Weekly Devotional

"I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33 ...

"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit," Romans 14:17 The promise of joy seem...

"Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." Romans 12:10 There's a lot of passages, narratives, and instructions about love in t...

"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" John 14:6 Sometimes, Jesus taught in parables. Oth...

"Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go...

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Matthew 5:9 Growing up, part of the culture of my family was to keep the peace. Don't...

"And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, the...

"Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but ...

"We put our hope in the Lord. He is our help and our shield. In Him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in His holy name. Let Your unfailing love surround us, L...

I don't know about you, but when I read a passage like the one above, I get a little nervous. Be like Jesus? Is that even possible?

"Stop dwelling on the past. Don’t even remember these former things. I am doing something brand new, something unheard of. Even now it sprouts and grows and ...

"'My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are i...

"Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart." Luke 2:19 I can hardly believe Christmas is this month. It seems like only a few weeks a...

"I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it ...

We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is servi...

"Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms." 1 Peter 4:10 You have God...

"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not cru...

"The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he rea...

This is the third in a 3-part series about the Prodigal Son. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him [the prodigal son] and was filled with...

This is the second in a 3-part series on the Prodigal Child. “Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and danc...