Persistent Prayer.

by | Jul 27, 2016 | Devotion

“And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” (Luke 11:9-10) The Lord Jesus taught...

The Prayer Relationship.

by | Jul 25, 2016 | Devotion

“Then Abraham drew near and said, ‘Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you then sweep away the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous who are in it? Far be it from you to...

Distraction.

by | Jul 22, 2016 | Devotion

“Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”  (Luke 10:41b-42) Martha and Mary are examples of two different kinds of people in the church: those...

Above Reproach.

by | Jul 20, 2016 | Devotion

“And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast,...

Theophany.

by | Jul 18, 2016 | Devotion

“And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and...

Be Like the Good Samaritan.

by | Jul 15, 2016 | Devotion

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” (Luke 10:27) Jesus taught the parable of the Good Samaritan in response to a question from a Jewish...