PEARL STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

“Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” Psalm 34:19 (ESV) Psalm 34 was born out of one of...

“So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.” 1 Corinthians 3:7 (NIV) In early...

“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” 1 John 5:14 (NIV) Have...

“God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate...

"Dear woman, why are you crying?” Jesus asked her. “Who are you looking for?” She thought he was the gardener. “Sir,” she said, “if you...

'“Let me make it quite clear: You will weep and be overcome with grief over what happens to me. The unbelieving world will be happy,...

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." John 15:13 (NIV) In John 15:11-17, Jesus speaks of love in...

“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give...

Have you ever driven by or visited a vineyard near harvest time? The rows of vines, heavy with ripe fruit, are a breathtaking reminder of...

He said to them, “The Scriptures declare, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of thieves!”...

“The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, 'Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of...

“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly...

"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want....

“Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.’” Matthew 9:37 (NIV) A few years ago, in October, we...

“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 (NIV) In the book...

“‘No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of...

“I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,...

“The Lord replied, ‘My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.’” Exodus 33:14 (NIV) Not long after the Israelites had fled...

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 (NIV) In literature, certain opening lines resonate across cultures...

“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV) I don’t know if this is true...