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Daily Devotions

  • January 18, 2021


    Monday, January 18: Scripture – Jonah 3:1 1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, Prayer Focus: Today we mark the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in our nation. King stood in the long tradition of prophets in scripture and the history of the church. This week in our daily…

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  • January 17, 2021


    Sunday, January 17: Scripture – I Samuel 3:10 10 Now the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Prayer Focus: The Lord calls Samuel a fourth time – the Lord is nothing if not persistent! And Samuel responds with the words that Eli…

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  • January 16, 2021


    Saturday, January 16: Scripture – 1 Samuel 3:9 9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Prayer Focus: Eli tells Samuel to return to his place, to lie down and…

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  • January 15, 2021


    Friday, January 15: Scripture – 1 Samuel 3:8 8 The Lord called Samuel again, a third time. And he got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Prayer Focus: The third time the Lord calls Samuel and Samuel…

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  • January 14, 2021


    Thursday, January 14: Scripture – 1 Samuel 3:6-7 6 The Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel got up and went to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call, my son; lie down again.” 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, and the word of…

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  • January 13, 2021


    Wednesday, January 13: Scripture – 1 Samuel 3:4-5 4 Then the Lord called, “Samuel! Samuel!” and he said, “Here I am!” 5 and ran to Eli, and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” But he said, “I did not call; lie down again.” So he went and lay down. Prayer Focus: The Lord…

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  • January 12, 2021


    Tuesday, January 12: Scripture – 1 Samuel 3:2-3 2 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; 3 the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord, where the…

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  • January 11, 2021


    Monday, January 11: Scripture – 1 Samuel 3:1 1 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread. Prayer Focus: How do you hear the Word of the Lord? Young Samuel is ministering to the Lord in the temple…

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  • January 10, 2021


    Sunday, January 10: Scripture – Mark 1:10-11 10 And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a dove on him. 11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.” Prayer Focus:…

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  • January 9, 2021


    Saturday, January 9: Scripture – Mark 1:9 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Prayer Focus: Finally, in verse nine, Jesus enters the story. He comes from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River. The Gospel of Mark doesn’t…

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