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Apr 16, 2020
2 min

Driving Out Worldly Fear

Published 4/17/20 Read 1 Samuel 12:24 "Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he...

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Apr 15, 2020
2 min

Greater Than the World

Published 4/16/20 Read 1 John 4:4-6 "Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he...

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Apr 14, 2020
2 min

Pray the Lord's Prayer

Published 4/15/20 Read Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV) "This, then, is how you should pray: " 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your...

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Apr 13, 2020
2 min

Don't Stop Praying

Published 4/14/20 Read Psalm 13:3-6 "Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, lest my...

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Apr 12, 2020
2 min

Don't Fake It

Published 4/13/20 Read Psalm 13:1-2 "How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long...

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Apr 9, 2020
2 min

"Why Have You Forsaken Me?"

Published 4/10/20 Read Mark 15:33-34 "And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And...

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Apr 8, 2020
1 min

"Why, Lord?"

Published 4/9/20 Read 1 Peter 5:10 "And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal...

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Apr 7, 2020
2 min

Pray Through the Pain

Published 4/8/20 Read Psalm 22:14-21 "I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted...

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Apr 6, 2020
2 min

When God Seems Silent

Published 4/7/20 Read Psalm 22:1-2 (NLT) My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help? Every...

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Apr 5, 2020
2 min

Prayer, Not Fear

Published 4/6/20 Read 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 "Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying,...

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Apr 2, 2020
1 min

The True Peace

Published 4/3/20 Text in Context: Read John 14:15-31 Reflect: How are we to show love for God? Why do you think Jesus repeated this four...

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Apr 1, 2020
2 min

Stress Relief

Published 4/2/20 Read Psalm 23:1-3 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside...

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Mar 31, 2020
2 min

Come to Me

Published 4/1/20 Read Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you,...

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Mar 30, 2020
2 min

Living Under the Cross

Published 3/31/20 Read Hebrews 11:16 "But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed...

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Mar 29, 2020
2 min

Replacing Worry for Wonder

Published 3/30/20 Read Hebrews 1:1-4 "Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these...

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Mar 26, 2020
2 min

Run to the Rock

Published 3/27/20 By Nat Crawford Read Psalm 18:1-3 I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my...

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Mar 25, 2020
2 min

Living by Faith, Not Fear

Published 3/26/20 Read 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 "So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away...

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Mar 24, 2020
2 min

Confident Assurance

Published 3/25/20 Read Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the...

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Mar 23, 2020
2 min

Releasing Anxiety

Published 3/24/20 Read Luke 21:29-33 "And he told them a parable: 'Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. As soon as they come out in...

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Mar 22, 2020
3 min

Peace from God

Published 3/23/20 Read John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your...

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Mar 19, 2020
2 min

Experience Peace

Published 3/20/20 By Nat Crawford Read Philippians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication...

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Mar 18, 2020
2 min

In Times of Crisis

Published 3/19/20 Read Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the...

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Mar 17, 2020
2 min

Who's in Control?

Published 3/18/20 Read Proverbs 3:5-8 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways...

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Mar 16, 2020
2 min

Worry Is Pointless

Published 3/17/20 Read Matthew 6:25-27 "That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life--whether you have enough food and drink,...

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Mar 15, 2020
2 min

In the Grip of Fear

Read Isaiah 43:1–5 “Now the Lord who created you … says, Don’t be afraid, for I have ransomed you; I have called you by name; you are...

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Mar 12, 2020
2 min

Vertical Conversations

Published 3/13/20 Read Hebrews 12:1-2 "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every...

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Mar 11, 2020
2 min

Falling in Love with God Again

Published 3/12/20 Read John 1:14 "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from...

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Mar 10, 2020
2 min

Four Painful Words

Published 3/11/20 Read Matthew 7:21-23 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does...

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Mar 9, 2020
2 min

Saving Faith

Published 3/10/20 Read 2 Corinthians 5:17-19 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold,...

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Mar 8, 2020
2 min

It's All About Relationship

Published 3/9/20 Read Genesis 2:18 "Then the Lord God said, 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit...

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Mar 5, 2020
2 min

Becoming Relational

Published 3/6/20 Read Psalm 63:1-4 "O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in...

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Mar 4, 2020
2 min

Hearing His Voice

Published 3/5/20 Read Matthew 4:4 But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from...

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Mar 3, 2020
2 min

Falling in Love with the God of the Bible

Published 3/4/20 Read 2 Peter 3:17-18 "You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, take care that you are not carried away with the...

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Mar 2, 2020
2 min

Losing the God of Rules

Published 3/3/20 Read Romans 5:6-8 "For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely...

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Mar 1, 2020
2 min

Keys to Spiritual Growth

Published 3/2/20 Read Romans 12:11-13 "Don't burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully...

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Feb 27, 2020
2 min

Clues to Growing Spiritually

Published 2/28/20 Read Hebrews 6:1-2 "Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a...

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Feb 26, 2020
2 min

Pulling Back the Veil

Published 2/27/20 Read Job 1:12 "And the Lord said to Satan, 'Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch...

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Feb 25, 2020
2 min

The Enemy "Veils" the Truth

Published 2/26/20 Read Romans 12:2 "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing...

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Feb 24, 2020
2 min

Power Pitfalls

Published 2/25/20 Read Romans 6:13-14 "Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to...

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Feb 23, 2020
2 min

Paul's Obedience Principle

Published 2/24/20 Read Philippians 3:20-21 " But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who...

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Feb 20, 2020
2 min

Getting Unstuck: Paul's Equation

Published 2/21/20 Read Philippians 3:13-14 "Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what...

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Feb 19, 2020
2 min

Fan the Flame

Published 2/20/20 Read 2 Timothy 1:6-7 "For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the...

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Feb 18, 2020
2 min

A Deadly Virus Called Sin

Published 2-19-20 Read 1 Corinthians 10:13 "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not...

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Feb 17, 2020
2 min

Living on the Titanic

Published 2-18-20 Read James 1:13-15 "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God,' for God cannot be tempted with...

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Feb 16, 2020
2 min

Lifequakes and Heartaches

Published 2/17/20 Read James 1:12 "Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive...

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Feb 13, 2020
2 min

Amazing Love

Published 2/14/20 Read John 15:12-13 "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than...

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Feb 12, 2020
2 min

A Mind-Blowing Miracle

Published 2/13/20 Read John 11:41-43 "So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, 'Father, I thank you that you...

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Feb 11, 2020
2 min

When God Doesn't Show Up

Published 2/12/20 Read John 11:21-22 "Martha said to Jesus, 'Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I...

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Feb 10, 2020
2 min

He Will Restore You

Published 2/11/20 Read John 16:33 "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have...

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Feb 9, 2020
1 min

He Hears Your Prayers

Published 2/10/20 Read 1 Peter 3:12 "For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face...

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FORWARDDEVOTIONAL

Keep moving forward—especially when life knocks you down. Step by step, choice by choice, you can experience a relationship with God that’s stronger and more real than anything you’ve known before.Start your day and move your faith forward with this fresh, practical look at scripture.

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