A Man of Prayer
“Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.” —Colossians 4:2 Imagine how hard it would be to accept God’s forgiveness if you had hunted down followers of Jesus Christ and had been guilty of…
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The Only Way to Salvation
“There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” —Acts 4:12 According to a 2021 survey, more than 60% of people aged 18–39 who said they were born-again Christians…
Read devotionalKeep It in Your Heart
“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” —Ephesians 6:17 It’s interesting that the apostle Paul referred to God’s Word as the sword of the Spirit. Writing to the…
Read devotionalEmpowered for Service
"After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness." —Acts 4:31 One day, someone from our church named Steve was leading a Bible…
Read devotionalA Watered-Down Gospel
“You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” —2 Timothy 2:3 Without question the greatest life to live is the Christian life, because God takes a life that was empty, aimless, and, worst of…
Read devotionalYour Local Mission Field
“But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?” —Romans 10:14 I have…
Read devotionalThe Gospel Defined
“And they were preaching the gospel there.” —Acts 14:7 What is the gospel? We know we should preach the gospel and live by the gospel, but do we know what the gospel is? A literal translation of the word “gospel” is…
Read devotionalPart of a Bigger Plan
“He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.” —1 John 2:2 The worst travesty of justice in human history was the trial, execution, and murder of Jesus…
Read devotionalA Hope-Filled Destination
"So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus." —Romans 8:1 Romans 8 is one of my favorite chapters in the Bible, because it gives us the answer to depression about the past, present, and future.…
Read devotionalNo Is An Answer
"Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?" —1 Kings 3:9 Imagine if God came…
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