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John Koedyker

Rev. John Koedyker has been a pastor in the Reformed Church in America for more than forty years. His ministry began in Japan where he served as a missionary for ten years. After that he has served churches in Iowa and Michigan. He has served as the Stated Clerk of Muskegon Classis, RCA, for the past sixteen years and also presently serves as pastor of congregational care at First Reformed Church of Grand Haven, Michigan. John has written a number of times previously for Words of Hope and he has a bi-monthly religion column in the Grand Haven Tribune. He is married to Marilyn, and they have four grown children and seven grandchildren.
Devotionals

Mistaken for Gods

Read: Acts 14:8-28 Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker. (v. 12) I have been mistaken for someone once. Unfortunately, it was not a

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Perseverance in Preaching

Read: Acts 14:1-7  . . . they continued to preach the gospel. (v. 7) During a Monday night football game between the Chicago Bears and the New York Giants, one

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Joy in the Midst of Difficulty

Read: Acts 13:42-52 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. (v.

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Paul the Preacher

Read: Acts 13:13-41 So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand said: “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen.” (v. 16) In Romans 1:16, Paul said: “I

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The Mission to Cyprus

Read: Acts 13:4-12 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus. (v. 4) In Mark 5, Jesus healed

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Going Global

Read: Acts 13:1-3 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called

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Barnabas to the Rescue

Read: Acts 9:26-31 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. (v. 27) I once knew someone whose earlier days were full of embarrassing drunken displays and obscenities.

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Not an Easy Road

Read: Acts 9:23-25 But his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket. (v. 25) Saul learned very

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What a Change!

Read: Acts 9:19-22; Galatians 1:15-24 For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.”

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