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Daily Devotions

  • Friday, November 11: Scripture – Ephesians 4:11-13


    Friday, November 11: Scripture – Ephesians 4:11-13 11 He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the…

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  • Thursday, November 10: Scripture – Ephesians 4:9-10


    Thursday, November 10: Scripture – Ephesians 4:9-10 9 (When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.) Prayer Focus: Paul…

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  • Wednesday, November 9: Scripture – Ephesians 4:7-8


    Wednesday, November 9: Scripture – Ephesians 4:7-8 7 But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore it is said, “When he ascended on high, he made captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts to his people.” Prayer Focus: You have been given grace. God has given you…

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  • Tuesday, November 8: Scripture – Ephesians 4:4-6


    Tuesday, November 8: Scripture – Ephesians 4:4-6 4 there is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. Prayer Focus: There is…

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  • Monday, November 7: Scripture – Ephesians 4:1-3


    Monday, November 7: Scripture – Ephesians 4:1-3 1 I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 making every effort to maintain the unity of…

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  • Sunday, November 6, by Margaret Monroe


    Sunday, November 6, by Margaret Monroe Hymn: Rejoice in God’s Saints https://youtu.be/FroK4yyuXfI  Prayer Focus: “Rejoice in God’s Saints” was written in 1973 by Fred Pratt Green, one of the twentieth century’s best and most prolific hymn writers. Eleven of his hymns are in our hymnal! “Rejoice in God’s Saints” differs from many other hymns about…

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  • Saturday, November 5 – Hymn: Give Thanks for Those Whose Faith is Firm


    Saturday, November 5 – Hymn: Give Thanks for Those Whose Faith is Firm https://youtu.be/xbnMn_LEdtw Prayer Focus: With this hymn we have another text to a tune I know with the hymn “How Clear is Our Vocation, Lord.” Perhaps you are already familiar with these words by Martin E. Leckebusch. I chose this recording because it highlights…

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  • Friday, November 4, by Margaret Monroe


    Friday, November 4, by Margaret Monroe Hymn: The Souls of the Righteous https://youtu.be/he07uoqwcxI “The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and the pain of death shall not touch them. To the eyes of the foolish, they seemed to perish, but they are in peace.” – Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-2a, 3b (Apocrypha) Prayer…

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  • Thursday, November 3 – Hymn: Come Sing to God


    Thursday, November 3 – Hymn: Come Sing to God https://youtu.be/JTgr8k8y_Os Prayer Focus: The hymn “Come Sing to God” was a new hymn to me when we sang it as part of the All Saints service last year. The text was written in the 1980s by Fred Anderson, but the words are set to a familiar…

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  • Wednesday, November 2, by Margaret Monroe


    Wednesday, November 2, by Margaret Monroe Hymn: Hear my Prayer https://youtu.be/fmQLPORWYME Prayer Focus: When I was a child, my mother and I had opportunity to hear De Gullah Singers, a group from the South Carolina Low Country. The group told stories and sang the music of their Gullah and West African culture. I can remember…

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