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Daily Devotional | Romans 12:16 | Killing Pride

“Live in harmony with one another.  Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly.  Never be wise in your own sight.”  (Romans 12:16) Today is something I think we all need to hear!  If you are new to this study, we are currently in a 13-day daily devotional on Romans 12.  I would encourage [...]

Daily Devotional | Romans 12:15 | Empathy For Others

“Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.”  (Romans 12:15) We are continuing on to day 7 of our daily devotion on Romans 12!  Crazy!  If you remember on Saturday, in Romans 12:13, we saw Paul call the church to act like the church.  He called Christians to act like Christians by meeting [...]

Daily Devotional | Romans 12:14 | Bless Your Persecutors

“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.”  (Romans 12:14) Talk about starting the week off with a tough command!  As we pick back up with our 13-day daily devotional on Romans 12, verse 14 gives us some hard truth.  We are supposed to bless those who persecute us?  That seems so [...]

Daily Devotional | Romans 12:13 | Meeting Needs

“Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.”  (Romans 12:13) Today is day 5 of our 13-day daily devotional on Romans 12!  Paul has some important words for us in verse 13.  He is going to take us back to the roots of the early church.  I am afraid that we [...]

Daily Devotional | Romans 12:12 | Constant In Prayer

“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”  (Romans 12:12) In the fourth verse of our 13-day daily devotional on Romans 12, we see some wisdom that we can all take to heart.  Paul gives us three things to remember and put into practice.  All three parts of this verse can be [...]

Daily Devotional | Romans 12:11 | Serve The Lord

“Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.”  (Romans 12:11) Where is your passion?  That is basically what Paul is asking us in Romans 12:11, as we continue our 13-day daily devotional.  Is your passion and enthusiasm in the Lord?  Does serving God and living a radical Christian life fire [...]

Daily Devotional | Romans 12:10 | Brotherly Affection

“Love one another with brotherly affection.  Outdo one another in showing honor.”  (Romans 12:10) As we continue our 13-day daily devotional on Romans 12, looking at characteristics of Christians, we find some powerful words in verse 10.  First, Paul tells us that real Christians should love one another with brotherly affection.  This is pointing us [...]

Daily Devotional | Romans 12:9 | Genuine Love

We have talked a lot about the gospel lately.  We have learned about grace, faith, works, and how it all fits together.  In light of that, I thought it would be helpful to talk about what a Christian should actually look like.  So, for the next 13 days I want to walk through a daily [...]

How Do Christians Prove Their Faith?

Last week, we confirmed that a person is saved, made right with God, only by grace through faith.  Our works, our best efforts, play no part in us being saved.  We also talked about how James tells us in James 2, that “faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”  I hope [...]

She First Showed Me The Gospel

As we have talked about the gospel the past few weeks, and as Makinze and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary this weekend, I cannot help but think about how they perfectly intersect.  The truth is that she is the first person to ever show me the gospel.  I had previously heard about the gospel, [...]