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Daily Devotions
Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.” vs. 26 Luke 14:25-30 There’s no doubt about it, sometimes the teachings of Jesus are baffling and we wonder what he could possibly have in mind. Here he tells the crowds that becoming his disciple is more important than the most intimate family relationships–it could even mean the loss of life. And he says…
Daily Devotions: February 16, 2020
This devotion was sent without content; we have had trouble with Cox outages all weekend, please accept our apologies! February 16, 2020 For full passage click: Matthew 5:27-37 “But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” vs. 28 Jesus doesn’t miss much in his description of kingdom living. Again, he’s not just trying to fill in the loopholes that folks were using to bypass the…
Daily Devotions: June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019 For full passage click: Isaiah 65:1-9 …“I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask, to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that did not call on my name.” vs. 1 Long after the nobility of Judah had been hauled off into exile, the prophet recounts their complete rejection of the Lord. They had completely turned their backs on…
Daily Devotions: April 26, 2018
April 26, 2018 1 John 4:7-16…“No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.” vs. 12 Many of us have profound questions about God and do all we can to find satisfactory answers. Inevitably, that search will be frustrated–God is beyond space and time and inaccessible to our mortal minds. As John tells us clearly, no one has ever seen God. But that doesn’t mean we have…