A Will All to Myself Luke 22:42 NIV Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done. Our devotional today opens with an important statement: “Human will was never more on display than in the Garden …
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Creative Renovation Colossians 3:9-10 NIV Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Our 21 Days of …
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The Devotion of Jealousy Today’s reading is from II Corinthians 11:3. I think this is from the NKJVBut I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpents’ cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to …
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Godly Displays of Affection The “21 Days of the Spirit” devotional reading today opens with a few thoughts about PDA, public displaces of affection. I am not against (married people) holding hands and kisses on the check in public. No problem there. But when a …
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Staying in Stain Free Sin is a problem. Sin is the the problem. Sin is the reason why we need to be transformed by the Holy Spirit and it is a lot more than just our act of disobedience. Sin is both our act of …
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Do you Smell Something? Today’s reading is from 2 Corinthians 2:15: For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. The devotional focused on our spiritual smell. It is based on the idea that …
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Changing My Mind This blog is going to be a bit different. I am going to make a list of thoughts pertaining to today’s reading. I think in terms of lists. I do not want to rush past today’s reading, because this is an important …
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Intimate Access to the Father Today’s focus has been on intimacy and the role of the Holy Spirit in granting us intimate access to the Father. Jesus is the way to the father. Jesus paved the way to the Father by his death and resurrection, …
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Revolution, Rule, and Fruit A battle rages inside me. It is a battle between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of self. I have been thinking a lot about the kingdom of self since I preached that sermon, “Deconstructing Self” on April 9th. I …
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Speaking a New Name Kids can be mean. Just listen to how they talk to each other. I am not trying to say that all kids these days are mean, vengeful, snot-nose punks. Certainly some kids are trying to intentionally hurt other kids by their …
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