Author: Audrey Bauman (Audrey Bauman)

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.I love thee, Lord Jesus! look down from...

These are frustrating times with the fourth wave of the coronavirus, especially as we see Christmas approach, and many of us are hoping we will get together with family this year for sure. I know I’m praying that my daughter who teaches in England will be coming home – even though the case numbers are...

Colossians 4: 7 – 18  (NLT) “Tychicus will give you a full report about how I am getting along. He is a beloved brother and faithful helper who serves with me in the Lord’s work. 8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose—to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you. 9 I...

Colossians 4: 3 – 6  NLT 3 Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ. That is why I am here in chains. 4 Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should. 5 Live wisely among those who are not believers, and make the...

Yesterday, we talked about praying with an alert mind and a thankful heart. But, did you know that God also prays for you? Really? Prayer is actually communication between God and you. Communication is a two-way street. The messages go both ways. Let’s take a look at what the Bible says about God taking care...

Colossians 4: 2  (NLT) “Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.” That verse smacks me ‘upside the head’ – “pray with an alert mind”.  I don’t know about you, but I find prayer difficult. I will begin to pray and then dozens of thoughts about my day (what to make...

Chapter 3 is a ‘teaching chapter’, a chapter where Paul wants us to think about what we believe – more officially called a chapter on church doctrine. What we believe influences what we do. For example, if we believe the coronavirus transmits easily, we won’t be out and about in the community the way we...

Philippians 2: 19 – 30 (NLT) “ If the Lord Jesus is willing, I hope to send Timothy to you soon for a visit. Then he can cheer me up by telling me how you are getting along. 20 I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare. 21 All the others care only for themselves...

Philippians 2: 12 – 18      (NLT) “Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. 13 For God is working in you, giving you the...

Philippians 2: 1 – 11     (NLT) “Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? 2 Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. 3 Don’t...

Philippians 1: 21 – 30    (NLT) 21 For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. 22 But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better. 23 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far...

Philippians 1: 12 – 20   (NLT) “And I want you to know, my dear brothers and sisters, that everything that has happened to me here has helped to spread the Good News. 13 For everyone here, including the whole palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ. 14 And because of my imprisonment, most of the...

Philippians 1: 1 – 11  (NLT) “This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. I am writing to all of God’s holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the church leaders and deacons. 2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. 3 Every time I...

Psalm 139: 13 – 18; 23 – 24  NLT 13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body    and knit me together in my mother’s womb.14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!    Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.15 You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,    as I was woven together in...

Psalm 139: 1 – 12  NLT For the choir director: A psalm of David. 1 O Lord, you have examined my heart    and know everything about me.2 You know when I sit down or stand up.    You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.3 You see me when I travel    and when I rest at home.    You know everything I do.4 You know...

Psalm 130 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 From the depths of despair, O Lord,    I call for your help.2 Hear my cry, O Lord.    Pay attention to my prayer. 3 Lord, if you kept a record of our sins,    who, O Lord, could ever survive?4 But you offer forgiveness,    that we might learn to fear you. 5 I am counting on the Lord;    yes,...

Psalm 127 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon. 1 Unless the Lord builds a house,    the work of the builders is wasted.Unless the Lord protects a city,    guarding it with sentries will do no good.2 It is useless for you to work so hard    from early morning until late at night,anxiously working for food to eat;    for God gives rest...

Psalm 121 A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. 1 I look up to the mountains—    does my help come from there?2 My help comes from the Lord,    who made heaven and earth! 3 He will not let you stumble;    the one who watches over you will not slumber.4 Indeed, he who watches over Israel    never slumbers or sleeps. 5 The Lord himself watches over you!    The Lord stands beside...

Psalm 84 For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah, to be accompanied by a stringed instrument.  1 How lovely is your dwelling place,    O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.2 I long, yes, I faint with longing    to enter the courts of the Lord.With my whole being, body and soul,    I will shout joyfully to the living God.3 Even the sparrow finds...

Psalm 119: 97 – 105   NLT Mem 97 Oh, how I love your instructions!    I think about them all day long.98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,    for they are my constant guide.99 Yes, I have more insight than my teachers,    for I am always thinking of your laws.100 I am even wiser than my elders,    for I have kept...