Imitate Me Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Today’s Insights In 2 Thessalonians 2, some believers in Jesus had quit their jobs and were living off the generosity of the church because they’d been misled by false teachers that Jesus …
Read More »Our Daily Bread Devotional —Hopeless or Hopeful, 28 April 2025.
Hopeless or Hopeful We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it. Numbers 13:30 Numbers 13:26-33 Today’s Insights The negative report of the ten faithless spies must have created quite a commotion within the Israelite camp. We read that Caleb “silenced the people …
Read More »Our Daily Bread Devotional —God’s Love Never Runs Out, 27 April 2025.
God’s Love Never Runs Out His mercies never cease. Lamentations 3:22 nlt Lamentations 3:19-26 Today’s Insights As its English title suggests, the book of Lamentations is a book of lament. Though the author is anonymous, Jewish tradition upholds Jeremiah’s authorship. The Septuagint (the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible translated into Greek), …
Read More »Our Daily Bread Devotional — Action—Not Distraction, 26 April 2025.
Action—Not Distraction Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you. Joshua 1:7 Joshua 1:1-9 Today’s Insights Joshua first appeared as the military commander who “overcame the Amalekite army with the sword” (Exodus 17:13), and he was one of the twelve spies …
Read More »Our Daily Bread Devotional — Steps of Faith, 25 April 2025.
Steps of Faith You know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. James 1:3 James 1:1-12 Today’s Insights Poverty and the mistreatment of the poor by the wealthy and powerful might be part of what James has in mind by “trials” and “testing of your faith” (James 1:2-3). In …
Read More »Our Daily Bread Devotional —Confessing to Christ, 24 April 2025.
Confessing to Christ Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Proverbs 28:13 Proverbs 28:9-13 Today’s Insights The book of Proverbs is followed by Ecclesiastes, yet the two seem to conflict with each other. Proverbs provides advice for living and assumes …
Read More »Our Daily Bread Devotional —To Infinity and Beyond!, 23 April 2025.
To Infinity and Beyond! Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you? Matthew 18:33 Matthew 18:21-35 Today’s Insights Throughout Matthew 18, Jesus used extreme examples to make His point—become like a child to be deemed “greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (v. 4); …
Read More »Our Daily Bread Devotional — Loving Others with God’s Love, 22 April 2025.
Loving Others with God’s Love You are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. Deuteronomy 10:19 Deuteronomy :14-19 Today’s Insights In Deuteronomy 10, God commanded Moses to “chisel out two stone tablets like the first ones” (v. 1). These tablets contained God’s law and …
Read More »80 powerful prayer points for NSPPD’s April 21 2025 service, themed Throne Room Verdict: The Lord Has Reversed It!
80 powerful prayer points for NSPPD’s April 21 2025 service, themed Throne Room Verdict: The Lord Has Reversed It! IT IS AN APRIL OF “FIRSTS”!! FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEK AGAIN A TRIPLE-BARRELLED WEAPON AGAINST EVIL A THREEFOLD-TSUNAMI AGAINST ADVERSITY. Connect to: THRONE ROOM VERDICT AND THE LORD REVERSED …
Read More »Our Daily Bread Devotional —The Best Evidence, 20 April 2025.
The Best Evidence God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. Acts 2:32 Acts 2:29-36 Today’s Scripture Acts 2:29-36 Today’s Insights In Acts 2:34-35, Peter quotes Psalm 110:1 in his Pentecost message: “The Lord said to my Lord: ‘Sit at my right hand until …
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