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free devotional guides for your quiet time
There are certain words that we have heard repeated so often by certain people that they have become engraved upon our hearts. And those very words will sometimes echo in our hearts and come from our lips in unexpected moments. For some reason, most words of this type tend to be negative words. Some people, …
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Download the full guide in the link below. DON’T BE AFRAID; JUST BELIEVEMark 4:35 – 5:43 When we cannot control the world around us, that is when we begin to be afraid. The other response for us who are Christians is to rest on faith. Fear or faith? That is the question. The disciples were …
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Please download the Word file for the full devotional guide. THE FLAME OF THE GOSPEL(2 Timothy 1:1-14) It is easy in the many demands of life to lose sight of your salvation; to drift; and to let the reality of God in your life become a mundane affair of going to church, saying grace before …
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Please download the Word file for the full devotional guide. JOY AND CONTENTMENTPhilippians 4:1-23 Paul opens his heart and lets the Philippians in. “Brothers and sisters”, “you whom I love and long for”, “joy and crown”, and “dear friends” Paul did not hold back. In chapter 1 he calls them his partners in the Gospel. …
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I have decided to only publish the “reflection” at the end of every devotional guide for each week instead of the full guide as it doesn’t make sense to read the guide as a web page and anyone who wishes to use the full guide should download the Word file. This way I can share …
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When the Israelites were finally about to enter the Promised Land, they were commanded to look back over the 40 years in the wilderness and to recollect the entire journey. As I look back over what is now exactly 40 years since I was baptized in December 1960, I realize that I have been able …
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The question in my devotion on Luke 5:1-11 asked, “What do you think is the message of the miracle to Simon Peter when he ponders over this experience?” He chose me. He got onto MY boat. He trapped me into listening to his teaching and boy was my heart warmed as he taught me about …
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