For Reflection
Scripture reading: 2 Samuel 5:17-25 and 2 Samuel 23:13-17 In Psalm 84, our sermon text from Sunday, we heard of pilgrims who had to...
Billy Boyce
- May 12, 2021
For Reflection
“I know what Christians do: you open your heart and shut your mind.” I was in downtown Charlotte, NC, and was chatting with someone about...
Billy Boyce
- May 5, 2021
For Reflection
Following last Sunday’s sermon, there’s one more thing we should talk about concerning guilt: false guilt. Psalm 51 discusses how to...
Billy Boyce
- Apr 28, 2021
For Reflection
“The greatest temptation of our time is impatience, in its full original meaning: refusal to wait, undergo, suffer.” If this was true in...
Billy Boyce
- Apr 21, 2021
Reconnecting with God
During college, I loved coming home for Christmas break and reconnecting with friends. I would spend hours at this local coffee shop...
Billy Boyce
- Apr 7, 2021
For Reflection
In the week leading up to Easter, I was reading two books that together made for a fascinating conversation. I referenced the first book...
Billy Boyce
- Mar 31, 2021
Three Ways to Use the Lord’s Prayer
As we wrap up the Lord’s Prayer series and move toward using the Psalms in prayer, here are three ways you can use the Lord’s Prayer in...
Billy Boyce
- Mar 17, 2021
God's Glory
This Week’s Prayer Focus: “God’s Glory” Scripture Passages for Meditation: 1 Chronicles 16; Jude 24-25; Revelation 7:9-12 Suggested...
Billy Boyce
- Mar 11, 2021
Lead Us Not into Temptation
This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil” Scripture Passages for Meditation: 1 Chronicles...
Billy Boyce
- Mar 3, 2021
Forgive Us Our Debts
This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” Scripture Passages for Meditation: Psalm 139;...
Billy Boyce
- Feb 24, 2021
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread” Scripture Passages for Meditation: Psalm 145:15-16; Psalm 34:1-10; John...
Billy Boyce
- Feb 17, 2021
Your Will Be Done
This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Your Will Be Done, On Earth as it is in Heaven” Scripture Passages for Meditation: Psalm 119; Psalm 40;...
Billy Boyce
- Feb 3, 2021
Your Kingdom Come
This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Your Kingdom Come” Scripture Passages for Meditation: Psalm 72; Psalm 145; Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 4:18-19;...
Billy Boyce
- Jan 27, 2021
Hallowed Be Your Name
This Week’s Prayer Focus: “Hallowed Be Your Name” Scripture Passages for Meditation: Exodus 34:6-8; Leviticus 22:31-33; Psalm 145; Jude...
Billy Boyce
- Jan 13, 2021
The Lord's Prayer
One of the special things about the Lord’s Prayer is its simplicity. This is prayer that you can do. And that’s good news for exhausted...
Billy Boyce
- Jan 6, 2021
For Reflection
What are your prayer goals this year? At the beginning of the year, many of us assess our lives and come up with some goals for...
Billy Boyce
- Dec 30, 2020
For Reflection
Wonderful Counselor. Mighty God. Everlasting Father. Prince of Peace. Which of these descriptions of Jesus is most meaningful for you as...
Billy Boyce
- Dec 23, 2020
For Reflection
Before we fully close the book on Ecclesiastes, I’ve got one last devotional for us. With any preaching series, there are other...
Billy Boyce
- Dec 16, 2020
For Reflection
A great joy of studying the Word is looking into hard books and finding unexpected treasures there. For me, it’s been that way throughout...
Billy Boyce
- Dec 9, 2020
For Reflection
Here’s a recommendation for your quarantine down time: memorize Scripture. We haven’t talked a lot about Scripture memorization lately....