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Daily Devotions
So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.” vs. 36 John 8:34-36 In his treatise, “The Freedom of the Christian,” Martin Luther famously wrote, “A Christian is the most free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is the most dutiful servant of all, subject to everyone.” Those words sum up the paradoxical nature of our life as followers of Jesus, and provide a corrective to those who believe that being free in Christ means…
Daily Devotions
Mark 1: 5-8 “I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” vs. 8 Both Jesus and John were significant figures in Roman occupied Judea. Both had a powerful message and each of them gathered a sizable following of disciples. But they were different too, and Mark accents that difference in his account of Jesus’ life. John’s baptism was for his followers a sign of repentance, a declaration that they were changing their lives…
Daily Devotions: December 6, 2018
December 6, 2018 To read full passage click: Philippians 1:3-8 …“I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.” vs. 6 Paul was so proud of the congregation in Philippi. He hadn’t spent much time there, but he’d obviously been effective in proclaiming the gospel, and the people had taken it to heart. Everything that he heard was positive and his letter to…