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The Ember Saturday in September

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Luke 13:6-17 (NKJV)   13:6 He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig…

The Ember Friday in September

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Hosea 14:1-9 (NKJV)   14:1 O Israel, return to the Lord your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity;   2 Take words with you, and return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all iniquity; Receive us graciously, for we will offer the sacrifices of our lips.   3 “Assyria…

The Thursday after the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Philemon 1-25 (NKJV)   1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,   To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer, 2 to the beloved Apphia, Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:   3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord…

The Ember Wednesday in September

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Amos 9:13-15 (NKJV)   9:13 “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; The mountains shall drip with sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it.   14 “I will bring back the captives of My…

The Tuesday after the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Deuteronomy 15:7-15 (NKJV)   15:7 “If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother, 8 but you shall open your hand wide…

The Monday after the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Leviticus 18:1-5 (NKJV)   18:1 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘I am the Lord your God. 3 According to the doings of the land of Egypt, where you dwelt, you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land…

The Saturday after the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on September 13, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Isaiah 62:6-12 (NKJV)   62:6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent,   7 and give Him no rest till He establishes and till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth….

The Friday after the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: St. Matthew 9:27-35 (NKJV)   9:27 When Jesus departed from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have mercy on us!”   28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am…

The Thursday after the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Isaiah 35:5-10 (NKJV)   35:5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.   6 Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.  …

The Wednesday after the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity Sunday

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Pastor Dulas in Devotions
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Scripture: Isaiah 29:18-24 (NKJV)   29:18 In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.   19 The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy…