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Midday Manna Monthly Bible Study Lecture/Lunch held second Tuesday of every month at Woodland Heights Baptist Church Fellowship Hall.

Bibly study lecture given by Wanda Landers. Childcare is offered by calling 501-514-2833. Time: 11:45am until 12:50pm

Lunch: $5.00

We pay a lot of attention to what enters our bodies, but what about what enters our hearts and minds?Thank about:* the c...
10/07/2026

We pay a lot of attention to what enters our bodies, but what about what enters our hearts and minds?

Thank about:
* the conversations we replay
* the accounts we scroll
* the voices we allow to influence us
* the fears we continually entertain
* the comparisons we feed
* the resentment we revisit.

Whatever receives our attention receives something valuable: our energy.

And over time, the things we repeatedly feed can begin to grow.

Fear becomes louder. Comparison steals contentment. Bitterness settles deeper.

But the opposite is also true. Feed gratitude, and you begin noticing gifts you once overlooked. Feed your mind with truth, and lies become easier to recognize.

When you spend time with Jesus, His voice becomes more familiar.

When you practice compassion, your heart becomes softer.

Choose peace, and you become less comfortable living in constant chaos.

This doesn’t mean we pretend difficult emotions don’t exist.

It means we’re intentional about which things we allow to take root. Because not everything that appears in the soil of our hearts deserves to be watered.

Some things need our attention. Some things need God’s healing. And some things simply need to stop being fed.

Philippians 4:8 - “Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—dwell on these things.”

What have you been giving your attention to lately and what is it producing in you?

Pay attention to what you’re “watering” for the next 24 hours.

When you notice yourself feeding fear, comparison, resentment, or another unhealthy thought pattern, pause and intentionally redirect your attention toward something true.

You don’t have to water every thought that takes root.

Most of the choices that shape our lives don’t feel significant when we’re making them.* the five minutes spent in Scrip...
10/05/2026

Most of the choices that shape our lives don’t feel significant when we’re making them.
* the five minutes spent in Scripture
* the prayer whispered in the car
* choosing patience when irritation would be easier
* turning away from something you know isn’t good for your heart
* forgiving again
* showing kindness when no one notices
* choosing to trust God when you still don’t understand what He’s doing

They seem like small things. But so does a seed.

You can hold one in the palm of your hand and never imagine what it could eventually become.

That’s one of the beautiful and challenging truths of our spiritual lives.

We are always planting something.

Our habits plant seeds. Our thoughts plant seeds. Our responses plant seeds. Our daily choices are quietly cultivating the person we’re becoming.

And sometimes we become discouraged because we’ve been faithfully planting but haven’t seen anything grow yet.

Don’t assume nothing is happening simply because nothing is visible.

Seeds do some of their most important work underground.

Keep praying. Keep choosing what is good. Keep returning to God. Keep planting seeds of faithfulness in ordinary places.

You may not see the harvest today. But God is never careless with a faithful seed.

Galatians 6:9 - “Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.”

What small choice have you been tempted to dismiss because it doesn’t seem to be making a difference?

Choose one small seed of faithfulness to intentionally plant every day this week—a prayer, a few minutes in Scripture, an act of kindness, gratitude, forgiveness, or something else God places on your heart.

Don’t worry about the harvest yet.

Just keep planting.

October has always been a season of harvest.Fields are gathered. Trees release their leaves. The work of previous season...
10/02/2026

October has always been a season of harvest.

Fields are gathered. Trees release their leaves. The work of previous seasons finally becomes visible.

And maybe that’s why this month feels like the perfect time to look inward and ask:

What has been growing in my heart?

Because our hearts have harvests, too.

The thoughts we continually entertain. The attitudes we nurture. The habits we repeat. The voices we listen to. The things we surrender to God and the things we refuse to release.

Over time, what is happening beneath the surface begins to show.

It appears in how we respond when we’re frustrated. How we treat people who are difficult to love. How we handle disappointment.

Whether fear or faith gets the final word. Whether our lives increasingly reflect the character of Jesus.

But here’s what I love about this picture:
God is a patient Gardener.

He isn’t standing over us demanding better fruit. He’s tending us, teaching us, pruning what hinders us, strengthening what is good, and producing in us what we could never manufacture through sheer effort.

So this October, we’re going to slow down and examine the Harvest of the Heart.

Not with condemnation. With curiosity, honesty, and a willingness to let God cultivate something beautiful in us.

Galatians 5:22–23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”

If the condition of your heart became visible today, what kind of fruit would you see?

Before October gets busy, spend a few quiet minutes with God and ask: “Lord, what are You trying to grow in me in this season?”

Write down the first thing that comes to mind.

That may be the very place He wants to tend this month.

As September comes to a close, I keep coming back to one simple image.Mary sitting quietly at the feet of Jesus.She wasn...
09/28/2026

As September comes to a close, I keep coming back to one simple image.

Mary sitting quietly at the feet of Jesus.
She wasn’t trying to impress Him. She wasn’t trying to earn His approval.

She simply chose to be near the One who could change her life.

That’s still the invitation.

Not just for September.

For every season.

To keep learning. To keep growing. To keep returning. To keep becoming more like Christ.

Because discipleship isn’t a destination we finally reach.

It’s a lifelong journey of sitting at His feet and then carrying His love into the world around us.

Looking back over this year, we’ve fixed our eyes on Jesus, rested in His love, grown in His grace, celebrated the hope of His resurrection, learned to live our faith in everyday life, remained connected through abiding, and now we’ve remembered what it means to be His disciple.

Every step has pointed to the same invitation:

Stay close to Jesus.

Everything else flows from there.

Matthew 28:19–20: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

How has God been shaping you this month not just in what you’ve learned, but in who you’re becoming?

Before October begins, spend a few quiet minutes reflecting on one lesson Jesus has been teaching you. Write it down, pray over it, and ask Him to help you live it out.

Then carry that lesson into the next season not as information you’ve collected, but as truth that’s changing your life.

One of the hardest lessons Jesus taught wasn’t about prayer or generosity.It was forgiveness.Again and again, He extende...
09/25/2026

One of the hardest lessons Jesus taught wasn’t about prayer or generosity.

It was forgiveness.

Again and again, He extended grace to people who had failed. People who misunderstood Him. People who abandoned Him. Even those who nailed Him to the cross.

If we’re learning from Jesus, eventually His grace begins to shape ours.

Not because forgiveness is easy.

But because we’ve experienced the mercy of God ourselves.

The more deeply we understand how much we’ve been forgiven, the more freely we learn to forgive others.

A disciple doesn’t simply admire the grace of Christ.

A disciple becomes a reflection of it.

Ephesians 4:32: “And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.”

Is there someone you’ve been holding at a distance because forgiveness feels too costly?

Ask God to soften your heart toward one person today. You don’t have to resolve everything at once but you can take the first faithful step.

When people encountered Jesus, they rarely walked away talking about His intelligence.They remembered His compassion.The...
09/23/2026

When people encountered Jesus, they rarely walked away talking about His intelligence.

They remembered His compassion.

The way He noticed the overlooked.

The way He welcomed the outsider.

The way He spoke truth without withholding love.

As disciples, our greatest testimony isn’t how much Scripture we can quote.

It’s how faithfully we reflect the heart of Christ.

People should encounter His kindness in our words. His patience in our responses. His humility in our service. His grace in our forgiveness.

The longer we sit at His feet, the more His character should become visible in ours.

Knowledge may fill our minds.

Love reveals our Teacher.

John 13:34–35: “I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Would someone recognize Jesus more by your words or by the way you love?

Look for one intentional opportunity today to show Christ’s love through an ordinary act of kindness.

We often expect spiritual growth to feel dramatic.A breakthrough. A defining moment. An instant change.Sometimes God wor...
09/21/2026

We often expect spiritual growth to feel dramatic.

A breakthrough. A defining moment. An instant change.

Sometimes God works that way.

But more often, He transforms us quietly.

The forgiveness that comes a little easier.

The anxiety that loosens its grip.

The patience that lasts a little longer.

The willingness to apologize.

The desire to open His Word.

The compassion that grows where judgment once lived.

These changes may seem small.

But they’re evidence that the Spirit is faithfully shaping you into the image of Christ.

Don’t overlook the quiet work of God simply because it doesn’t make headlines.

Some of the most beautiful transformation happens beneath the surface.

Galatians 5:22–23: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. The law is not against such things.”

Looking back over the last year, where do you see evidence that God has been quietly transforming your heart?

Instead of focusing on how far you still have to go, thank God for one way He has already changed you.

Celebrate His faithfulness in the process.

Think about the people who have influenced your life.Without realizing it, you’ve probably adopted some of their habits,...
09/18/2026

Think about the people who have influenced your life.

Without realizing it, you’ve probably adopted some of their habits, their expressions, and their perspectives.

Time changes us.

The same is true spiritually.

As we spend time with Jesus through Scripture, prayer, and obedience, something beautiful happens.

Our reactions begin to soften.

Our priorities begin to shift.

Our love becomes less conditional.

Our peace grows steadier.

Transformation rarely happens overnight.

It happens one conversation with God at a time.

One act of obedience at a time.

One ordinary day faithfully lived with Him.

The goal isn’t to imitate Jesus through sheer effort.

It’s to become more like Him because we’ve remained close to Him.

Philippians 2:5: “Adopt the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus.”

What attitude or response in your life is God gently reshaping to look more like Christ?

Pay attention to one interaction today. Before responding, ask yourself:

“How would Jesus respond with truth and love?”

It’s possible to know Scripture and still struggle to reflect the heart of Christ.To quote verses…without extending grac...
09/16/2026

It’s possible to know Scripture and still struggle to reflect the heart of Christ.

To quote verses…without extending grace.

To understand theology…without showing compassion.

To know about Jesus…without becoming more like Him.

Knowledge is a gift, but it was never meant to be the destination.

Jesus didn’t invite people to simply attend His teaching.

He invited them to follow Him.

To watch how He loved.

To notice how He forgave.

To learn His humility.

To imitate His compassion.

Every page of Scripture points us toward a Savior who desires not only to inform our minds but to transform our hearts.

The true measure of spiritual growth isn’t how much we know.

It’s whether people encounter more of Jesus when they encounter us.

2 Corinthians 3:18: “We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.”

If someone spent one ordinary week with you, what characteristic of Jesus would they see most clearly?

This week, choose one characteristic of Jesus, His patience, compassion, humility, mercy, or generosity, and intentionally practice it each day.

One of the most beautiful qualities of Jesus was His humility.Though He possessed all wisdom, He remained gentle.Though ...
09/14/2026

One of the most beautiful qualities of Jesus was His humility.

Though He possessed all wisdom, He remained gentle.

Though He held all authority, He served.

As disciples, humility isn’t thinking less of ourselves.

It’s recognizing that we never outgrow our need for God.

Humility keeps our hands open.

It allows us to admit when we’re wrong.

To ask questions without embarrassment.

To receive correction without shame.

To keep growing without pretending we’ve arrived.

The world often celebrates certainty.

Jesus invites humility.

Because a humble heart is fertile soil where wisdom can grow.

James 4:6: “But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Is there an area of your life where pride has made it difficult to receive God’s direction?

Practice humility today by asking God to reveal one lesson He’s been trying to teach you.

Instead of defending yourself, simply listen.

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