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Christian Devotional – April 21, 2022
The Next Steps, Day 4 Do we talk about our relationship with Jesus? Does it impact our life so much that we can’t help sharing? As we consider the next steps and we read Acts chapter 4, we see the disciples sharing their faith. When when we think about all that Peter and John were sharing and the miracles that were doing, it can be easy to think that since they were disciples of Jesus that should be expected of them. Yet, they were just common men who had the opportunity to be impacted by Jesus. Jesus changed their lives and as a result, they could not stop talking about…
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Christian Devotional – April 20, 2022
The Next Steps, Day 3 The disciples saw people. As we read Acts 3, we see an account of Peter and John and how they truly saw the man begging in front of the temple. They saw him, they recognized his need, and they brought him ro Jesus. When we go through the day, do we see the people that we come into contact with? Do we truly see all their needs and desires and how they are hurting? Even though he was calling out, the man didn’t really even see Peter or John until they spoke ro him. People may not know exactly what they need or know where…
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Christian Devotional – April 19, 2022
The Next Steps, Day 2 The Resurrection. As we take a look at what came next after the resurrection of Jesus, we see just how important the resurrection was to the disciples. Read Acts 2. You see, people died every day there. Seeing someone crucified was not that unusual of an experience. The Romans were brutal and had crucified many people. However, seeing someone raised to life…. that was unusual, that was where the power of God was displayed. The disciples preached the resurrection of Jesus Christ because that was what they had witnessed was the true miracle of God. Yes Jesus Christ was killed, but God raised him back…
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Christian Devotional – April 18, 2022
The Next Step, Day 1 So what happens now? Jesus has been raised from the dead and the disciples are trying to figure out what they are to do next. Read Acts 1. As they were trying to decide what to do, Jesus had given them some specific directions and instructions. When we’re are looking at what we are about to do, do we recognize all that God wants to do through us? Do we trust him even when we don’t really understand what God is doing or why he is doing it a certain way? We may not understand what God is doing. We may not know why, but…
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Christian Devotional – April 17, 2022
Holy Week, Day 7 He is Risen! Today, we celebrate the victory and triumph that Jesus had over death and sin. Read Matthew 28. Jesus was victorious over sin and death. Because he has been there perfect, death could not hold him and God raised him up victorious on the third day. Today is the day that we celebrate and recognize that victory. We understand that no matter what we do, God knew our sin. God knew every shortcoming that we would ever have, past, present, and future. Christ’s sacrifice on the cross paid for all of those and his resurrection is what provides us the victory that we can…
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Christian Devotional – April 16, 2022
Holy Week, Day 6 Defeat and death. As we think about the time that passed from the crucifixion of Jesus until tomorrow morning when we arises triumphant, we can’t help but thinking about the steps that were taken out of fear to secure the tomb. Read Matthew 27:62-66. They made the tomb as secure as they possibly could. They did everything they knew how. The Lord Jesus was dead and buried in the tomb, but still they feared. Still they tried to get things set up to help them understand the potential difficulty and possibility that what Jesus said might be true. When we can’t see Jesus, do we still…
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Christian Devotional – April 15, 2022
Holy Week, Day 5 Good Friday. Today is the day that we celebrate and remember Jesus’s perfect sacrifice on the cross. While he didn’t deserve it, Jesus was crucified and killed. He became the perfect sacrifice for all the sins of the entire world. Read Luke 23:32-43. Jesus was not alone when he was crucified. Two criminals were crucified with him. One of these criminals recognized the perfection that Jesus had and realized that he did not deserve the fate he was receiving. Because of this, that criminal put his faith in Jesus there on the cross. As we remember today and all that Jesus’s sacrifice means, we can understand…
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Christian Devotional – April 14, 2022
Holy Week, Day 4 Which side will you choose? When it comes to Jesus, you cannot sit in the middle. You must choose a side. Looking at holy week, we consider the man Pilate. Read Matthew 27:11-26. As we think about the decisions that the governor Pilate was faced with, we realized just how challenging it can be to try to make everyone happy. Pilot was so focused on keeping the crowd happy and maintaining the peace that he missed the opportunity to understand who Jesus was and how Jesus could impact his life. Pilate sought to stay neutral, but Jesus is not a subject you can stay neutral about.…
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Christian Devotional – April 13, 2022
Holy Week, Day 3 Epic fail. Peter denying Jesus is certainly one of the more commonly referenced happenings of Holy Week. Read Mark 14:53-72. Why do we resonate with Peter’s betrayal of Jesus so much? Often I think it’s because we know our own shortcomings and our own ways in which we have let Jesus down. We want to be true to be true to him. We may even have boasted about how good we are or how are or how much we follow Jesus. But, in the difficulties and tough times, do we follow through? Or, like Peter, do we betray him? The beautiful piece about Peter and this…
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Christian Devotional – April 12, 2022
Holy Week, Day 2 How did the disciples respond to holy week? Jesus had been prepping them for 3 years, yet when it came time, they ran. Read Mark 14:27-28. Jesus knew the disciples would run. Jesus knew everything about them. Still, he chose them and loved them and used them anyway. Jesus knew they would return and so he told them that even before they left. Jesus knows all about us. Everything that we do, have done, and will do, He knows. We can’t keep secrets from him, so are we open to him with our entire lives? How do we glorify him in the situations that we find…