Category: Devotionals

Devotionals

Doing What Scripture Says

Read: Psalm 119:97-112 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (v. 105) “Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.”

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Discerning What Scripture Means

Read: 2 Timothy 3:10-17 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable. (v. 16) How do we make sense of the Bible passages we read? Yesterday we learned to “delight” (Ps. 1:2)

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Discipline Begins with Delight

Read: Psalm 139 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! (v. 17) Last Easter a college student in our congregation received baptism. Before going under the waters, she shared

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What Just Happened?

Read: John 1:1-18 The Word became flesh. (v. 14) Yesterday, the world celebrated Christmas. From church services and Bible readings, to presents and special foods, to connecting with other believers and

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Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Read: John 1:1-14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace

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Silent Night

Read: 1 Timothy 3:14-16 Great . . . we confess, is the mystery of godliness. (v. 16) Of all the Christmas carols ever written, this is one of the best-loved. In the Austrian village

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The Holly and the Ivy

Read: Luke 2:22-35 And a sword will pierce through your own soul also. (v. 35) When Joseph and Mary brought Jesus into the temple to fulfill the requirements of the Law,

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O Come, All Ye Faithful

Read: Titus 2:11-15 . . . the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. (v. 13) This Christmas hymn was originally written in Latin (Adeste Fideles) by an English

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God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

Read: Philippians 4:4-7 The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything. (vv. 5-6) To understand the message of this jaunty old English carol, the most important thing to