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Daily Devotions

  • Wednesday, February 19th: Scripture – 1 Corinthians 15:50-52


    50 I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the…

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  • Tuesday, February 18th: Scripture – 1 Corinthians 15:45-49


    45 So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. 46 The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. 47 The first man was of the dust of the earth; the second man is of heaven. 48 As was the earthly man,…

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  • Monday, February 17th: Scripture – 1 Corinthians 15:42-44


    42 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual…

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  • Sunday, February 16th: Scripture – Luke 6:27-31


    27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt…

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  • Saturday, February 15th: Scripture – Luke 6:24-26


    24 “But woe to you who are rich,     for you have already received your comfort. 25 Woe to you who are well fed now,     for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now,     for you will mourn and weep. 26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you,    …

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  • Friday, February 14th: Scripture – Luke 6:23


    23 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets. Prayer Focus: It is hard to rejoice and leap for joy on a day when one is hated, excluded, insulted, and rejected. This is tied to a reward in heaven,…

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  • Thursday, February 13th: Scripture – Luke 6:22


    22 Blessed are you when people hate you,     when they exclude you and insult you     and reject your name as evil,         because of the Son of Man. Prayer Focus: This text sounds like both a warning and a promise. Jesus is a controversial figure with his counter-cultural teaching and understanding of how…

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  • Wednesday, February 12th: Scripture – Luke 6:20-21


    20 Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor,     for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who hunger now,     for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now,     for you will laugh. Prayer Focus: There is a lot to unpack in these…

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  • Tuesday, February 11th: Scripture – Luke 6:17b-19


    17 … A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon, 18 who had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases. Those troubled by impure spirits were cured, 19 and the…

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  • Monday, February 10th: Scripture – Luke 6:17a


    17 He went down with them and stood on a level place. Prayer Focus: As we choose texts for worship from the Revised Common Lectionary in these weeks before the beginning of Lent, we join the Gospel according to Luke this week. Jesus’ ministry of teaching, preaching, and healing begins in Galilee; and in our…

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