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Daily Devotions

  • Monday, May 20th: Scripture: John 3:1-3


    1Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with that person.”  Prayer Focus:  Nicodemus was a religious…

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  • Sunday, May 19th: Scripture – Acts 2:19-21


    19 And I will show portents in the heaven above     and signs on the earth below,         blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20 The sun shall be turned to darkness     and the moon to blood,         before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day. 21 Then everyone who calls on…

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  • Saturday, May 18th: Scripture – Acts 2:16-18


    16 No, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel: 17 ‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh,     and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions,     and your old men shall dream dreams.…

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  • Friday, May 17th: Scripture – Acts 2:14-15


    14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Fellow Jews and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 15 Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. Prayer Focus: Peter stands…

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  • Thursday, May 16th: Scripture – Acts 2:13


    13 But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.” Prayer Focus: As is so often the case in scripture, when there is a direct encounter with God some are amazed and others are dismissive. Here, the presence of the Spirit, the ability to speak in other languages, and the ability to hear…

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  • Wednesday, May 15th: Scripture – Acts 2:5-12


    5 Now there were devout Jews from every people under heaven living in Jerusalem. 6 And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. 7 Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And how is…

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  • Tuesday, May 14th: Scripture – Acts 2:3-4


    3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. Prayer Focus: Not only are the disciples overcome with a sound and feel of wind, they…

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  • Monday, May 13th: Scripture – Acts 1:1-2


    1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Prayer Focus: The season of Easter ends with Pentecost, which we celebrate as fifty…

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  • Sunday, May 12th: Scripture – Acts 1:26


    26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was added to the eleven apostles. Prayer Focus: It is hard for us to fathom the idea of choosing such an important office as apostle by casting lots. That’s essentially by coin flip. And yet, the disciples were convinced that…

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  • Saturday, May 11th: Scripture – Acts 1:24-25


    24 Then they prayed and said, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” Prayer Focus: The “election” process is not an election after all. The large…

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