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Monday, August 25th: Scripture – James 2:1
1 My brothers and sisters, do not claim the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory while showing partiality. Prayer Focus: It’s clear that James wants us to understand that faith in Jesus Christ and partiality do not go together. We cannot do both at the same time. We cannot claim that we follow…
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Sunday, August 24th: Scripture – Matthew 22:40
40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Prayer Focus: Love God – Love neighbors. Can it be as simple and as immensely difficult as that? Love God – love neighbors. These two commandments are connected. As a congregation we seek to center our entire ministry this year in the vision…
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Saturday, August 23rd: Scripture – Matthew 22:39
39 And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Prayer Focus: Yesterday, Jesus gave the “greatest and first commandment,” but it appears that he’s not done yet. Jesus keeps going and adds a verse from Leviticus, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus seems to set it as equally…
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Friday, August 22nd: Scripture – Matthew 22:37-38
37 He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the greatest and first commandment. Prayer Focus: Jesus answers the question with the first of the Ten Commandments. Love the Lord your God with all…
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Thursday, August 21st: Scripture – Matthew 22:36
36 “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” Prayer Focus: Which commandment in the law is the greatest. This is not an unreasonable question. In fact, I have read it was a favorite topic of debate for the Pharisees. It could be asked, “Can you recite the entire law while standing on one…
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Wednesday, August 20th: Scripture – Matthew 22:34-35
34 When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, 35 and one of them, an expert in the law, asked him a question to test him. Prayer Focus: We shift this morning to the Gospel of Matthew and find Jesus in a debate with the religious leaders of Jerusalem. He…
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Tuesday, August 19th: Scripture – 1 John 3:17-18
17 How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? 18 Little children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. Prayer Focus: Laying down one’s life for a brother or sister seems fairly unlikely…
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Monday, August 18th: Scripture – 1 John 3:16
16 We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters. Prayer Focus: In our second week introducing our “We Love” Annual Vision of Ministry, we’ll begin thinking and praying about what it looks like to respond to God’s love…
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Sunday, August 17th: Scripture – 1 John 4:18-21
18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. 19 We love because he first loved us. 20 Those who say, “I love God,” and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who…
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Saturday, August 16th: Scripture – 1 John 4:13-17
13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world. 15 God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son…