Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Milford

Introduction The word “holy,” in contemporary thinking, has become almost like an offense. How insulting to be thought of as “holy” (“O, aren’t you so holy!”), even in the church. Many want to add God to their lives but with little or no change needed on our parts. Some Christians want to be just like [...]

Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians 5:12-22 [NLTse] 12 Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. 13 Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other. 14 Brothers and sisters, we [...]

Romans 6:1-4 [NLTse] Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of His wonderful grace? 2 Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it? 3 Or have you forgotten that when we were joined with Christ Jesus in [...]

1 Corinthians 13:1-14:1 [NLTse] If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I [...]

Matthew 17:1-9 [NLTse] Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. 2 As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. 3 Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared [...]

Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians 1:3-14 [NLTse] 3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4 Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy [...]

Psalm 34 [NLTse] A psalm of David, regarding the time he pretended to be insane in front of Abimelech, who sent him away. 1 I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak His praises. 2 I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart. 3 Come, [...]

According to John 6:22-40 [NLTse] 22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the far shore saw that the disciples had taken the only boat, and they realized Jesus had not gone with them. 23 Several boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the Lord had blessed the bread and the people [...]