Devotionals about Discipleship

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Which Laws Do I Keep?

Read: Matthew 5:13-20 I have not come to abolish [the Law and the Prophets] but to fulfill them. (v. 17 NIV) I’ve been told it’s a sin to get a

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Making Everything Better?

Read: Matthew 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. (v. 1 NIV) I came to Christ as a teenager out

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Fulfilling Righteousness

Read: Matthew 3:1-17 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” (v. 15 NIV) I have Christian friends and

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Where Do You See God’s Work?

Read: Matthew 2:13-23 Out of Egypt I called my Son. (v. 15 NIV) I know believers in Jesus whom God has consistently guided in major decisions through sermons. Others have

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Who Were Your Ancestors?

Read: Matthew 1:1-17 Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah. (v. 16 NIV) Thanks to online resources, more people than ever are researching their ancestry. A

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The Prayer to End all Prayers

Read: Revelation 21:1-4, 22:20-21 Come, Lord Jesus! (Rev. 22:20) There is no better way to end these devotions on prayer than to consider the prayer that the Bible ends with:

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Praying for the Advance of the Gospel

Read: 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 Brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly. (v. 1 NIV) When I was a young pastor, I occasionally

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Praying for Abounding Love

Read: Philippians 1:3-11 It is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment. (v. 9) Back in 1965, pop singer Jackie DeShannon sang

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Praying the Lord’s Prayer

Read: Matthew 6:9-15 This, then, is how you should pray: “Our Father in heaven . . .” (v. 9 NIV) One of the best-known prayers in all the world is