Read: Scripture Reading: Luke 17:11-19 Common English Bible 11 On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he entered a village, ten men with skin diseases approached him. Keeping their distance from him, 13 they raised their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, show us mercy!” 14 When Jesus saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” As they left, they were cleansed. 15 One of them, when he saw that he had been healed,

“i thank You God for most this amazing” by e.e. cummings from this book XAIPE i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay great happening illimitably earth) how should tasting touching hearing seeing

Written By: Rev. Matt Franks Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that can’t be shaken, let’s continue to express our gratitude. With this gratitude, let’s serve in a way that is pleasing to God with respect and awe. (Hebrews 12:28 CEB) Ever stumble across a verse in the Bible and go “Yes, this is it, this is what I needed!” This verse came to me as I was putting together the barebones of what this devotional book would look like. After reading it, I celebrated and tho

Written By: George Warren In John Reynolds’ Anecdotes of the Rev. John Wesley (1828), he tells the story of Wesley’s student days at Lincoln College in Oxford. A porter knocked on Wesley’s door one evening and asked to speak with him. After some conversation Wesley noted the man’s thin coat, for it was a cold winter night. Wesley suggested that he had better get another coat. The porter replied: “This coat … is the only coat I have in the world and I thank God for it.” Wesley

Written By: Rev. Matt Franks “Unless we are thankful, we will suffer the leprosy of ingratitude. We will be depressed and full of self-pity and jealousy.” ― from “An African Prayer Book” I say, “our attitudes matter,” a lot and they really do. When we are not living a life full of gratitude for all that God gives us we become self-centered. Psalm 43:5 reminds us to not be self-centered and to have our hope in God who is our saving presence. When I was walking with my mother i

Here is this Sunday’s Thanksliving Video with Tate Schneider #devotional #TestimonyVideo #Stewardship #Testimony #thanksliving

Written By: George Warren In her now classic book, The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom tells about an incident that taught her the principle of giving thanks in all things.  It was during World War II. Corrie and her sister, Betsie, had been harboring Jewish people in their home, so they were arrested and finally imprisoned at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp by the Nazis. Their barrack was extremely crowded and infested with fleas. One morning they read in their tattered Bible f

Written by Cody Robinson Thanksliving means honoring the Ancestors for their sacrifices so we may live unashamed of our heritage. Thanksliving means giving God the glory for sweet Grace in our shortcomings and jubilation in our triumphs. So that we too may share God’s love with one and all. #devotional #Stewardship #thanksliving

Written By: Janet M. Stucky When my husband, Don, was diagnosed with renal cancer in August of 2008, I made a choice to live my life in gratitude.  I decided to take every breath in gratitude and looked at every moment, every day, and every person, as an opportunity to express my gratitude. Every breath brought me closer to God. Every exhale assured me God was closer to me. So many kind, helpful individuals are in my path guiding me and directing my endeavors. There continue

Written By: George Warren One of my favorite Bible characters is a man named Barnabus.  Actually that wasn’t his real name; it was more of a nickname, as “Barnabus” in Hebrew means “Son of Encouragement.” Barnabus was an encouraging person. He was the one who vouched for Saul to the Christians in Jerusalem.  You’ll remember that Saul had earlier presided over the stoning of Stephen and was en route to imprison Christians in Damascus when he had a dramatic conversion experienc

Written By: Rev. Shana Dry On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he entered a village, ten men with skin diseases approached him. Keeping their distance from him, they raised their voices and said, “Jesus, Master, show us mercy!” When Jesus saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” As they left, they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw that he had been healed, returned and praised God with a loud voice. He

This weeks Thanksliving testimony is an encouraging word from Isabel Baker. Our Thanksliving Brochure Our Thankslivng Devotional Book We hope you join us on Sunday Mornings 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Celebration Worship 6:30 p.m. DIRT Church #devotional #TestimonyVideo #Stewardship #Testimony #thanksliving

13 Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about people who have died[a] so that you won’t mourn like others who don’t have any hope. 14 Since we believe that Jesus died and rose, so we also believe that God will bring with him those who have died in Jesus. 15 What we are saying is a message from the Lord: we who are alive and still around at the Lord’s coming definitely won’t go ahead of those who have died. 16 This is because the Lord himself will come down from heaven wi

Written By: George Warren “Where your treasure is, there is your heart also.” (Matthew 6:12) A number of years ago, my wife Rosilyn was given several shares of Fruehauf stock by her aunt.  I think all the shares were worth a few hundred dollars at the time.  The Fruehauf Company made trailers for the 18-wheeler trucks, and they made lots of them over the years.  Until the day we received that gift, I had never even heard of Fruehauf.  But then I started noticing.  We checked

Written By: Rev. Shana Dry The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; the calf and the young lion will feed together and a little child will lead them. —Isaiah 11:6 I try to do most of my shopping in Tahlequah. I like to shop locally and being the Director of the NSU Wesley Foundation I find myself at the store A LOT. On several different occasions I see these two children who always run up to me and hug me and squeeze me so tight and

Written By: Ashley Franks How can we in life slow things down enough to see God?  Our society encourages us to go and do more and to obtain more.  How in this mentality can we see God in our lives, in our day?  It is easy to get caught up in a schedule of busyness.  It easy to let the constant movement and constant requirements of life overshadow where our focus should truly be.  How can we find joy when all we see is the not enough of life? Thanksliving: living a life of tha

November 6th  Read: Raise a Joyful Song Written     By: Linda Cheatham Members of the Celebration Ringers say they love being part of the hand bell choir because they are able to directly participate in the church service. Music has long been one way to glorify the Lord. Whether it be bells or voices, music gives glory and depth to the service of the Lord. The bell ringers work together as a team, sharing fellowship each week as they prepare for the time they will share their

A thanksliving life is a life where we live out of the gifts God has given us to help build God’s kingdom here and now. When we give and live out a life of thanks to God we will be transformed into the person whom God has created into being. Our Stewardship focus this year is living a life out, the abundance that God has given us. Thanksliving is the term that comes to mind when I think about this. We give because God first gave to us. How To Use This Devotional Read, Reflect