From the Pastor's Desk
Friday, September 11, 2026
Romans 13 (New Revised Standard Version, 1989)
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another;
for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
9 The commandments,
"You shall not commit adultery;
You shall not murder;
You shall not steal;
You shall not covet";
and any other commandment,
are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor;
therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep.
For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers;
12 the night is far gone, the day is near.
Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light;
13 let us live honorably as in the day,
not in reveling and drunkenness,
not in debauchery and licentiousness,
not in quarreling and jealousy.
14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
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Questions to ponder
1. “Love your neighbor as yourself.” How am I doing at this ? Do I love myself as God would have me do ?
2. How “awake” am I, to God’s arrival in my life and in my (personal) “world” ? (“Welcome to my world....”)
What must I do, to be as “awake” as God wants me to be ?
3. What does it look like, to “live honorably” ? How am I doing, at living honorably ?
4. How do I “put on the Lord Jesus Christ” ?
Romans 13 (New Revised Standard Version, 1989)
8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another;
for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.
9 The commandments,
"You shall not commit adultery;
You shall not murder;
You shall not steal;
You shall not covet";
and any other commandment,
are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor;
therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep.
For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers;
12 the night is far gone, the day is near.
Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light;
13 let us live honorably as in the day,
not in reveling and drunkenness,
not in debauchery and licentiousness,
not in quarreling and jealousy.
14 Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Questions to ponder
1. “Love your neighbor as yourself.” How am I doing at this ? Do I love myself as God would have me do ?
2. How “awake” am I, to God’s arrival in my life and in my (personal) “world” ? (“Welcome to my world....”)
What must I do, to be as “awake” as God wants me to be ?
3. What does it look like, to “live honorably” ? How am I doing, at living honorably ?
4. How do I “put on the Lord Jesus Christ” ?
Scriptures for Sunday, September 13, 2026
Psalm 114
Exodus 14: 19-31
Romans 14: 1-12
Matthew 18: 21-35
Exodus 14: 19-31
Romans 14: 1-12
Matthew 18: 21-35