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Daily Devotions

  • Tuesday, May 11: Scripture – John 17:4-5


    4 I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. 5 So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed.   Prayer Focus: In his prayer, Jesus says that he has glorified the Father by finishing…

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  • Monday, May 10: Scripture – John 17:1-3


    1 After Jesus had spoken these words, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal…

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  • Sunday, May 9: Scripture – John 15:17


    17 I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another. Prayer Focus: Once again we hear the command. Love one another. I’m not sure there is more to say than that. Love one another. Love one another. Love one another. (And it’s Mother’s Day, so give thanks for your Mom and…

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  • Saturday, May 8: Scripture – John 15:16


    16 You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.   Prayer Focus: This text follows the passage we considered a few weeks ago about Jesus as the…

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  • Friday, May 7: Scripture – John 15:14-15


    14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.   Prayer…

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  • Thursday, May 6: Scripture – John 15:12-13


    12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.   Prayer Focus: The second text we consider this week comes from the Gospel of John. As we continue to circle around the Gospel…

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  • Wednesday, May 5: Scripture – Psalm 98:7-9


    7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who live in it.   8 Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills sing together for joy   9 at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with…

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  • Tuesday, May 4: Scripture – Psalm 98:4-6


    4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises.   5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody.   6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the…

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  • Monday, May 3: Scripture – Psalm 98:1-3


    1 O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things. His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory.   2 The Lord has made known his victory; he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.   3 He has remembered his steadfast love and…

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  • Sunday, May 2: Scripture – Acts 8:39


    39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; the eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing.   Prayer Focus: Baptism is always connected with the Holy Spirit in the Acts of the Apostles. So as they came up out of the water,…

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