“From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed. On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.” (Acts 14:26-27 […]
05/19/23 Daily Devotion – Shouldn’t this be happening today?
“And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were constantly added to their number.” (Acts 5:14, NASB) I know that I am being myopic at this moment. I know that as I write this devotion thousands of people are being added to the Church in South America and Africa on a […]
02/22/23 Daily Devotion – Make up your mind!
“But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.” (Luke 21:14–15, NIV84) We all remember the verse that tells us not to worry about what we are going to say […]
01/15/2023 Daily Devotion – Let’s diligently seek and find the lost among us!
“Suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell […]
01/14/2023 Daily Devotion – Have you maintained your ‘saltiness’?
“Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?” (Luke 14:34 NIV 84) Salt has a purpose. Actually, it has several purposes. One in particular is its ability to season foods. Salt has a particular flavoring ability to enhance the taste of many foods. Salt sits in the […]
01/03/2023 Daily Devotion – Don’t be afraid to share your faith!
“’When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.’” (Luke 12:11–12, NIV84) I have been preaching and teaching for more than 30 years. I am living proof […]
11/23/2022 Daily Devotion – The two kingdoms are not equal!
“The seventy-two returned with joy and said, ‘Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.’ He replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.’” (Luke 10:17–18, NIV84) Sometimes as we contemplate the realities of good and evil in our world, we can get pretty overwhelmed by the destructive power of evil. It’s […]
11/18/2022 Daily Devotion – Pastors do dangerous work — they need our prayers!
“He told them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.’” (Luke 10:2–3, NIV84) I have heard a lot of sermons on these verses over the years — almost […]
11/04/2022 Daily Devotion – Tell how much God has done for you!
“The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, ‘Return home and tell how much God has done for you.’ So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.” (Luke 8:38–39, NIV84) There aren’t too many […]
10/13/2022 Daily Devotion – Fishing for men is our job, but Jesus does the work!
“Even though everything within Peter’s being was telling Him this didn’t make sense, he still did what the Master asked.”
