Click for a PDF version Monday Read Matthew 6:5-8 In the heart of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:1-18), Jesus outlines specific acts of righteousness that reach beyond outward actions and into the heart and motivations of believers. Jesus emphasizes that true righteousness includes giving, praying, and fasting with the right intentions—not for...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Ephesians 6:10-18; Romans 7:14-25; Matthew 4:1-11 This week’s devotionals parallel the daily themes steering our concurrent Vacation Bible School curriculum, “Racing with Perseverance.” We’ll have 350 campers with us this week, learning more about Jesus while drawing closer to Him—pray for a successful, God-honoring VBS week. Today’s devo...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Hebrews 4:12 Grounded in Scripture If you grew up in the church in the 20th century, you may have learned this Sunday School chorus: “The B-I-B-L-E, yes, that’s the book for me! I stand alone on the Word of God, the B-I-B-L-E!” While the lyrics don’t tell...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Romans 12:1 The Call to Surrender “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.” (Romans 12:1, ESV) The surrendered heart begins with a clear understanding of...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Luke 7:36-38 Jesus was a radical. Still is. His teachings and actions would have been considered politically incorrect at that time, and many still see them as such today. He “violated social taboos to reach out to those marginalized not only racially, economically, and religiously but also...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Genesis 3:8–14; Romans 2:15; Titus 1:2 The First Game of Hide-and-Seek God’s grace shines for all to see, even in the opening pages of Scripture. God did not cancel Adam and Eve when they defied His one simple prohibition. Instead of abandoning them, He approached them. He...
Click for PDF version Monday Read 1 Corinthians 13:12-13 “For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read 1 Kings 19:9 God’s Question in the Cave “And the word of the LORD came to him: ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’” (1 Kings 19:9b) Fear had driven Elijah into the wilderness. After a powerful confrontation with the prophets of Baal and a miraculous demonstration of...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Genesis 1:26-31 What Does It Mean to be Human? We are in a 5-week sermon series called “Questions God Asks.” This week we are looking at the first question God asks in the Bible, found in Genesis 3, “Where are you?” In the process, we will review...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Luke 8:1-3 Mary Magdalene, Disciple In this sermon series, consider the lives of some of the disciples in the aftermath of Jesus’ death and resurrection. One of many Marys in the Bible, Mary Magdalene, was one of Jesus’ earliest followers, having joined the band of disciples early...
