Compound interest is a remarkable force of financial power. For instance, if you were to invest $100 at 7 percent interest for 20 years, it […]

Each new year begins during the cold, dark days of winter. Perhaps that’s why people often celebrate with fireworks and sparkling decorations, lighting up the […]

It’s that time of year again, and we have a story to tell. Christmas is our story, the church’s story. Actually, it’s God’s story, and […]

It case you haven’t noticed, it’s that time of year again. With leaves changing color, the temperature slowly ebbing and the election nearly behind us, […]

I should begin by asking for your forgiveness as I feel led to share a few words about the Presidential election. It’s just a month […]

September marks the beginning of our new ministry season, and we trust God will continue to bind our church together in loving fellowship and help […]

We are blessed to live in a society of great abundance with lots of things and money and personal free-doms, and yet we suffer from […]

It’s a testimony to the genuineness of our faith that most prayers are not said out loud. We pray inside our minds, thinking words that […]

Our ministry season tends to run from fall through spring, with quieter weeks during the summer. While we continue to gather each Sunday for worship […]

Did you know there is no official terminology in the liturgical calendar to mark the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and ascension? Our church doesn’t […]

Broadway will host a Maundy Thursday Worship and Communion Service on March 28 at 7 p.m. We will be joined by brothers and sisters from […]

Even during a leap year, February is the shortest and the longest month. This time of year, we feel op-pressed by the relentless weight of […]

January 2024 Message From Pastor Mike: “First of All, Prayer” In Paul’s first letter to Timothy, he encouraged his friend to engage in what we […]

I believe it has by now been well established that I am not a musician. I can’t make music. I can’t read music. I don’t […]

Matthew 28:16-20 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped […]

Matthew 28:8-10 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. […]

Matthew 28:1-7 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the […]

Matthew 27:45-50 From noon until three in the afternoon darkness came over all the land. About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a […]

Matthew 27:27-31 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put […]

Matthew 26:36-39 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there […]

Matthew 26:31-34 Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “‘I will strike […]

Matthew 26:26-30 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, […]

Over the next three weeks, we will read from Matthew’s gospel about Jesus’ journey to the cross. I hope these devotions will help prepare your […]

1 John 3:11-15 For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. Do not be like Cain, who belonged […]

1 John 3:7-10 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is […]

Luke 2:15-21 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this […]

Luke 2:8-14 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared […]

Luke 2:1-7 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first […]

Matthew 1:22-25 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a […]

Matthew 1:20-21 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, […]

Matthew 1:18-19 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before […]

Luke 1:52-55 He has brought down rulers from their thrones     but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things […]

Luke 1:50-51 His mercy extends to those who fear him,     from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;     he […]

Luke 1:46-49 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful     […]

Luke 1:39-45 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and […]

Luke 1:34-38 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, […]

Luke 1:26-33 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to […]

John 1:14-18 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, […]

John 1:6-13 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that […]

John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the […]

Luke 18:9-14 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up […]

Luke 18:6-8 And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who […]

Luke 16:27-31 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that […]

Luke 15:31-32 “‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be […]

Luke 15:25-30 “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one […]

Luke 15:21-24 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your […]

Luke 15:17-20 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am […]

Luke 15:13-16 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth […]

Luke 15:11-12 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of […]

Luke 14:21-24 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go […]

Luke 14:18-20 “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see […]

Luke 14:15-17 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at […]

Luke 10:36-37 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in […]

Luke 10:33-35 “But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went […]

Luke 10:30-32 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of […]

Luke 6:46-49 “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I say? As for everyone who comes to me and hears […]

Mark 4:26-29 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether […]

Mark 4:21-23 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put […]

Matthew 25:41-46 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the […]

Matthew 25:37-40 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to […]

Matthew 25:31-36 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All […]

Matthew 25:24-30 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting […]

Matthew 25:19-23 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The man who had received five bags of […]

Matthew 25:11-13 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’ “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t […]

Matthew 25:7-10 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; […]

Matthew 25:1-6 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. […]

Matthew 21:40-42 “Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” “He will bring those wretches to a wretched […]

Matthew 21:33-39 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it […]

Matthew 21:28-32 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work […]

Matthew 20:13-16 “But he answered one of them, ‘I am not being unfair to you, friend. Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take […]

Matthew 20:8-12 “When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the […]

Matthew 20:1-7 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He […]

Matthew 18:28-35 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins. He grabbed him […]

We find ourselves squarely in the middle of the most contentious political season in recent history, with the election just two months away and divisive […]

Matthew 18:21-27 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up […]

Matthew 18:12-14 “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine […]

Matthew 13:51-52 “Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked. “Yes,” they replied. He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has […]

Matthew 13:47-50 “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. […]

Matthew 13:44-46 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in […]

Matthew 13:31-33 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. […]

Matthew 13:27-30 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come […]

Matthew 13:24-26 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while everyone […]

Matthew 13:13-17 “This is why I speak to them in parables: “Though seeing, they do not see;     though hearing, they do not hear or […]

Matthew 13:10-12 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” He replied, “Because the knowledge of the […]

Back by popular demand! Several people have told me how much they appreciated receiving these devotions, and while Broadway is slowly returning to usual ministry […]

Matthew 7:24-29 Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on […]

Matthew 7:21-23 Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord,” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of […]

Matthew 7:15-20 Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will […]

Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through […]

Matthew 7:9-12 Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give […]

Matthew 7:1-6 Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay...