Read: Galatians 5:22–23 (ESV) “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” In elementary school I always loved show-and-tell. It was exciting to see the hobbies, toys, pets, and even parents of my classmates. Well, for the child of God, […]
Leader’s Devotional
Living the resurrected life
Ask 10 different people to define what it means to be a Christian and you will probably get 10 different answers. The name Christian is often claimed in our culture today, but the corresponding lifestyle is often absent. This disparity has left many confused on what authentic Christianity looks like. Christianity is an external demonstration […]
Called to comfort
Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3–5, ESV “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted […]
Paternity test
Read: John 8:31-59 In April, a young man claiming to be a missing Aurora boy was found wandering the streets in a Kentucky town. Timothy Pitzen had disappeared eight years earlier at age six. His mother had left a note saying the boy was safe before she killed herself. A test using DNA from Pitzen’s […]
Pastor’s priority
Read: Acts 6:4 (ESV) “But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” There are 168 hours in a week, and most weeks they seem to go by way too fast. Each week has a variety of good things you can do to fill those hours: community meetings, phone calls, […]
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