“I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some.” (1 Corinthians 9:22 NIV84) Lately I have been putting a lot of thought into evangelism strategies that I think might work for the 21st century. Today’s verse addresses exactly what I have been thinking. Decades ago, most people […]
7/5/23 Daily Devotion – We must rely on the Spirit’s persuasion!
“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.” (1 Corinthians 2:4-5 NIV) The truth in these two verses is so important to understand. The persuasiveness of the gospel message […]
07/04/2023 Daily Devotion – ‘I resolved to know nothing’ but…
“For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” (1 Corinthians 2:2 NIV84) I had not anticipated how emotional this devotion might be for me. This is the second verse (the first was John 3:16) that I memorized nearly 30 years ago. I wanted this verse to be […]
06/10/23 Daily Devotion – The ripple effect of the Gospel!
“In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.” (Acts 19:20) If you throw a rock into a pond you will see concentric circles ripple outward from the entry point of the rock. The rock would actually touch very little surface area of the pond, but a large surface area […]
06/05/23 Daily Devotion – Sometimes you have to leave the resistance!
“But when the Jews opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, ‘Your blood be on your own heads! I am clear of my responsibility. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.’” (Acts 18:6) Paul was preaching to his fellow Jews and facing tremendous resistance. […]
06/04/23 Daily Devotion – We make it too complicated sometimes!
“A few men became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.” (Acts 17:34 NIV84) The reason I stop at this verse is because I simply want to remind us all, even myself, that whether someone believes or doesn’t […]
05/27/23 Daily Devotion – An apologetic strategy!
“Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: ‘Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. Now what you worship as […]
05/24/23 Daily Devotion – Leave the hard stuff to God!
“One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.” (Acts 16:14 NIV84) One of the temptations we face as Christians is to take responsibility for things that are God’s […]
05/23/23 Daily Devotion – Strengthened in faith and growing the kingdom!
“So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.” Acts 16:5 (NIV84) Here we are in the sixteenth chapter of the book of Acts and the church has spread throughout the region of what we know as the Middle East. The message of the Gospel was wrapping itself around the Mediterranean […]
05/21/23 Daily Devotion – Burdening the consciences of Christians is a dangerous thing!
“Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear? No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.” Acts 15:10–11 (NIV84) Listen to […]
