knowing
Genesis 6:13	May 28, 2005	God Abhors Violence
Genesis 9:8-11	February 28, 2009	Covenant with Everything Alive
Genesis 12:2-3	February 16, 2008	Blessed to Be a Blessing
Genesis 15:6	March 6, 2004 February 20, 2016	Believe the Lord
Genesis 18:13-14	June 15, 2002	Is God's Truth Laughable?
Habakkuk 2:4	October 6, 2001 November 2, 2013	Pride and Faith
Hebrews 1:1-4	December 24, 2004	Christmas Readings
Hebrews 2:10-18	December 24, 2004	Christmas Readings
Hebrews 2:11-12	October 7, 2006	We Are Family
Hebrews 2:14-18	February 2, 2013	Savior in flesh and blood
Hebrews 4:12	October 11, 2003	The Power of God's Word
Hebrews 4:14-16	June 8, 2000 October 10, 2015	Our Great High Priest
Hebrews 5:8	April 5, 2003 March 24, 2012	Learning through Suffering
Hebrews 7:28	July 12, 2000	Breaking Down of Systems of Privilege
Hebrews 9:24-26	November 10, 2012	Christ's sacrifice for us
Hebrews 10:1-10	December 19, 2009	Christ's New Way
Hebrews 10:15-25	November 15, 2003	The Lord, Our Guide and Priest
Hebrews 10:19-22	November 14, 2009	New Way that leads to life
Hebrews 10:23	March 29, 2002	Keep a Firm Grip on His Promises
Hebrews 10:24-25	August 10, 2000 November 18, 2012	Encouraging One Another
Hebrews 11:1	August 17, 2001	Trust in God
Hebrews 12:1-3	August 17, 2013	Keep your eyes on Jesus
Hebrews 12:28-29	August 21, 2010	An Unshakable Kingdom
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16	August 28, 2004 August 31, 2013	Living Our Faith
Hosea 6:6	June 7, 2002	What God Desires from Us
Isaiah 1:11-17	August 11, 2007	No Charades; Live for God!
Isaiah 2:4	December 1, 2001 November 27, 2010	Christ Can Bring an End to War
Isaiah 6:3	June 6, 2009	Holiness, Power & Glory
Isaiah 6:5-8	June 14, 2003 March 15, 2014	Confession, Forgiveness and Service
Isaiah 7:10-14	December 18, 2010	God With Us
Isaiah 9:2	December 25, 2010	Light of the World
Isaiah 11:6-9	December 8, 2001 December 7, 2013	Creation Redeemed
Isaiah 12:2	December 12, 2003	Trusting the Lord God
Isaiah 12:3-6	November 13, 2010	Water from the wells of salvation
Isaiah 25:8	December 15, 2012	God wipes away all tears
Isaiah 25:8-9	April 9, 2004	Resurrection Power
Isaiah 40:3-5	December 7, 2002 December 6, 2014	Prepare for God's Arrival
Isaiah 40:28-29	February 4, 2006	God Doesn't Get Tired
Isaiah 40:31	November 30, 2000	Be Cheerful and Strong
Isaiah 42:1-9	January 8, 2005	God's Son
Isaiah 43:19-21	March 12, 2016	Something new!
Isaiah 43:25	February 18, 2006	Our Forgiving God
Isaiah 50:4a	September 13, 2003 September 15, 2012	Being Encouragers
Isaiah 50:6-7	March 19, 2005 March 19, 2016	Be Not Disgraced
Isaiah 51:4-6	August 23, 2008	God's Saving Power
Isaiah 52:7	December 24, 2005	God's Messenger
Isaiah 53:2-9	October 21, 2006	Suffering Servant
Isaiah 55:1-2	August 1, 2002 August 2, 2014	Come and Drink!
Isaiah 55:6	March 13, 2004 February 27, 2016	Longing for God
Isaiah 55:10-11	July 12, 2008	Word of God Accomplishes Its Purpose
Isaiah 56:1-3	August 16, 2014	No second class people
Isaiah 56:14	August 16, 2008	Living Right
Isaiah 58:6-7	August 31, 2001	Worship With Our Lives
Isaiah 58:9b-12	August 25, 2007	A Full Life in the Emptiest of Places
Isaiah 60:1	January 7, 2006	Arise and Shine!
Isaiah 61:1	December 10, 2005	Good News to the Oppressed
Isaiah 61:10-11	December 31, 2011	Celebrate the Lord!
Isaiah 64:8	November 29, 2008	God Is the Potter
Isaiah 65:17-18a	April 9, 2004	Resurrection Power
Isaiah 65:25	November 13, 2004	The Prophetic Message
James 1:19-21	August 29, 2009	Be quick to listen
James 1:22-27	August 30, 2003 September 1, 2012	Act on the Word
James 2:14-17	September 9, 2006	Living the Gospel
James 3:5-6	September 16, 2006	Watch Your Tongue!
James 3:13-18	September 23, 2006	Real Wisdom
James 3:13-18	September 22, 2012	The Way We Live
James 5:9	December 15, 2007	No Grumbling!
James 5:19-20	September 30, 2006	Rescue Those Who Have Wandered Off
Jeremiah 1:4-10	August 21, 2004	The Call of the Lord
Jeremiah 2:12-13	September 1, 2007	Walking Out on God
Jeremiah 9:1	September 21, 2001	Mourning and Showing Love
Jeremiah 17:5-8	February 9, 2001	Be Like a Tree Planted by Water!
Jeremiah 31:33-34	March 28, 2009	New Covenant
Job 19:25a	November 10, 2001	I Know That My Redeemer Lives
Job 19:25-27	November 6, 2010	God lives!
Job 38:36	October 17, 2009	Who Is God?
John 1:4	December 27, 2008	Life and Light
John 1:5	December 29, 2001 January 3, 2015	The Light Keeps Shining
John 1:9	December 25, 2010	Light of the World
John 1:12-13	January 4, 2003 January 4, 2014	The Blessing of Adoption
John 1:16-18	January 3, 2009	Christ's Generous Bounty
John 1:23-27	December 10, 2011	Get ready for the Lord
John 1:29-34	January 18, 2014	He has come!
John 1:45-49	January 14, 2012	Looking beyond the externals
John 2:1-5	January 19, 2013	Following the Voice of Christ
John 2:6-11	January 16, 2010	Transformation
John 2:13-16	March 18, 2006	Cleansing of the Temple
John 3:3	June 10, 2006 May 30, 2015	Born Again
John 3:5-8	February 23, 2002 March 19, 2011	Born by the Spirit
John 3:16	June 14, 2003 March 15, 2014	Confession, Forgiveness and Service
John 3:17	March 29, 2003 September 14, 2013	Christ Came to Help
John 3:19-21	March 25, 2006	God-light Streamed In
John 4:9, 27	March 26, 2011	Crossing boundaries
John 4:13-14	March 2, 2001 March 22, 2014	Drinking the Living Water
John 4:14	January 9, 2001	Drink the Living Water!
John 4:23-24	March 2, 2002	True Worship
John 5:6	March 9, 2001 May 4, 2013	Do You Want to Be Healed?
John 6:12	August 22, 2000	Waste Nothing
John 6:28-29	August 5, 2006	Throw Your Lot In With Jesus
John 6:35	November 17, 2001 August 1, 2015	The Bread of Life
John 6:45	August 16, 2000 August 11, 2012	God Will Teach All of Them
John 6:47-51	August 12, 2006 August 8, 2015	Bread of Life
John 6:57-58	August 15, 2009	The Bread of Life
John 6:63	August 23, 2003 August 22, 2015	Rely on God's Strength
John 6:66-69	August 22, 2009	Who Offers Real Life?
John 7:37-38	May 14, 2005	Rivers of Living Water
John 9:30-33	March 1, 2008	Source of Jesus' Power
John 10:9-10	May 14, 2011	The Gate to Full Life
John 10:16	April 28, 2012	Other sheep
John 10:22-30	April 28, 2007	Actions and Words
John 11:25-26	March 12, 2005	Resurrection and Life
John 11:35	June 15, 2001	Jesus Wept
John 11:35	September 10, 2002	Special Selections for September 11
John 12:1-8	March 16, 2013	Beyond Rules
John 12:25-26	April 1, 2006	Reckless Love
John 13:34-35	May 8, 2004 April 27, 2013	Love One Another
John 14:1-14	April 23, 2005	Jesus Is the Road
John 14:6, 12	May 21, 2011	The Way, the Truth, and the Life
John 14:15-17	May 26, 2007	Spirit of Truth
John 14:18-20	May 24, 2014	The promise of the Holy Spirit
John 14:21	April 26 2008	Loving and Following Christ
John 14:23-26	May 15, 2004	The Promise of Relationship
John 14:27	May 18, 2001 May 18, 2013	God's Peace
John 15:1-8	May 17, 2003	The Vine and the Branches
John 15:9-17	May 24, 2003 May 12, 2012	Love One Another
John 16:13	June 3, 2006 May 21, 2016	The Spirit Guides Us Into Truth
John 17:3	May 11, 2002 May 31, 2014	Eternal Life
John 17:15-19	May 31, 2003 May 16, 2015	Living in this World
John 17:20-21	May 15, 2010	To Be One
John 17:22-23	June 1, 2001 May 11, 2013	Christ Gives Us Glory
John 18:36	November 8, 2000	Whom Shall We Serve?
John 18:36-37	November 21, 2009	Not the world's kind of king
John 18:36-37	November 22, 2003	Christ the King
John 20:11-16	April 19, 2003	Jesus Calls us by Name
John 20:19-21	March 22, 2008	Easter Message from Jerusalem
John 20:24-29	April 18, 2009	Doubt and Faith
John 21:15-17	April 17, 2010	Do you love Jesus?
1 John 1:5-9	April 26, 2003 April 11, 2015	Live in the Light
1 John 3:7	April 29, 2006	Live Right
1 John 3:16-17	May 6, 2006	God's Love Through Us
1 John 3:18-24	May 10, 2003 April 25, 2015	Practice Real Love
1 John 4:7-11	May 5, 2012	Love
1 John 4:7-16	December 28, 2002	God Is Love
1 John 4:18-21	May 13, 2006	Love
1 John 5:1-5	May 20, 2006	Faith in Christ
1 John 5:9-12	May 23, 2009	Eternal Life Through Christ
Jonah 3:1-5, 10	January 21, 2006 January 24, 2015	A City Not Destroyed
Joshua 24:15	November 8, 2000	Whom Shall We Serve?
1 Kings 3:5-12	July 23, 2011	What do we wish for?
1 Kings 17:8-24	June 4, 2016	The Power of the Lord
1 Kings 18:21	June 1, 2013	Divided loyalties
1 Kings 19:11-13	August 10, 2002 August 6, 2011	God Speaks From the Silence
2 Kings 2:8-12	February 21, 2009	Wanting to Be Holy
2 Kings 4:42-44	July 25, 2015	First Fruits for the People
2 Kings 5:10-14	July 5, 2001 February 11, 2012	Do What God Tells Us
Lamentations 3:19-24	October 2, 2004	Keep a Grip on Hope
Lamentations 3:24-26	June 28, 2003	Stick with God
Lamentations 3:24-26	June 27, 2009	Depend on the Lord
Leviticus 19:1-2	October 25, 2008	Be holy
Leviticus 19:18	October 26, 2002 October 22, 2011	Love Others as Much as Yourself
Luke 1:37	December 20, 2008	Nothing Is Impossible with God
Luke 1:38	December 21, 2000 December 17, 2011	Being the Lord's Servant
Luke 1:39-45	December 23, 2006 December 19, 2015	Believe What God Says
Luke 1:46-55	December 20, 2003 December 22, 2012	Good News to the Poor
Luke 1:50	December 15, 2001 December 13, 2014	God's Mercy
Luke 1:78-79	December 6, 2003	God's Love and Kindness
Luke 2:25-32	February 1, 2014	Desiring the salvation of all
Luke 2:36-38	December 27, 2014	Prophetic wisdom and action
Luke 2:52	December 26, 2009	Growing up
Luke 3:3-6	December 5, 2015	Good News
Luke 3:10-14	December 12, 2009	Repentance and Behavior
Luke 3:15-17	January 9, 2004 January 12, 2013	Being Changed from the Inside Out
Luke 3:21-22	January 9, 2010	Beloved Son
Luke 4:1-13	February 20, 2010	Temptations and Disciplines
Luke 4:16-21	January 24, 2004 January 23, 2016	The Mission of the Messiah
Luke 5:11	February 7, 2004	Leaving Everything and Following Jesus
Luke 5:16	October 5, 2000 February 4, 2012	Be Alone and Pray
Luke 6:17-21	February 10, 2007	Christ Blesses the Poor
Luke 6:22-23, 26	February 14, 2004	Truth, not Popularity, Is the Test
Luke 6:27-28	February 16, 2001	Love Your Enemies!
Luke 7:11-17	June 8, 2013	Place of holy mystery
Luke 7:36-38	June 12, 2010	Responding to the Good News
Luke 8:37-39	June 19, 2010	Power of the Lord
Luke 9:20	September 18, 2000 August 20, 2011	Who Do You Say I Am?
Luke 9:23	July 17, 2000	God's Will and God's Grace
Luke 10:1-3	July 7, 2007	Harvest Hands
Luke 10:25-28	July 10, 2004	The Great Commandment
Luke 10:37	July 13, 2001	Following Examples
Luke 10:38-42	July 17, 2010	Listen to Christ
Luke 11:2b-4	October 26, 2000 July 27, 2013	How to Pray
Luke 11:9-10	July 27, 2001	Asking and Receiving
Luke 12:15	August 4, 2007	Beware of Greed
Luke 12:32-34	August 7, 2004	Trust in God, not Earthly Banks
Luke 12:49-53	August 14, 2004	An Incendiary Faith
Luke 13:10-17	August 24, 2013	Missing the point
Luke 14:11	August 28, 2010	Humility
Luke 14:26-27	September 7, 2001	Discipleship
Luke 15:28-32	March 13, 2010	Right Attitudes
Luke 16:19-31	September 24, 2004 September 28, 2013	Warnings to the Rich
Luke 17:11-19	October 9, 2010	Gratitude
Luke 18:10-14	October 26, 2001 October 26, 2013	The Jesus Prayer
Luke 19:1-10	October 30, 2010	Seeing and transforming
Luke 19:28-40	April 3, 2004	Celebrate the Lord!
Luke 21:12-15	November 17, 2007	Witness for Christ
Luke 21:33	December 2, 2006 November 28, 2015	What Doesn't Wear Out?
Luke 22:24-27	March 27, 2010	Disciples Serve
Luke 22:41-43	March 23, 2013	Submitting to God's Will
Luke 23:34	November 24, 2001 November 23, 2013	Forgiveness
Luke 24:5-11	April 7, 2007	He Is Risen!
Luke 24:32	April 12, 2002 May 7, 2011	Scripture Warming our Hearts
Malachi 3:2	December 8, 2012	Purification in the Lord
Malachi 4:1-2	November 13, 2004	The Prophetic Message
Mark 1:7-8	January 11, 2003 January 10, 2015	Baptism by the Holy Spirit
Mark 1:14-15	March 8, 2003 Feburary 25, 2012	Turn and Believe
Mark 1:16-20	January 24, 2009	Following Jesus, No Questions Asked
Mark 1:21-27	February 1, 2003 >January 31, 2015	One with Authority
Mark 1:35	October 5, 2000 February 4, 2012	Be Alone and Pray
Mark 1:40-42	February 14, 2009	Humility and Faith
Mark 4:40	June 21, 2003 June 23, 2012	Faith not Fear
Mark 5:36	March 22, 2001 June 27,2015	Don't Worry - Just Have Faith
Mark 6:7-13	July 8, 2006 July 4, 2015	Being Sent
Mark 6:30-34	July 18, 2009	Rest and Ministry
Mark 7:6-8	September 2, 2006 August 29, 2015	Rules Made by Humans
Mark 8:29	September 18, 2000 August 20, 2011	Who Do You Say I Am?
Mark 8:31-38	March 15, 2003 March 3, 2012	Christ's Way
Mark 9:2-9	February 25, 2006 February 14, 2015	The Transfiguration
Mark 9:35	September 19, 2009	Being a Servant
Mark 9:38-39	September 27, 2003 September 26, 2015	In Jesus' Name
Mark 10:2-9	October 6, 2012	God's Blessing of Marriage
Mark 10:15	October 4, 2003 October 3, 2015	Accepting God's Kingdom
Mark 10:31	October 10, 2009	The Great Reversal
Mark 10:42b-45	October 18, 2003 October 20, 2012	Servant Leadership
Mark 11:8-10	April 8, 2006	Changing Responses to Jesus
Mark 11:9	April 10, 2001 March 28, 2015	From Adulation to Lynch Mob: Lessons for Us
Mark 12:28-34	November 1, 2003	What Is Most Important?
Mark 12:38-40	November 7, 2009	Beware the Proud
Mark 12:41-44	November 8, 2003	The Widow's Mite
Mark 13:37	November 26, 2011	Stay alert!
Mark 14:3-9	April 12, 2003	Extravagant Love
Mark 14:22-25	April 4, 2009	Christ's Gift of Himself
Mark 15:11-14	April 8, 2006	Changing Responses to Jesus
Mark 15:12-13	April 10, 2001 March 28, 2015	From Adulation to Lynch Mob: Lessons for Us
Matthew 1:18-25	December 18, 2004	Believing a Message from God
Matthew 2:10-11	January 4, 2001	Celebrate Epiphany!
Matthew 3:11-12	December 4, 2004	Igniting Kingdom Life Within Us
Matthew 3:13-17	January 8, 2005	God's Son
Matthew 4:4	February 16, 2002	Spiritual Food
Matthew 4:8-10	February 12, 2005	Tempted by Earthly Power
Matthew 4:12-17, 23	January 22, 2005	The Life-changing Light of Christ
Matthew 4:18-22	January 26, 2008	Following Jesus
Matthew 5:1-12	January 29, 2005	The Beatitudes
Matthew 5:4	August 24, 2001	Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Matthew 5:13-16	February 5, 2011	Be Salt and Light
Matthew 5:21-22	February 12, 2011	Anger in our hearts
Matthew 5:38-48	February 19, 2011	Love Your Enemies
Matthew 6:24-25	May 24, 2008	God or Money
Matthew 6:33	November 16, 2000	Give to God First
Matthew 7:21-23	May 31, 2008	Serious Obedience
Matthew 10:5-10	June 14, 2008	Serve Christ in Your Neighborhood
Matthew 10:26-27	June 22, 2002	Proclaiming the Gospel
Matthew 10:32-39	June 18, 2005	Stand Up for Jesus
Matthew 11:2-6	December 11, 2004 December 14, 2013	Signs of the Messiah
Matthew 11:28-30	July 5, 2008	Unforced Rhythms of Grace
Matthew 11:29-30	July 17, 2000	God's Will and God's Grace
Matthew 13:3b-8	July 12, 2014	Sowing seeds
Matthew 15:13	August 17, 2002 August 13, 2011	Who Does the Planting?
Matthew 16:15	September 18, 2000 August 20, 2011	Who Do You Say I Am?
Matthew 16:24	August 27, 2005	Following God
Matthew 16:24-25	March 11, 2006	Taking Up Our Cross
Matthew 17:1-8	March 5, 2011	The Transfiguration
Matthew 18:20	September 7, 2002 September 3, 2011	Whenever Two or Three of You Come Together in My Name
Matthew 18:21-22	September 14, 2002 September 13, 2014	Forgiveness
Matthew 21:23	September 27, 2008	Credentials
Matthew 21:28-32	September 24, 2011	Doing God's Will
Matthew 21:42-43	October 1, 2005	Our Cornerstone
Matthew 22:15-22	October 15, 2011	Discernment about questions
Mattthew 22:36-40	October 25, 2014	The Hermeneutic of Love
Matthew 22:37-39	January 25, 2001	Without Love, We Are Bankrupt
Matthew 22:37-40	November 8, 2000	Whom Shall We Serve?
Matthew 23:8b-9a	November 2, 2002	Our True Teacher
Matthew 23:11-12	October 28, 2005	Servant Leadership
Matthew 24:44	December 1, 2007	Always be ready!
Matthew 25:13	November 8, 2014	Be ready!
Matthew 25:31-46	November 23, 2002	"You Did It to Me"
Matthew 26:52	June 1, 2002	Peace and Trust
Matthew 28:5-6	March 26, 2005	He Is Risen!
Matthew 28:19-20	May 25, 2002 June 14, 2014	The Great Commission
Matthew 28:20	July 17, 2000	God's Will and God's Grace
Micah 3:5-7	November 1, 2008	False Prophets
Micah 6:8	February 2, 2002 January 29, 2011	What the Lord Requires
Numbers 6:24-26	December 30, 2006	The Lord Bless You
Numbers 11:29	September 26, 2009	Needed: More Prophets
Numbers 21:5	March 17, 2012	Complaining about God
1 Peter 1:3-4	April 6, 2002 April 26, 2014	New Life and a Living Hope
1 Peter 2:5	April 19, 2008	Christ's Sanctuary
1 Peter 2:23	April 17, 2002	Revenge and Faith
1 Peter 3:15	May 4, 2002 May 28, 2011	Telling Why We're Living the Way We Are
1 Peter 4:7-11	April 23, 2011	LOVE!
1 Peter 5:7	May 3, 2008	Turn Your Worries Over to God
2 Peter 1:20-21	February 9, 2002 March 1, 2014	The Spirit and the Scriptures
2 Peter 3:13-15	December 3, 2005	Pure, Spotless and Living at Peace
Philemon 1:15-17	September 4, 2010	Changing Hearts
Philippians 1:6	December 9, 2006	God's Great Work
Philippians 1:27	September 21, 2002 September 20, 2014	Live the Message
Philippians 1:29	September 17, 2005	The Gift of Suffering
Philippians 2:1-4	September 28, 2002 September 27, 2014	Christian Community
Philippians 2:5-8	March 23, 2002 April 16, 2011	Be Like Christ Jesus
Philippians 2:12b-13	September 24, 2005	Working Out Our Salvation
Philippians 3:4b-14	March 27, 2004 October 4, 2014	Embracing Christ
Philippians 3:17 - 4:1	February 27, 2010	Christ Offers More to Life
Philippians 4:4	December 12, 2003	Trusting the Lord God
Philippians 4:5	December 16, 2006	Gentleness
Philippians 4:6-7	October 10, 2002	Don't Worry, But Pray
Philippians 4:8	September 28, 2000 October 8, 2011	What Do You Fill Your Mind With?
Proverbs 3:5-6	September 13, 2000	Trust the Lord
Proverbs 3:19	November 16, 2000	Give to God First
Proverbs 8:1-11	June 2, 2007	Wisdom of God
Proverbs 51:10-13	December 7, 2000	Making a Fresh Start
Psalm 1:1-3	October 22, 2005	Being Happy in the Lord
Psalm 2:1-6	February 5, 2005	Political Power and God's Power
Psalm 4:6-8	May 3, 2003	Rest in God's More-than-enough
Psalm 8:1-2	October 3, 2009	Majestic Name
Psalm 8:3-5a	May 29, 2010	Humans and Creation
Psalm 9:9-10	June 24, 2006	A Refuge for the Oppressed
Psalm 9:18	June 20, 2009	God's Care for the Poor
Psalm 13	June 25, 2005	Conversational Prayer
Psalm 14:6	September 11, 2010	Concern for the Poor
Psalm 15	July 21, 2007	God's Guest List
Psalm 16:2	April 30, 2011	The Giver of Good Gifts
Psalm 16:5	December 14, 2000 June 29, 2013	God Will Keep You Safe
Psalm 16:5-9	November 15, 2003	The Lord, Our Guide and Priest
Psalm 17:4	August 2, 2008	Avoid the ways of the violent
Psalm 17:6-9	July 25, 2000 July 30, 2011	The Apple of God's Eye
Psalm 19:1-4a	October 4, 2008	Wonders of God
Psalm 19:7-8	September 29, 2012	The Revelation of God
Psalm 19:7-14	October 5, 2002	The Revelation of God
Psalm 20:7	June 1, 2002	Peace and Trust
Psalm 22:22-26	March 7, 2009	Praise-life
Psalm 23	September 10, 2002	Special Selections for September 11
Psalm 23:1-3	March 8, 2002 July 21, 2012	God, our Shepherd
Psalm 23:6	May 3, 2001 April 2, 2011	Kindness and Love All Our Days
Psalm 24:1	August 22, 2000	Waste Nothing
Psalm 25:4-5a	November 29, 2003 December 1, 2012	Learning God's Ways
Psalm 25:8-10	March 4, 2006 February 21, 2015	God Corrects and Leads Us
Psalm 27:1	January 26, 2002 February 23, 2013	Faith and Freedom from Fear
Psalm 27:13-14	March 3, 2007	Stay with God!
Psalm 29:1-2a	January 10, 2009	Awe before God's Glory
Psalm 29:2-4	January 12, 2008	Honor the Lord
Psalm 29:11	January 6, 2007	Strength and Peace
Psalm 30:4-5	February 11, 2006 July 2, 2016	Love and Thankfulness
Psalm 30:11-12	April 27, 2001 April 13, 2013	Thanks
Psalm 31:9-16	March 31, 2012	Trust in God
Psalm 31:24	November 30, 2000	Be Cheerful and Strong
Psalm 32:1-2	June 12, 2004 March 9, 2013	Wiping the Slate Clean
Psalm 32:3-7	November 2, 2001 March 12, 2011	Confession and Forgiveness
Psalm 32:8	March 17, 2007	Our Teacher
Psalm 33:4-5	June 7, 2008 August 22, 2015	Serious Obedience
Psalm 33:20-22	August 7, 2010	Depend on God
Psalm 34:1-3	October 28, 2006	Praise God
Psalm 34:4	October 25, 2003 November 1, 2014	Being Saved from our Fears
Psalm 34:8	October 24, 2009	God is so good
Psalm 34:14	August 18, 2006 August 15, 2015	Promote Peace
Psalm 34:19	August 23, 2003	Rely on God's Strength
Psalm 36:5-9	January 13, 2007	Amazing Love
Psalm 36:9	January 9, 2001	Drink the Living Water!
Psalm 37:8	October 2, 2010	Don't be angry & dn't fret!
Psalm 40:1-3	January 19, 2002	Patient Prayer
Psalm 40:4-8	January 15, 2005	Give Yourself to God
Psalm 40:9-10	January 19, 2008	Preach God's Love and Truth
Psalm 42:1-2a	April 7, 2012	Crave God
Psalm 42:8	June 23, 2007	God Is Kind
Psalm 43:5	June 22, 2001 June 22, 2013	Why Am I Discouraged?
Psalm 46:1-3	November 24, 2007	God is our mighty fortress
Psalm 46:4-7	November 20, 2010	God, our fortress
Psalm 46:9	June 1, 2002	Peace and Trust
Psalm 46:9	May 28, 2005	God Abhors Violence
Psalm 46:10	August 3, 2000	Out of the Silence
Psalm 47:6-9	May 27, 2006	Ruler of All the Earth
Psalm 49:1-12	July 31, 2010	Mortality
Psalm 50:14-15	June 4, 2005	Praise and Faithfulness
Psalm 51:1-10	September 11, 2004 March 21, 2015	God Gives Fresh Starts
Psalm 51:10-12	August 1, 2009	Create in me a clean heart
Psalm 52:8-9	July 19, 2001 July 20, 2013	Living in God's House
Psalm 62:5-10	January 25, 2003 January 21, 2012	Trust in God
Psalm 63:1	March 13, 2004 February 27, 2016	Longing for God
Psalm 63:3	March 15, 2001 March 2, 2013	Really Live!
Psalm 63:4-8	March 6, 2010	Praise God in All Circumstances
Psalm 65:9-13	October 27, 2007	Set the hills to dancing!
Psalm 66:1-2	July 3, 2010	Praise God!
Psalm 67	August 13, 2005	God of All Peoples
Psalm 71:1-3	January 27, 2007	Run to God
Psalm 72:12-14	January 5, 2002	Compassionate Government
Psalm 77:1-2, 11-14	June 29, 2001 June 25, 2016	Prayer in Times of Trouble
Psalm 78:1	November 5, 2005	Listening to God's Truth
Psalm 80:3	December 22, 2007	God's Blessing
Psalm 82:3-4	August 18, 2007	Be Fair to the Poor
Psalm 82:3-4	August 14, 2010	God's Concern for the Poor
Psalm 84:1-4	October 23, 2010	Cry out to the living God
Psalm 84:5-7	August 26, 2006	God Living in Us
Psalm 85:8	December 6, 2008	God Speaks Peace to His People
Psalm 86:4-5	June 21, 2008	Lift Your Soul to the Lord
Psalm 86:11	July 16, 2005 July 19, 2014	Being Fully God's
Psalm 86:15	July 19, 2008	Our God
Psalm 89:1a	June 29, 2002	I Will Sing of Your Love Forever
Psalm 89:2	December 17, 2005	God's Love and Faithfulness
Psalm 90:1-2	November 15, 2008	Our True Home
Psalm 90:12	November 16, 2002 October 13, 2012	Using Our Time Wisely
Psalm 91:1-2	September 28, 2001	Source of True Security
Psalm 92:1-2	June 13, 2009	Praise God!
Psalm 93	November 22, 2003	Christ the King
Psalm 95:1-7	February 26, 2005 November 22, 2014	Praise and Worship
Psalm 95:7	February 23, 2008	Listen to God's voice
Psalm 96	October 19, 2002	Sing a New Song
Psalm 96:2	December 24, 2011	Sing and praise the Lord
Psalm 96:8-13	October 18, 2008	Everyone worship!
Psalm 96:10-13	May 28, 2016	God will set everything right
Psalm 98:4-8	November 10, 2007	Fill the air with praises!
Psalm 99:5	February 17, 2007	Praise and Worship
Psalm 100	June 11, 2005	Praise and Thanksgiving
Psalm 103:8-13	September 13, 2008	God's Love Never Fails
Psalm 104:33-34	May 10, 2008	Praise God
Psalm 105:1-3	July 27, 2002 August 9, 2014	Praise the Lord
Psalm 105:4	August 9, 2008	Keep your eyes open for God
Psalm 106:1	October 11, 2008	His Love Never Fails
Psalm 107:1	June 22, 2000 October 29, 2011	Shout Praises to the Lord!
Psalm 111:1-4	January 31, 2009	God of Grace, God of Love
Psalm 111:7-8	January 28, 2012	God's Goodness
Psalm 111:10	January 28, 2006	Obey the Lord
Psalm 111:10	October 13, 2007	Fear of God
Psalm 113	September 22, 2007	Praise God!
Psalm 116:1-9	September 12, 2015	Merciful God
Psalm 118:1	March 31, 2007	Give Thanks to the Lord
Psalm 118:14	April 14, 2007	Power and Strength
Psalm 118:21-29	April 3, 2004	Celebrate the Lord!
Psalm 118:24	November 28, 2002	Give Thanks in All Circumstances
Psalm 118:28-29	April 10, 2010	Praise and thank God
Psalm 119:1-8	November 4, 2006	Stay on Course
Psalm 119:37	September 3, 2005 September 6, 2014	Walking with God
Psalm 119:103-104	October 16, 2010	God's words sweeter than honey
Psalm 119:105	July 13, 2002 July 9, 2011	A Beam of Light on My Dark Path
Psalm 119:129-136	July 26, 2008	God's Way of Life
Psalm 125:1	September 5, 2009	Trust in the Lord
Psalm 126:4-6	March 24, 2007	Armloads of Blessing
Psalm 127:1-2	November 11, 2006	Let God Direct
Psalm 130:3-4	March 16, 2002 April 9, 2011	Our Forgiving God
Psalm 130:5-6	July 1, 2006	Wait on the Lord
Psalm 131:1-2	February 26, 2011	Keeping your feet on the ground
Psalm 133:1	April 14, 2012	Living in unity
Psalm 136:1-3	April 3, 2010	God's love never quits
Psalm 138:1-2	February 3, 2007	Say Thank You to God
Psalm 138:3	February 2, 2001 June 9, 2012	When We Pray, God Will Give Us Courage
Psalm 138:8	July 24, 2010	The Lord's work in us
Psalm 139:1-6	September 4, 2004	God's Reassuring Presence
Psalm 139:7-12	July 16, 2011	Where is God?
Psalm 139:13-14	January 18, 2003 January 17, 2015	God's Breathtaking Creation
Psalm 139:13-15	January 17, 2009	We Are Marvelously Made
Psalm 139:23-24	July 16, 2005 July 19, 2014	Being Fully God's
Psalm 139:23-24	March 15, 2008	Examining Our Lives
Psalm 145:1-3	September 20, 2008	Praise God!
Psalm 145:8-9	July 30, 2005	The Nature of God
Psalm 145:10-12	July 25, 2009	God's Glory and Goodness
Psalm 145:13b-18	July 26, 2003	God's Trademark Is Love
Psalm 146	September 6, 2003 December 11, 2010	God's in charge - praise God!
Psalm 147:1, 3	February 7, 2009	Shout praises to the Lord!
Psalm 147:10-11	February 8, 2003 February 7, 2015	What Pleases the Lord
Psalm 148:1-5	December 29, 2007 December 26, 2015	Shout praises to the Lord!
Psalm 148:9-13	December 29, 2000 December 28, 2013	Praise the Lord!
Psalm 150	April 19, 2001	Praise God!
Revelation 1:4-6	November 25, 2006 November 21, 2015	Christ Conquered Death
Revelation 2:10b	June 20, 2015	Faithfulness
Revelation 5:13-14	April 21, 2007	Praise and Honor
Revelation 7:9-17	May 1, 2004	The People Before the Lamb
Revelation 7:17	December 15, 2012	God wipes away all tears
Revelation 21:2	May 1, 2010	New Created World
Revelation 21:3-4	May 9, 2001 January 1, 2011	God's Home is With His People
Revelation 21:4	December 15, 2012	God wipes away all tears
Revelation 21:22	May 12, 2007	Lord as Temple
Revelation 22:17	May 19, 2007	Come!
Romans 1:7b	December 22, 2001 December 21, 2013	The Gift of Jesus Christ
Romans 4:16-17	February 19, 2005 February 28, 2015	God's Promise Fulfilled
Romans 5:1-5	June 5, 2004 May 25, 2013	Opening Ourselves to God
Romans 5:15-19	February 9, 2008	God's gift of kindness
Romans 6:6-11	April 11, 2009	Death and Resurrection
Romans 6:12-13	June 25, 2011	Embodied Sin
Romans 6:15-18	June 28, 2008	Freedom in God
Romans 7:15-25	July 2, 2005	Not Doing the Right Thing
Romans 8:1-11	July 9, 2005	The Spirit of Christ Frees Us
Romans 8:5-7	March 8, 2008	Trusting God's Action in Us
Romans 8:12-16	July 20, 2002 June 2, 2012	New Life - Be Who You Really Are
Romans 8:26-27	June 7, 2003 May 26, 2012	The Spirit Prays for Us
Romans 8:35-39	July 26, 2014	Christ's Love
Romans 10:8-10	August 6, 2005	God Within Us
Romans 10:11-13	February 24, 2007	Same God for All of Us
Romans 12:1-2	August 24, 2002 August 23, 2014	Offering Our Lives to God
Romans 12:4-8	August 20, 2005	Our Part in the Body of Christ
Romans 12:11-12	August 31, 2002 August 30, 2014	Never Give Up
Romans 12:14-17	August 27, 2011	How to treat others
Romans 13:8-10	September 6, 2008	Love Is the Law
Romans 13:11-14	November 27, 2004 November 30, 2013	Dress Yourselves in Christ
Romans 14:1	August 16, 2000 August 11, 2012	God Will Teach All of Them
Romans 14:1-5	September 10, 2005	Believers Who Differ
Romans 15:4	December 4, 2010	Scripture is for us!
Romans 15:5-7	December 8, 2007	Accept Each Other
Romans 15:13	October 18, 2001	Hope
Romans 16:25	December 21, 2002 December 20, 2014	The Good News Makes You Strong
1 Samuel 2:4	November 18, 2006	Sources of Strength
1 Samuel 2:26	December 26, 2009	Growing up
1 Samuel 8:4-12	June 6, 2015	Rejecting God
1 Samuel 16:7	June 17, 2006	God Looks at Hearts
2 Samuel 6:14-16	July 11, 2009	Joy in the Lord
2 Samuel 7:1-7	July 22, 2006	Doing Things for God
Song of Songs 2:10-13	July 2, 2011	Time for Love
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13	November 28, 2009	Love and Joy
1 Thessalonians 5:4-11	November 15, 2014	Live in the Light!
1 Thessalonians 5:16-17	December 14, 2002	Constant Joy and Constant Prayer
1 Thessalonians 5:18	December 29, 2000 December 28, 2013	Praise the Lord!
1 Thessalonians 5:18	November 28, 2002	Give Thanks in All Circumstances
1 Thessalonians 5:19-22	December 13, 2008	Don't Suppress the Spirit
2 Thessalonians 1:11-12	November 3, 2007	Fill Your Life with God's Energy
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17	November 6, 2004 November 9, 2013	Love, Comfort, Hope and Prayer
1 Timothy 2:1-7	September 18, 2004	Advice for Believers
1 Timothy 6:6-9, 17-19	September 24, 2004 September 28, 2013	Warnings to the Rich
1 Timothy 6:17-19	September 29, 2007	Warning to the Rich
1 Timothy 6:10-12	September 25, 2010	Run from lust for money
2 Timothy 1:7	October 6, 2007	The Spirit Gives Us Power
2 Timothy 2:8-15	October 9, 2004 October 12, 2013	Live with Christ
2 Timothy 3:16 - 4:5	October 16, 2004	Keep to Gospel Truth
Titus 2:11-14	December 24, 2004	Christmas Readings
Wisdom 6:12	November 8, 2008	Long for God's Words
Zechariah 4:6	September 12, 2001	Don't Depend on Your Own Power or Strength
Zechariah 4:6	September 10, 2002	Special Selections for September 11
Zechariah 9:9-10	July 6, 2002	A Humble and Peaceful King

Messages Without Specific
Scriptural References

REFERENCE	DATE	THEME
Jay Marshall & Judith Dancy quotes	January 19, 2001	The Bible - An Invitation to Dialogue With God
Julian of Norwich quote	September 7, 2000	Bliss Is Lasting, Pain Is Passing
Maurice Creasey quote	August 29, 2000	Christ Leads Us Into Truth
Ohio YM Ministers & Elders 1931	June 28, 2000	Becoming Fitted for Service
Debbie Morris quote	October 12, 2000	Forgiveness and Healing
[Richard Foster essay]	October 22, 2004	The Kingdoms of This World in Light of the Kingdom of God
None	November 21, 2000	I Thank God
None	July 4, 2000	Independence and Dependence
None	February 15, 2003	Loving God