Daily Devotionals

Escaping Ordinary Week 11: Saturday

"Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord. And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 11: Friday

"Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere." Ephesians 6:18 Simply put, prayer is communicating with God. You see, God communicates wi...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 11: Thursday

"He motioned for them to quiet down and told them how the Lord had led him out of prison. “Tell James and the other brothers what happened,” he said. And then he went to another place."  Acts 12:17 Who is...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 11: Wednesday

"Meanwhile, Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him, they were amazed."  Acts 12:16 Think back to a moment in your life when God answered a prayer that you had prayed. Maybe you were p...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 11: Tuesday

"Peter finally came to his senses. “It’s really true!” he said. “The Lord has sent his angel and saved me from Herod and from what the Jewish leaders had planned to do to me!” Acts 12:11 A re...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 11: Monday

"But while Peter was in prison, the church prayed very earnestly for him." Acts 12:5 The early church saw and experienced so much as it grew and spread incredible and difficult things. As the church continued to grow and ...

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Christmas 2022: Saturday

"But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God." John 1:12 In Jesus' day, familial lines were essential. People cared deeply about the family lines that they were born into. The family people we...

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Christmas 2022: Thursday

“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 Have you ever been given a surprise gift on a day that was not a holiday or y...

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Christmas 2022: Friday

"This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions. Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence...

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Christmas 2022: Wednesday

"But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness." 1 John 1:9 I recently bought my niece a set of bracelets at a toy store. Only a few minutes after I gave them to he...

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