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Category: Devotional Thought

  • 6 Lessons From Acts 9 (Part 2)

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    Yesterday, I posted about 6 lessons I learned while reading through Acts 9 a few days ago. These are some really applicable lessons, no matter who you are or what you do. I thought they deserved a little more explanation… 1. Significant impact is often made by ordinary people with extraordinary potential. No matter where…

  • Get In The Boat

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    Genesis 7:1 The LORD then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. As I was reading through the story Noah a few days ago, I had this thought… What if Noah, after all that he had done, all the steps of…

  • If It’s Easy, You’re Doing It Wrong

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    As I look through scripture, following God was never easy. There were always obstacles. There was always opposition. It seems that following Jesus often comes too easy for many of us. Little sacrifice. Little push back. Little trust required. The conclusion I’ve come to… We’re doing it wrong. Jesus said in John 16:33 that we…

  • Turning People UPSIDE Down

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    The goal of God. The goal of Jesus. The goal of Paul. The goal of Peter. The goal of our early church fathers. The goal of your local church. The goal of you. Is to see old and dead people become new and alive. 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is…

  • Turn the World UPSIDE Down

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    Acts 17:6 “…These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,“ I came across this passage several days ago and it has literally kept me up at night. I so desperately want this to be said about me.

  • Squealing Tires, Black Marks, & Moving Forward

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    When I first got my driver’s license, my friends and I used to have a little fun in our cars. What we did wasn’t that safe for our lives or for our cars, but here’s what we liked to do… We’d find a straight stretch of road with little traffic. We’d come to a complete…

  • A Baby Changes Everything

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    I’m not a parent yet, but I’ve heard the stories of how a newborn baby completely changes their parents’ lives as soon as they’re born. The parents’ priorities change, their time schedules change, their budgets change, their focus changes. All of a sudden they have the responsibility of a human life other than their own.…

  • Live Up

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    Philippians 3:16 “Only let us live up to what we have already attained.” When I was growing up, my Mom used to have this saying she’d tell me after I did something that I knew I shouldn’t have done. Mom would always say, “Jonathan, you know better.” This verse kinda says the same thing… I…

  • You May Be Religious If…

    You May Be Religious If…

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    1. You spend more time defending a doctrine than sharing Christ. 2. You confront people about using YouVersion in church. 3. You see church as something you do and go to rather than something you are. 4. You get angrier when you hear a cuss word than when you see someone hurting. 5. You find…

  • Video Blog: Identity Crisis

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    Because of our sin, we’re born with a desire to identify ourselves with something/someone. We search for it in a variety of things and people. Until we place our identity in Christ, we’ll never have lasting joy, peace, and assurance. Unfortunately, some never find their true identity and see themselves as Christ sees them… Your…