Posts with the tag “daily-journal”

[Daily Journal] John 7:37-38 - What an awesome promise from Jesus in today's verses.   Read More

[Daily Journal] Mark 8:34 - Dive into this verse in your alone time with God.  Read More

[Daily Journal] Matthew 16:13-17  Read More

[Daily Journal] Revelation 7:9 - Who is Jesus to you?   Read More

[Daily Journal] John 6 - Jesus challenges the faith of the crowd and our faith as well.  Read More

[Daily Journal] Psalm 46:10 - Be still and know that I am God.  Read More

[Daily Journal] Mark 6 - Jesus uses the storm to teach us deep spiritual truths.  Read More

[Daily Journal] Luke 8:22-25 - Jesus uses boats and storms to challenge our faith today.  Read More

[Daily Journal] Ephesians 3:20-21 -Take a few minutes to reflect on these crescendo verses.  Read More

[Daily Journal] Matthew 13:3, 10-12 - The question today is: "Do you have ears to hear?"   Read More

[Daily Journal] Colossians 1:9 - Walk through this prayer from Paul and apply it to your own life.   Read More

[Daily Journal] Romans 15:13 - Our hope begins with God, is created by God, and it comes from God as our source. . .   Read More

[Daily Journal] John 1:35-39 - "Come and see." What a great invitation from Jesus as he extends that to us today. . .  Read More

[Daily Journal] Matthew 3:13-17 - The question is, “Why?” Why was Jesus baptized? . . .  Read More

[Daily Journal] John 1:1-4 - We have to know WHO Christ IS to know who saved us for eternal life. . .  Read More

[Daily Journal] Philippians 2:12(b)-13 - We have a part in showing the results of our salvation. . .  Read More

[Daily Journal] Hebrews 4:14-16 - We have got to come before our great High Priest, . . .  Read More

[Daily Journal] Hebrews 10:24-25 - I was thinking about how important it is to lock arms with a fellow Christ-follower or two or three and follow Jesus together. . .  Read More

[Daily Journal] 2 Corinthians 3:18 - “As we behold,” as we are “consumed with” the glory of who Jesus Christ is as the exalted risen Lord . . .  Read More

[Daily Journal] Mathew 22:35-39 - Our God is a relational God. God created Mankind in order to have relationship with us. . .  Read More

The Disciples are eating the Passover meal that was designed to teach Israel about the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. And so, now Jesus, THE Passover Lamb, is eating Passover with the Disciples. Jesus Christ IS our Passover Lamb.   Read More

John Chapter 13 begins what we know as the Last Supper. Perhaps more importantly, it is the beginning of the Upper Room Discourse. The Gospel of John has an incredible set of chapters from 13 to 17, and this is the most condensed and intense teaching that Jesus gave to his Disciples. . . .  Read More

Join Pastor Dave as we meditate on John 12:23-26 in our Tuesday Passion Week Devotion. Grab your Alone with God Journal, or any journal, and your Bible, and spend some time 'alone with God' this morning.  Read More

Sometimes, it seems like things are just not going right. But we don’t have the big picture. In fact, we can’t have the big picture. What do we do when we don’t know what to do? What do we focus on when there are so many concerns? How can we ‘keep it together' when it all seems to be unraveling? One of God's answers is in Romans 12:12.  Read More

I went to the fair this weekend, and I found myself wandering around the baking competition tables because that is my favorite part of the fair. And, as I tasted samples of brownies, and cookies, and apple pies, I started thinking about judgment because what else do you do at a fair besides think about judgment?  Read More

Paul prays that The God of glorious unlimited resources will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit, through his Holy Spirit. Then Christ will take up residence, make his home in your hearts AS you trust in him. . .  Read More

When we were utterly helpless and hopeless, Jesus Christ came and died for our sins. And because of his death on the Cross and resurrection, our friendship with God has been restored.  Read More

Sometimes, the seasons of our lives can feel really dry and weary, like the wilderness. And our difficulties and our pain can parch our spirits like the scorching desert sun. But just as God sustained the Israelites on their journey, he promises to supply us with Living Water to refresh our souls.  Read More

We’ve got to wait for God to work, to save us. We’ve got to wait on God. We’ve got to trust him completely. We’ve got to know that he is the one who protects, who brings victory. . .  Read More

I’ve been really struggling with the fear of imperfection lately. The older I get, the more pressure I feel to have it “more together”.  Read More

Don’t let your heart be troubled. Don’t be fearful. Instead, trust in God. Heaven is real, and there is a place for me there. Jesus has prepared the place, and he IS the Way.   Read More

Even in anxiety and grief, the Lord is with us. He is our Shield and the Lifter of Our Head.   Read More

You must build memorials for the marathon in your life. There must be pillars in your life that you can look back to and say, “THAT’S why I’m still running the race. That’s why I’m still serving Jesus – because of the great things he’s done in my life.”  Read More

Agape love is the supernatural love of God, living through your life to others for the good of others, expecting nothing in return.  Read More

What Jesus did in the storm was give the Disciples a faith transfer. The Disciples believed more in the power of the storm than they believed in the power of the Savior. . . .  Read More

A legion of demons versus a word from the Lord. And every demon obeys, down to the last one—every demon. And this submission to Jesus is dramatically proven by two thousand pigs floating like bath toys in the Sea of Galilee.   Read More

This passage from 1 Peter is a great set of verses on hope in the indestructible inheritance from God - that is Jesus Christ himself.   Read More

Wait silently before God and trust in him alone. He, alone, is our Refuge, our Shelter, our Fortress. When you do this, you will be able to say, "In you alone, God, I will not be moved."  Read More

God's voice is often a whisper among the chaos and confusion. We can train ourselves to listen for God to communicate when we wait and are still. Do we hear his voice?  Read More

What do we do in the midst of battles? One of our jobs is to boast in the Lord and praise him for things he will do, and continue to praise him, no matter the outcome of our circumstances.   Read More