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Daily Devotions

  • Friday, March 11: Scripture – 1 John 2:15-17


    Friday, March 11: Scripture – 1 John 2:15-17 15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world; 16 for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not…

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  • Thursday, March 10: Scripture – 1 John 2:12-14


    Thursday, March 10: Scripture – 1 John 2:12-14 12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven on account of his name. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young people, because you have conquered the evil one.…

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  • Wednesday, March 9: Scripture – 1 John 2:7-11


    Wednesday, March 9: Scripture – 1 John 2:7-11 7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 Yet I am writing you a new commandment that is true in him and in you,…

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  • Tuesday, March 8: Scripture – 1 John 2:3-6


    Tuesday, March 8: Scripture – 1 John 2:3-6 3 Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments. 4 Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not obey his commandments, is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist; 5 but…

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  • Monday, March 7: Scripture – 1 John 2:1-2


    Monday, March 7: Scripture – 1 John 2:1-2 1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; 2 and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours…

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  • Sunday, March 6: Scripture – 1 John 1:9-10


    Sunday, March 6: Scripture – 1 John 1:9-10 9 If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. Prayer Focus: If…

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  • Saturday, March 5: Scripture – 1 John 1:8


    Saturday, March 5: Scripture – 1 John 1:8 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. Prayer Focus: “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” I often use this verse to introduce a…

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  • Friday, March 4: Scripture – 1 John 1:6-7


    Friday, March 4: Scripture – 1 John 1:6-7 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; 7 but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and…

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  • Thursday, March 3: Scripture – 1 John 1:5


    Thursday, March 3: Scripture – 1 John 1:5 5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. Prayer Focus: In the first five verses of this letter, the authors are hitting all the keywords from the Gospel…

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  • Wednesday, March 2: Scripture – 1 John 1:4


    Wednesday, March 2: Scripture – 1 John 1:4 4 We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete. Prayer Focus: “We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.” We heard yesterday that the author express the desire that declaring the eternal life that has been revealed will create…

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