Daily Devotionals

Escaping Ordinary Week 4: Thursday

But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” Acts 4:19-20 One of the markers of following someone is obedience. After all, if you fol...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 4: Wednesday

There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 When Peter and John were on trial for their faith in Jesus, their boldness was anything but ordinary. As they carried out the wor...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 4: Tuesday

“And when you are brought to trial in the synagogues and before rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how to defend yourself or what to say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what needs to be said.” Luke 12:11-12 ...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 4: Monday

But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of men who believed now totaled about 5,000. Acts 4:4 As we study the beginning of the early church, it does not take long to realize that it is a miracle that it survived and...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 3: Saturday

"Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus' name has healed him before your very eyes. Acts 3:16 Have you ever heard the saying, "These are the days"? We usually say this wh...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 3: Friday

Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man's feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened. Acts 3:7 We were reminded in this weekend's sermon that "the measure of our compassion is not how we f...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 3: Thursday

But Peter said, "I don't have any silver or gold for you. But I'll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!" Acts 3:6 The early church was known for following Jesus' example by seeing peoples' needs. Reading a...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 3: Wednesday

Jesus responded, "Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost." Luke 19:9-10 When we think about meeting needs, we often think of phys...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 3: Tuesday

One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, "Would you like to get well?" John 5:5-6 Someone recently described one of their coworkers as someone who "se...

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Escaping Ordinary Week 3: Monday

Peter and John went to the Temple one afternoon to take part in the three o'clock prayer service. Acts 3:1 I have previously shared in these devotions that I am not directionally savvy. However, I know that I must drive toward my desired destination...

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