Today's devotional, "The word of God ought to interest all educated people," is now online.
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Singing as a part of worship to God is not a competition. We do not have to worry about how bad or how good we sing. The opportunity to strengthen our brethren is something that every Christian should look forward to doing. When we gather to worship our God it is also an opportunity for us to encourage one another. ... it also happens during the worship as we sing. If all you are doing is moving your lips then you are neglecting a command of God to teach and admonish your brethren. Concern yourself with pleasing God and not with how your voice might sound to others.Steve Preston is now putting his devotionals on Posterous, making it easy to follow, along with his email list. He has a good thought on today's meditation. Read the entire piece at the link above. #devotionals #worship #singing
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... faith is no lark in the park, but a determined, focused, and deliberate path we follow, guided as we are by the truth of Christ.Today's devotional on my blog spans the whole chapter of Luke 17, although I actually quote only two words. Read the short thought with a prayer at the link above. It may just spur you on to read the whole chapter.
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Check out items now up on the web this morning from my wee little brain:
* Devotional: God expects fruit
* Quick Bible Truths: Speak for God
* United Prayer: As the Winds Whip Up More to come, most likely. Still waiting on my IP to unfreeze access to our server, so I can post to our half-dozen sites there, including my main blog. I've turned to Posterous for a number of efforts lately. Posting by email is easy, though sometimes the format is a bit quirky. The devotional is what I've been translating from Portuguese and posting on my personal blog.
* Quick Bible Truths: Speak for God
* United Prayer: As the Winds Whip Up More to come, most likely. Still waiting on my IP to unfreeze access to our server, so I can post to our half-dozen sites there, including my main blog. I've turned to Posterous for a number of efforts lately. Posting by email is easy, though sometimes the format is a bit quirky. The devotional is what I've been translating from Portuguese and posting on my personal blog.
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God answers the prayers of the righteous in marvelous ways. Read this translation from the Portuguese meditation site. Today's devotional comes from Luke 1, as we start the third gospel in our daily Bible readings. Why not join along? We're following a plan for slow readers: one chapter a weekday.
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When one spends one’s money to enjoy life, not much will be left over. A larger house, a newer car, a better school for the kids, trips and vacations, fine clothes. The list is endless. Where there is a consumer, there is an industry to satisfy his desires.
Read the whole devotional at the link above.
Is God our pizza delivery boy or the Creator we seek to know more each day? Our prayer requests reveal our vision of the gospel.
Read the devotional at the link above.
In the planning stages of what would become Solomon’s grand temple, the ancient monarch said these words, “And the temple which I build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods” (2 Chronicles 2:5). Solomon operated under the guiding principle that any action done for God, or any gift given to God, should reflect the greatness of God.
And a great thought this is. Read the rest of his devotional at the link.
What’s important is not to know facts and information, but to be known by God. Knowledge, without being connected to the person of God, is worth nothing, and actually prevents one from knowing him.
But if someone loves God, he is known by God.
1 Corinthians 8:3 NET
Read the whole devotional clicking on the link above. This was translated from the Portuguese. Read what the Brazilian brethren are reading this morning.
Word Cue: Isolated (Gr., eremos). Often translated as wilderness or desert, the term indicates an uninhabited place, hence, the NET translation as “isolated.” “The New Testament usually refers to the desert as a solitary place. Jesus repeatedly withdrew from the large crowds (Luke 4:42; 9:10-12) to these places for privacy and a time of prayer with His Father” (Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary 1995: 349).
Click on the link above for the chapter text, the specific verse (also for memorization), the meditation, the prayer, and the action question.