Quick Prayer – 2nd Tuesday of Advent
A short prayer and piece of art for the 2nd Tuesday of Advent: from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, based on the Revised Common Lectionary.
Inner Peace (Aspire to Live Quietly)
Peace is difficult to attain in this fast-paced world in which we live, especially during this season when we are hustling and bustling to have a “Merry Christmas” – or to provide one for someone else!
Daily Prayer: 9th Day of Advent
A Daily Guided Prayer Video For Advent. A printed version is also available.
Quick Prayer – 2nd Monday of Advent
A short prayer and piece of art from Vanderbilt Divinity Library, based on the Revised Common Lectionary.
Daily Prayer: 8th Day of Advent
A Daily Guided Prayer Video For Advent. A printed version is also available.
Quick Prayer – 2nd Sunday of Advent
A short prayer and piece of art from Vanderbilt Divinity Library, based on the Revised Common Lectionary.
Daily Prayer: 7th Day of Advent
A Daily Guided Prayer Video For Advent. A printed version is also available.
Quick Prayer – 1st Saturday of Advent
A short prayer and piece of art from Vanderbilt Divinity Library, based on the Revised Common Lectionary.
Quick Prayer – 1st Friday of Advent
A short prayer and piece of art from Vanderbilt Divinity Library, based on the Revised Common Lectionary.
Daily Prayer: 6th Day of Advent
A Daily Guided Prayer Video For Advent. A printed version is also available.
Advent & Hope
Even though the violence, the hate and the overall increase of conflict is going on in the world, we have hope because we know that God is with us.
Daily Prayer: 5th Day of Advent
A Daily Guided Prayer Video For Advent. A printed version is also available.
Quick Prayer – 1st Thursday of Advent
A short prayer and piece of art from Vanderbilt Divinity Library, based on the Revised Common Lectionary.
Daily Prayer: 4th Day of Advent
A Daily Guided Prayer Video For Advent. A printed version is also available.
Quick Prayer – 1st Wednesday of Advent
A short prayer and piece of art from Vanderbilt Divinity Library, based on the Revised Common Lectionary.
Quick Prayer – 1st Tuesday of Advent
Read the Texts: Isaiah 2:1-5 • Psalm 122 • Romans 13:11-14 • Matthew 24:36-44 These short daily prayers are brought to us from the online Revised Common Lectionary is a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, a division of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. They come from the “DAILY SLIDESHOWS FOR THE ADVENT…
Daily Prayer: 3rd Day of Advent
The Guided Daily Prayer for the Third Day (first Tuesday) of Advent.Printed version of this Daily Prayer https://youtu.be/lEfhuN87b5M
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Quick Prayer – 1st Monday of Advent
Read the Texts: Isaiah 2:1-5 • Psalm 122 • Romans 13:11-14 • Matthew 24:36-44 These short daily prayers are brought to us from the online Revised Common Lectionary is a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, a division of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. They come from the “DAILY SLIDESHOWS FOR THE ADVENT…
Waiting
Part of the theme of Advent is ‘waiting’. Noah, it turns out, is a good example of waiting for God’s Word.
Daily Prayer: 2nd Day of Advent
The Guided Daily Prayer for the second day of Advent (1st Monday).
Quick Prayer – 1st Sunday of Advent
Read the Texts: Isaiah 2:1-5 • Psalm 122 • Romans 13:11-14 • Matthew 24:36-44 These short daily prayers are brought to us from the online Revised Common Lectionary is a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, a division of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. They come from the “DAILY SLIDESHOWS FOR THE ADVENT…
Daily Prayer: 1st Day of Advent
The Guided Daily Prayer for the first day , and first Sunday of Advent.
Featured Lenten Resources: First Baptist, Niagara Falls, NY
Watch the Mid-Week Service from First Baptist Church in Niagara Falls NY. First Baptist is offering an online midweek opportunity on Wednesday evenings at 7pm during Lent.
Love
Love – By Sandra Welch: “How do we learn how to love one another? One way is by accepting others for who they are, and not trying to change them into who you want them to be.”
Wednesday Chapel: “Resurrection is Not a Return to Normalcy”, National Cathedral
Resurrection is not a return to normalcy! There is real change and new beginnings. The message reminds us that real change in our lives is possible.
Day 47, Easter Sunday – Devotional Guide
ACCEPT RECONCILIATION AND PEACE: I am reminded of that old song from the early 1970’s, One Tin Soldier, about two peoples: a mountain people and a valley people. The mountain people had a treasure and the valley people wanted it.
Day 44, Thursday of Holy Week – Devotional Guide
OVERTURNED: O Lord, open my eyes that I may see the needs of others, my ears that I may hear their cries, my heart that I may give comfort.
“Take A Step Back” Chapel Worship, April 13, 2022
Holy Week can be hard. Heck! Life in general can be hard! Today’s message reminds us to take a step back & take a deep breath, in the midst of trouble– to remember that there is the unbreakable promise of Newness of Life in Christ.
Day 40, Palm Sunday, Sixth Sunday In Lent – Devotional Guide
IT WAS POLITICAL: So the stage is set: troops from the west carrying the power of the Roman Empire, and Jesus from the east ushering in the kingdom of God.
Featured Worship: First Baptist Church, Niagara Falls, NY
Featured online Worship- 11:00 AM First Baptist Church, Niagara Falls, NY.
“There Are No One-Way Streets!” Chapel Worship, April 6, 2022
Sometimes we think we can’t be forgiven, that we can’t change. Even worse, we think are never good enough and God’s mind is made up about us. So why even try? Think again! Change is always possible. Even for God!
Day 33 Fifth Sunday In Lent – Devotional Guide
ADMIRER OR DISCIPLE?: Koinonia Farm was an intentional bi-racial community begun in the 1940’s in Americus, Georgia.
Day 32 Fourth Saturday In Lent – Devotional Guide
MORE THAN SYMBOLIC: I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
Wednesday Chapel: “Good Fruit”, National Cathedral
“Good Fruit” For chapel today we are looking back at a morning prayer service from the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. It’s a timely message and one that is good to hear anytime. Rev. Duncan encourages us to bear Good Fruit!
Day 26 Fourth Sunday In Lent – Devotional Guide
NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, we leave the comfort of what we know, searching “over the rainbow” only to discover that, in the end, there is no place like home.
Featured Worship: First Baptist Church, Niagara Falls, NY
Featured online Worship- First Baptist Church, Niagara Falls, NY. First Baptist is our first Featured Church during the Season of Lent this year.
Day 25 Third Saturday In Lent – Devotional Guide
NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, we leave the comfort of what we know, searching “over the rainbow” only to discover that, in the end, there is no place like home.
“You Are Amazing!” Chapel Worship, March 23, 2022
Did you know you are amazing? God thinks so. Today’s message looks at two short parables of Jesus that show us just how amazing God thinks we are.
Day 19 Third Sunday In Lent – Devotional Guide
WILDERNESS WARNING: “…when trouble comes our way, God strengthens and guides us so that we are able to endure it. ”
Lent Day 18 Second Saturday In Lent – Devotional Guide
PARDONED AND FREE: “Who is this merciful God that commands that we love our neighbor, bring justice to the oppressed, and take care of the orphan and widow? ”
Second Thursday In Lent – Devotional Guide – Day 16
IN WHOM DO WE TRUST?: So what can we do to gain back our ability to trust? I believe it begins with prayer.
“Lent is About Mercy, Not Sacrifice” From the National Cathedral
We are featuring a morning prayer service from the National Cathedral. It gives a brief, yet excellent message that can serve as good reminder for us as we continue our Lenten journey.
Second Sunday In Lent – Devotional Guide – Day 12
ENCOUNTERING THE CHRIST: “When we put ourselves up on that mountain and are overshadowed by that cloud; when we hear God speak, our hearts pounding out of our chests, what will our heart feel?”
First Saturday In Lent – Devotional Guide – Day 11
LOVING AND LETTING GO: “God sends rain on everyone – both the righteous and the unrighteous. And the sun rises on everyone – both the evil and the good.”
Full Series of Lenten Devotional Guides Now Available for Download
A page is now available for you to download the full Lenten Devotional Guide series — Days 1-54!
“Deceiving Ourselves” Chapel Worship, March 9, 2022
Jesus was tempted, but his temptations, like ours, are not always what they seem.
First Sunday In Lent – Devotional Guide – Day 5
“…from Noah and Moses to the sons of Jacob, we hear about the law and the prophets, the promises and the prophecies, and we hear these stories about Jesus year after year. And somehow these stories, they sustain us, year after year.”
SATURDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY – Day 4
If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness, and your gloom be like the noonday.
“From The Ashes” Chapel Worship, March 2, 2022
We often say “I’ll believe it when I see it. But is that always the case. Lots of people see things but still don’t believe.”
FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY – Day 3
“…fasting is more than going without something…According to Isaiah fasting is a justice concern.”