The First 15 is a resource of First Methodist Mansfield and meant to grow and enhance your personal relationship with Christ on a daily basis by starting the first fifteen minutes of each day with scripture, reflection and prayer.
We are understandably taken aback by how Jesus responds here. Despite what may seem a harsh response, Jesus is clear.
Read MoreThese words Paul writes to Timothy instruct us to pray for those in authority and share what our prayers should be. “that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness …
Read MoreLast week we reflected on the question, in what way have I missed what God is doing in my life? This passage from Isaiah 43 last highlights one reason we fail to …
Read MoreIt’s impossible to remember the work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. without thinking of the dream he shared from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on an August day …
Read MoreJesus enters Jerusalem knowing the imminence of his death as well as the future destruction that would come because those he came to save did not know, “what would bring you peace.” …
Read MoreIn the busyness of our everyday lives, we often fail to prepare our hearts and minds for reading God’s word and experience God in this time. Take a moment to allow this …
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