Click for a PDF version Monday Read John 1:1; Acts 1:3-13 The entire Bible was inspired by God. The Holy Spirit inspired its authors Moses, David, Isaiah, Jerimiah, Daniel, Ezekiel, Matthew, Mark, John, Luke, Peter, James and others to write down the events they witnessed and the instruction they received from God. But while...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Acts 2:42-47; Ecclesiastes 4:9–10; Proverbs 18:1 In the New Testament, Christ followers typically met in house churches, particularly before church buildings existed. These gatherings (ekklesia) were small, intimate, teaching-centric, and prayerful, often including meals. This week’s featured text, Acts 2:42, characterized the early Church while modelling Christian...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read James 2:14-19; Luke 9:23-26 Faith in action involves giving up control of our lives and letting Jesus take full control. In Luke 9:23 we read, “Then He said to them all: ‘If anyone would come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily...
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...
