May 24, 2021 | 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12 DEVOTIONS What does it mean for Christ to be glorified in us? The great English preacher Charles Spurgeon answered: “Even now His saints glorify Him. When they walk in holiness they do, as it were, reflect His light. Their holy deeds are beams from Him who is the […]
May 19, 2021 | 1 Thessalonians 5:23–24 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue What does it mean when the Bible says we are to long for Christ’s return? The fifth president of Moody Bible Institute, William Culbertson, once preached: “If you say you love the appearing of Christ and are indifferent to the claims of Christ and are […]
May 9, 2021 | 1 Thessalonians 3:11–13 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When I was a child, pastoral prayers were a main feature of our church worship service. When the prayer began, I knew to settle in for a long one. Over the years, it seems that pastoral prayers have diminished in length and prominence or […]
April 30, 2021 | James 5:13–18 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Dutch Christian and Holocaust survivor Corrie Ten Boom was known as a woman of prayer. She once said, “What wings are to a bird and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.” As we end our study on powerful prayers from the […]
April 26, 2021 | Acts 6:1–7 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Will Graham said that his grandfather, the Rev. Billy Graham, once gave him life-changing advice: “Pray. Pray. Pray,” said Graham, then added, “Study. Study. Study.” Will said, “Whatever walk of life you are in, I hope that you can hear my grandfather’s instruction and take […]
April 25, 2021 | Acts 4:1–31 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Shortly after Jesus’ resurrection, the disciples went into the Temple courts and healed a crippled man. The authorities opposed the crowds that soon gathered and tossed Peter and John into prison. The next day, they were questioned, “By what power, or what name did you […]
April 24, 2021 | Luke 18:9–14 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue One of the easiest traps we can fall into is the Comparison Trap. We look at the lives of others and begin comparing ourselves to them. Sometimes we are jealous, sometimes we look down on others, for who they are or the way they live […]
April 21, 2021 | Luke 11:1–4 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue As we approach the last week of our study, we return to learn at the feet of Jesus who Himself showed us how to pray. The disciples longed to pray like Jesus and in Luke 11 we see the prayer template He gave them. Jesus […]
April 20, 2021 | Habakkuk 3:1–19 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Habakkuk’s prayer came shortly before the Babylonian invasion of Judah (605 BC). Facing His coming judgement, the prophet struggled with God’s justice. However, Habakkuk wanted the righteous remnant of Judah to keep their heads high and to remain faithful to God even during the difficult […]
April 19, 2021 | Jonah 2:1–9 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Most of us are familiar with the story of Jonah, especially the part about the whale. Jonah was a prophet who refused the Lord’s command to go to Nineveh and instead boarded a ship headed in the opposite direction. While Jonah could run, he could […]