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Steve Petroelje

Steve Petroelje is a specialized transition pastor who serves vacant churches and helps them assess health, pursue missional effectiveness, and conduct a pastoral search process. He is the past-president of the Words of Hope Board of Directors.
Devotionals

Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Read: Romans 12 Be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

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Overcome Evil with Good

Read: Romans 12 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (v. 21) Living in a sin-tainted world means we are always battling evil. Evil has existed

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Pursue Peace, not Revenge

Read: Romans 12 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. (v. 18) Our selfish sinful nature moves us to seek revenge. If someone hurts

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Get Along with Others

Read: Romans 12 Live in harmony with one another. (v. 16) Most of us have experienced times where we thought, Can’t we all just get along? Pride, greed, and a

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Show Hospitality

Read: Romans 12 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. (v. 13) As we reflect on what it means to “be transformed by the renewal

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Don’t Forget to Pray

Read: Romans 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. (v. 12) This is the third day in our focus on Romans 12:12. As we finish

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Be Patient

Read: Romans 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. (v. 12) Life comes with struggles. As we acknowledged in yesterday’s devotional, we live in a

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Remain Hopeful

Read: Romans 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. (v. 12) Today’s key verse contains three basic yet challenging directives. Over the next three days,

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Serve the Lord

Read: Romans 12 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. (v. 11) As I write this devotional, the leaves are changing color, the hours

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