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John 6:69-68 BSB From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. So, Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?” Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life Many had been saved and baptized but they got bored or afraid or greedy or selfish and walked away; but not the disciples, they showed true. Things haven’t changed much in the 2000 or…
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Psalm 19:14 ESV Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Oh, and on the subject of time, we also need to look at how much time, or how little time, we are spending with God in prayer. You cannot keep any relationship intact without communication, two-way communication. Prayer is a conversation with God. A good place to start with that is morning, noon…
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Romans 14:6 NASB He who observes the day, observes it for the Lord, and he who eats, does so for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who eats not, for the Lord he does not eat, and gives thanks to God. What if all Christians did everything, every day, just for God? How would the world change? How would our lives change? Do you think it would make a difference? Well, we cannot make all those…
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Mark 10:13-14 BSB People were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them. When Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Very soon the kids will all be headed back to school. (Many of us are celebrating this) so for the month…
Family Lent Devotion: Week 7
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE: JOHN 20:1-18 (CEB) Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” Then Peter and the other…
Family Lent Devotion: Week 6
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE: LUKE 19:28-40 (CEB) After Jesus said this, he continued on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As Jesus came to Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he gave two disciples a task. He said, “Go into the village over there. When you enter it, you will find tied up there a colt that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If someone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘Its master needs…
Family Lent Devotion: Week 5
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE: JOHN 12-18 (CEB) Six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, home of Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Lazarus and his sisters hosted a dinner for him. Martha served and Lazarus was among those who joined him at the table. Then Mary took an extraordinary amount, almost three-quarters of a pound, of very expensive perfume made of pure nard. She anointed Jesus’ feet with it, then wiped his feet dry with her hair. The house…
Family Lent Devotion: Week 4
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE: LUKE 15:1-3, 11B-32 (CEB) All the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around Jesus to listen to him. The Pharisees and legal experts were grumbling, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Jesus told them this parable: Jesus said, “A certain man had two sons. The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the inheritance.’ Then the father divided his estate between them. Soon afterward, the younger son gathered everything together…
Family Lent Devotion: Week 3
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE: LUKE 13:1-9 (CEB) Some who were present on that occasion told Jesus about the Galileans whom Pilate had killed while they were offering sacrifices. He replied, “Do you think the suffering of these Galileans proves that they were more sinful than all the other Galileans? No, I tell you, but unless you change your hearts and lives, you will die just as they did. What about those eighteen people who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell…
Family Lent Devotion: Week 2
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE: LUKE 13:31-35 (CEB) At that time, some Pharisees approached Jesus and said, “Go! Get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you.” Jesus said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Look, I’m throwing out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work. However, it’s necessary for me to travel today, tomorrow, and the next day because it’s impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’ “Jerusalem,…
Family Lent Devotion: Week 1
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE: LUKE 4:1-13 (CEB) Jesus returned from the Jordan River full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. There he was tempted for forty days by the devil. He ate nothing during those days and afterward Jesus was starving. The devil said to him, “Since you are God’s Son, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” Jesus replied, “It’s written, People won’t live only by bread.” Next the devil led him…
02/28/2022 Devotional
1 John 2:6 BSB Whoever claims to abide in Him must walk as Jesus walked. If we say we are Christians then we have to act like it. There is nothing worse that someone who proclaims their Christianity but their outward actions are unrighteous. Indian philosopher Bara Dada once said “Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians, you are not like him.” How we act is an advertisement to the entire world as to what a Christian really…