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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-12-31
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Beggars in Beautiful Places
p. 123 of John, The Beloved Disciple -------- "We are no longer under the law and authority of our pasts, but like Peter and John we are also free to use them as they lend expression to our faith in Jesus.…
Created over 3 years ago
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Spiritual Connections
John, The Beloved Disciple -- pg 118 -- The Holy Spirit never comes just to show off. He comes to show off and bring results. "Every day the Lord added to them those who were being saved." How often…
Created over 3 years ago
Acts 2:3 (ASV), Acts 2:4 (ASV), Acts 2:5 (ASV), Acts 2:6 (ASV), Acts 2:47 (ASV)
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Going and Coming
Q: If you had seen Him taken into heaven - as John did - would a day ever pass that you didn't glance up and wonder when He was returning? How real is that expectation to you? A: The expectation of Jesus'…
Created over 3 years ago
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Love Goes Around
I read John 21:15 ("Peter, do you love me more than these?"), and asked myself if I love Jesus more than these. Honestly, it's the "more than these" part of the question that I had trouble giving the…
Created over 3 years ago
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Diving in the Deep End
Here we see Peter doing what Peter seems to do best - Be noticed. I'm not saying that in a negative way ... just an observation. He felt led to "cut loose" with Jesus, and did! He's seen cutting loose…
Created over 3 years ago
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Do-Bees
Q- What do you typically do when time is hanging heavy, spiritually speaking - when you are in that antsy, uncomfortable gap between asking for guidance and receiving direction? A---- Me, I put it aside.…
Created over 3 years ago
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Improving Grounds
What stands out for me in this passage is that the two men who claimed Jesus' body after the crucifixion were two men who were not public in their following of him (at least not at first). Joseph of Arimathea…
Created over 3 years ago
John 19:38 (ASV), John 19:39 (ASV), John 19:40 (ASV), John 19:41 (ASV), John 19:42 (ASV)
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I've been there
Q: What can you testify about Jesus, just from being near Him the last few days and weeks? A: Jesus wants to be part of our inner circle. He wants us to go to him not only in the bad times, but in the…
Created over 3 years ago
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Mother and Son
It seems that so far the theme of the week for me is "comfort" ... It must have been comforting for Jesus to see Mary and John in the crowd as he was dying. Since John and Jesus were so close John would…
Created over 3 years ago
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Strength Personified
Jesus was out of options. And he knew it. In a last-ditch effort to get his Father to give him a way out, Jesus went to the garden to pray. Like most of us when we are in dire straits, we don't want to…
Created over 3 years ago
Matthew 26:36 (ASV), Matthew 26:37 (ASV), Matthew 26:38 (ASV), Matthew 26:39 (ASV), Matthew 26:40 (ASV), Matthew 26:41 (ASV)
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The Judas in Us
Do you remember a few years ago there was a TV reality game show called "The Mole"? In this show, twelve players as it tries to work out who among it is The Mole -- a saboteur trying to keep the other…
Created over 3 years ago
Luke 22:1 (ASV), Luke 22:2 (ASV), Luke 22:3 (ASV), Luke 22:4 (ASV), Luke 22:5 (ASV), Luke 22:6 (ASV)
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Lean In
Q: What kind of person is likely to be "close" to Jesus? A: This is synchronicity. I was just thinking the same question very recently, and here it is - the opening question of today's devotional. What…
Created over 3 years ago
John 13:21 (ASV), John 13:22 (ASV), John 13:23 (ASV), John 13:24 (ASV), John 13:25 (ASV), John 13:26 (ASV), John 13:27 (ASV), John 13:28 (ASV), John 13:29 (ASV), John 13:30 (ASV)
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Secret Missions
Q: How deeply do you believe that each day is another opportunity to be on mission with God, that He has tasks in mind for you today that are specifically ordained for you life? A: And how easily we forget!…
Created over 3 years ago
Luke 22:7 (ASV), Luke 22:8 (ASV), Luke 22:9 (ASV), Luke 22:10 (ASV), Luke 22:11 (ASV), Luke 22:12 (ASV), Luke 22:13 (ASV)
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Growing Uppity
I used to have a job where I would occasionally have to evaluate drivers to see if they are ready to be officially licensed to drive solo. In reading this passage, I think of how kids will call "shotgun"…
Created over 3 years ago
Mark 10:35 (ASV), Mark 10:36 (ASV), Mark 10:37 (ASV), Mark 10:38 (ASV), Mark 10:39 (ASV), Mark 10:40 (ASV)
