Posts with the category “daily-devotionals”

Scripture: Matthew 5:16"In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."Reflection:Living the gospel means letting your light...  Read More

 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"Reflection:The gospel transforms lives, making us new creations in Chris...  Read More

 Scripture: Luke 12:51"Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division."Reflection:The gospel can create division because it confronts sin and challenges the status quo. Refl...  Read More

 Scripture: Isaiah 1:18"Come now, let us settle the matter, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."R...  Read More

 Scripture: Romans 1:16"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile." Reflection:The gospel...  Read More

 Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:14-15"And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness."Reflecti...  Read More

    Scripture: Joshua 1:9"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."Reflection:God's call com...  Read More

   Scripture:Luke 10:19"I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you."Reflection:As believers, we have been given aut...  Read More

   Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:10"To another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another ...  Read More

   Scripture: Romans 8:11"And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit w...  Read More

   Scripture: Acts 13:4-5"So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus. When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the s...  Read More

   Scripture:Psalm 51:12 "Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me."Reflection:The early church was filled with joy and sincerity as they praised God and wi...  Read More

   Scripture:Acts 4:32-35  "All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles...  Read More

  Scripture:Psalm 133:1 - "How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!"Reflection:The early church was marked by unity and shared life. They cared for one another's needs an...  Read More

   Scripture:Philippians 4:6-7 - "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transce...  Read More

   Scripture:1 Corinthians 10:16-17 - "Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of...  Read More

   Scripture:Hebrews 10:24-25 - "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one a...  Read More

   Scripture:Acts 2:42 - "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer." Reflection:The early church prioritized learning from the apostl...  Read More

   Scripture: Acts 13:3 "Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off."  Reflection: The church in Antioch demonstrated powerful spiritual agreement when confirming G...  Read More

 Scripture: Romans 8:14 "For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God."  Reflection: Being Spirit-led isn't just for Sunday services - it's for our daily lives. As we go about ou...  Read More

 Scripture: Romans 12:6 "We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us." Reflection: The Antioch church operated in spiritual gifts, with prophets and teachers serving together. ...  Read More

 Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I hav...  Read More

 Scripture: Acts 13:2 "While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'" Reflection:The church in A...  Read More

Scripture: Colossians 3:11 "Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all."Reflection: The early church in Antioch...  Read More

Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God."  Reflection: Prayer is more than...  Read More

Scripture: Isaiah 55:8-9 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD."  Reflection: The different outcomes for James and Peter remind us that God's timing ...  Read More

Scripture: Mark 11:24  "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."  Reflection: The church praying for Peter showed both faith and huma...  Read More

Scripture: 1 John 5:14 "And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us."  Reflection: While we may not always understand God's ways, we c...  Read More

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray without ceasing"  Reflection: The church prayed continuously for Peter, showing us the importance of persistent prayer. Even when answers aren't immediate, we mus...  Read More

Scripture: Matthew 18:20 - "For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."  Reflection: The early church demonstrated the power of collective prayer. When believers pray toget...  Read More

Scripture: Acts 12:5  "But earnest prayer for him was being made to God by the church." Reflection: Crisis often drives us to more passionate, focused prayer. When facing difficulties, our dependence ...  Read More

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10"For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."Reflection:Barnabas lived with a sense of purpose, knowing t...  Read More

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."Reflection:Barnabas truste...  Read More

 Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:2"And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others." Reflection:Barnabas invested in...  Read More

 Scripture: Ephesians 4:29"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." Ref...  Read More

Scripture: Galatians 5:13"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love."Reflection:Barnabas was will...  Read More

Scripture: Philippians 2:3-4"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests o...  Read More

Scripture:  Acts 11:17-18"If then God gave the same gift to them as he gave to us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God's way?" When they heard these things th...  Read More

Scripture: Acts 10:33"So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord."Refle...  Read More

Scripture: Acts 10:34-35"So Peter opened his mouth and said: 'Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.'"Re...  Read More