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Daily Devotions

  • Thursday, August 19: Scripture – John 13:1-2


    1 Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon…

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  • Wednesday, August 18: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:9-10


    9 Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the Lord said to me, “Now I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms, to pluck up and to pull down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.”…

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  • Tuesday, August 17: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:6-8


    6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.” 7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am only a boy; for you shall go to all to whom I send you, and you shall speak whatever I command you.…

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  • Monday, August 16: Scripture – Jeremiah 1:4-5


    4 Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, 5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Prayer Focus: This week in our daily devotions we are preparing for Youth Sunday as our youth…

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  • Sunday, August 15; Scripture – Ephesians 5:19-20


    19 as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, 20 giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Prayer Focus: As you are filled with the Spirit, that spirit flows…

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  • Saturday, August 14: Scripture – Ephesians 5:18


    18 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, Prayer Focus: Be filled with the Spirit. With the contrast with wine, Paul indicates that there are a variety of other things we try to fill ourselves with. Most of them are destructive to our health and our…

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  • Friday, August 13: Scripture – Ephesians 5:15-17


    15 Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, 16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17 So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. Prayer Focus: Paul changes his metaphor in the verses for today from light/darkness to…

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  • Thursday, August 12: Scripture – Ephesians 5:14b


    Therefore it says, “Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Prayer Focus: It’s time to wake up! No more sleeping or sleepwalking through this day. It’s time to rise and shine and give God the glory! Pray that you might know, I mean really know, the light of resurrection today.…

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  • Wednesday, August 11: Scripture – Ephesians 5:10-14a


    10 Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. 11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. 12 For it is shameful even to mention what such people do secretly; 13 but everything exposed by the light becomes visible, 14a for everything that becomes visible is light.…

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  • Tuesday, August 10: Scripture – Ephesians 5:8-9


    Tuesday, August 10: Scripture – Ephesians 5:8-9 8 For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light— 9 for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. Prayer Focus: The transition is stark – you were once darkness,…

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