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Luke 10:38-42 38 As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed them into her home. 39 Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. 40 But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was [...]

Matt 20:11 When they received their pay, they protested to the owner, 12 ‘Those people worked only one hour, and yet you’ve paid them just as much as you paid us who worked all day in the scorching heat.’ 13 “He answered one of them, ‘Friend, I haven’t been unfair! Didn’t you agree to work [...]

Hi everyone! I trust you are all having a fantastic day! I want to give you a heads-up on something we call “First-fruits”. If you’ve been here awhile you already know what I’m referring to. This letter will probably have more value to those who are newer to the ECF family. Beginning Sunday, May 16th, [...]

Luke 21:1-4 While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people dropping their gifts in the collection box. 2 Then a poor widow came by and dropped in two small coins. 3 “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. 4 For [...]

Col 1:19 For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, 20 and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross. NLT Hi everyone! Read this one slowly. To whom is God now reconciled? Everyone! [...]

1 Cor 9:23-27 23 I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings. 24 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! 25 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will [...]

Mark 1:35 “Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.” Early this year God got my attention when he asked me one day, “Gary, do you know me?” I’ve thought of little else since then. I have rediscovered that the most important question I can ask [...]

Rev 6:15 Then everyone—the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person—all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the [...]

Heb 5:7 While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because of his deep reverence for God. 8 Even though Jesus was God’s Son, he learned obedience from the things he suffered. [...]