Topic:The Scandal Maker A daily devotion for January 5th While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and “sinners” were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him Mark 2:15 This evidently was a farewell dinner Matthew gave for his friends, his …
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Topic:Impressive Faith A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 4TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 1:40-2:12 Jesus saw their faith… Mark 2:5a The obvious thing Mark underscores for us here is the determined faith of these five men. They stand as an encouragement to us to exercise this kind of faith. There are …
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Topic:Meeting Life’s Demands A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 3RD READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 1:16-39 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Mark 1:35 After this full day—and what a full day …
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Topic:Like A Dove A DAILY DEVOTION FOR JANUARY 2ND READ THE SCRIPTURE: MARK 1:9-15 As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. Mark 1:10 There is no greater need that we have as individuals …
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Topic:The God of Peace A daily devotion for December 31st Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he …
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Topic:Nonconformity A daily devotion for December 30th Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, …
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Topic:Coming to Mount Zion A daily devotion for December 29th You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm… But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You …
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Topic:Fix Your Eyes on Jesus A DAILY DEVOTION FOR DECEMBER 27TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: HEBREWS 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race …
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Topic:Faith That Anticipates and Acts A DAILY DEVOTION FOR DECEMBER 26TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: HEBREWS 11:8-39 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made …
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Topic:Living By Faith A DAILY DEVOTION FOR DECEMBER 24TH READ THE SCRIPTURE: HEBREWS 10:26-39 Remember those earlier days after you had received the light, when you endured in a great conflict full of suffering. Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by …
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