Brief daily devotional to help you along. Cover art photo provided by Lukas Blazek on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@goumbik
Mark 3:14 “He (Jesus) appointed twelve and called them apostles. He appointed them to be with him, to be sent out to preach,”
Matthew 5: 43-44 CEB “You have heard that it was said, You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who harass you”
“With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.” Mark 15:37 NIV
John 15:16. “You didn’t choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you could go and produce fruit and so that your fruit could last. As a result, whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.” John 15:16
Starting to record and Podcast sermons. This is a test run from Sunday, Sept. 1. Let me know what you think. The prayer and reading were cut off, but it's from Hebrews 11: 1-16 and 12: 1-2.
Hebrews 12:15a CEB “Make sure that no one misses out on God’s grace.”
“When my anxieties multiply, your comforting calms me down.” Psalms 94:19 CEB
“I’m sure about this: the one who started a good work in you will stay with you to complete the job by the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:6 CEB
“Don’t let any foul words come out of your mouth. Only say what is helpful when it is needed for building up the community so that it benefits those who hear what you say.” Ephesians 4:29 CEB
“He told another parable to them: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his field. It’s the smallest of all seeds. But when it’s grown, it’s the largest of all vegetable plants. It becomes a tree so that the birds in the sky come and nest in its branches."” Matthew 13:31-32 CEB
2 Corinthians 13:13 CEB “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
1 Corinthians 9:26-27 CEB “So now this is how I run—not without a clear goal in sight. I fight like a boxer in the ring, not like someone who is shadowboxing. Rather, I’m landing punches on my own body and subduing it like a slave. I do this to be sure that I myself won’t be disqualified after preaching to others.”
Philippians 4:12-13 CEB “I know the experience of being in need and of having more than enough; I have learned the secret to being content in any and every circumstance, whether full or hungry or whether having plenty or being poor. I can endure all these things through the power of the one who gives me strength.”
It’s “Good” because it reveals how much God loves you. “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him won’t perish but will have eternal life.” John 3:16 CEB
John 13:34-35 (NIV) “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” The Three Commands - Remember, serve, and love
“He said to them, "I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.” Luke 22:15 CEB
Psalms 43:5 CEB “Why, I ask myself, are you so depressed? Why are you so upset inside? Hope in God! Because I will again give him thanks, my saving presence and my God.”
Romans 8:38 CEB “I’m convinced that nothing can separate us from God’s love in Christ Jesus our Lord: not death or life, not angels or rulers, not present things or future things, not powers”
“So let’s strive for the things that bring peace and the things that build each other up.” Romans 14:19 CEB
Happy moments, praise God Difficult moments, seek God Quiet moments, worship God Painful moments, trust God Every moment, thank God
“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he saves those whose spirits are crushed.” Psalms 34:18 (CEB)
Romans 2:4 CEB “Or do you have contempt for the riches of God’s generosity, tolerance, and patience? Don’t you realize that God’s kindness is supposed to lead you to change your heart and life?
Why Ash Wednesday? What’s the meaning behind the Ashes on the forehead?
Jesus could trust Moses and Elijah, who do you trust in difficult times? Luke 9:30-31 CEB - “Two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him. They were clothed with heavenly splendor and spoke about Jesus’ departure, which he would achieve in Jerusalem.” Luke 9:30-31 CEB
2 Corinthians 5:20a CEB - “So we are ambassadors who represent Christ.”
Why be part of a community of faith? Why go to church? One reason is to be fed with God’s love and grace so that you can the go out and distribute that same love and grace in the world.
1 Samuel 16:7 (CEB) - “But the LORD said to Samuel, "Have no regard for his appearance or stature, because I haven’t selected him. God doesn’t look at things like humans do. Humans see only what is visible to the eyes, but the LORD sees into the heart."”
Galatians 6:2 (CEB) - “Carry each other’s burdens and so you will fulfill the law of Christ.”
Philippians 3:17 (CEB) “Brothers and sisters, become imitators of me and watch those who live this way—you can use us as models.”
1 John 4:7-8 CEB “Dear friends, let’s love each other, because love is from God, and everyone who loves is born from God and knows God. The person who doesn’t love does not know God, because God is love.”
Isaiah 64:1. “If only you would tear open the heavens and come down!”
Luke 5:16 - “But Jesus would withdraw to deserted places for prayer.” Luke 5:16 CEB
Acts 20:24 - “But nothing, not even my life, is more important than my completing my mission. This is nothing other than the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus: to testify about the good news of God’s grace.”
Psalm 19 :1 “Heaven is declaring God’s glory; the sky is proclaiming his handiwork.”
Nothing can separate us from God’s love. Romans 8: 38-39
Brief daily devotional. 1st episode, let me know what you think.
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