February 17 – 21, 2020
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February 17 – 21, 2020

Monday John 18:33-36 ARE YOU THE KING OF THE JEWS? It must have been with a touch of irony that Pilate asked Jesus: “Are you the king of the Jews?” Pontius Pilate was the Roman Empire’s military governor over the province of Judaea from 26/27 to 36/37 AD, its fifth governor since the area became...

February 10 – 14, 2020
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February 10 – 14, 2020

Monday John 13:1-17; Luke 22:24-30; Matthew 20:16 This week’s devo features Peter’s question to Jesus on the eve before His crucifixion: “Are you going to wash my feet?” Let’s open with some context. “As the Lord enters the Upper Room with His disciples, it is a somber and crucial hour in His ministry. The shadow...

February 3 – 7, 2020
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February 3 – 7, 2020

Monday Please begin today by reading: John 4:4-26 The story of the “Woman at the Well” gives us a beautiful picture of the way Jesus pursues us. There are exciting spiritual truths we will unpack each day this week. First, let’s start with the fact that Jesus “needed to go through Samaria” (v. 4). According...

January 27 – 31, 2020
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January 27 – 31, 2020

Monday John 8:31-38 – Freedom! “… and the truth will make you free.” —Jesus Christ (John 8:32) FREEDOM—a most valued, highly charged word, inspiring revolutions and wars, mass movements in literature, art, and music. It’s almost the very definition of what is good, and the lack of it is defined as bad. People struggling for...

January 20 – 24, 2020
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January 20 – 24, 2020

Monday John 6:35, 48, 51, 68 Jesus’ teaching of the Bread of Life Discourse (6:35-70) is given the day after Jesus fed 5,000+ hungry people in Galilee, using a small boy’s two fish and five loaves of barley bread. This sign points to Jesus as the Messiah, and made Jesus’ identity clear to any who...

January 13 – 17, 2020
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January 13 – 17, 2020

Monday Please begin today by reading: John 9:1-7; Psalm 107:19-21 John 9 holds important spiritual truths as Christians. The Lord brings blessings out of suffering; He teaches us to be cautious in our judgment of others; and He uses our difficult times to grow our faith. In John 16:33, Jesus says: “I have told you...

January 6 – 10, 2020
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January 6 – 10, 2020

Monday John 3:1-21, 7:45-52, 19:38-40 In our continuing “Questions Asked of Jesus” series, this week’s centerpiece is “How can someone be born again?” Sanhedrin (ancient Israel’s legal court) member Nicodemus— “Nick at night”—visited Jesus with the apparent aim to disarm Him with charm. But Jesus was neither political nor interested in flattery; instead He rocked...

Dec. 30, 2019 – Jan. 3, 2020
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Dec. 30, 2019 – Jan. 3, 2020

Monday John 1:43-46; Micah 5:2; Luke 24:13-27 “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” —Nathanael to Philip (1:46 NKJV) Some are asking this same question today in different forms: Can anything good come in the New Year 2020? Can anything good come out of Glenkirk Church? Can anything good come out of my life? Can...