December 31, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
What do you do when people project their Messianic desires on you?
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December 28, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
Forfeiting the soul doesn’t usually happen in a moment....
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December 27, 2018
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The Connect Devotional, Weekly Music Notes
Some days, I want the Lord to tell me the direction he wants me to take so that I can decide whether to submit to him or not. This is not his way....
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December 26, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
Paul pursues Jesus with all his energy: “straining” and “pressing on.” As he does so, his past has less and less influence on him. Christ comes to rule and reign in his heart....
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December 25, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!...
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December 24, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
The experience of redemption isn’t complete for us until we’ve responded to Jesus with gratitude....
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December 21, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
No one is excluded because of their ethnic background or the place of their birth. We all have an opportunity to be part of Jesus’ kingdom and to thrive under his reign....
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December 20, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
A God bigger than our imagination or comprehension will always be shrouded in mystery. He offers us a mystery; he offers us himself....
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December 19, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
As we approach Christmas, let’s remember that the baby whose birth we celebrate on this holiday became the King over all. And this gives us cause for great rejoicing....
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December 18, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
We aren’t told why God chose this particular place, this particular community. And this is a common experience for us....
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December 17, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
Word studies allow us to dig deeply into the meaning of words and their usage in the broader biblical and ancient context....
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December 14, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
There’s a fulfillment that happens in the near term and then a second fulfillment that happens down the road....
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December 13, 2018
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The Connect Devotional, Weekly Music Notes
What do you think God sees when he sees you? ...
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December 12, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
From the very start, he’s extraordinary: God who is truly with us....
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December 11, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
Who’s going to give us the sign we need to move forward into the uncertain future with confidence?...
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December 10, 2018
Our day-to-day experience might make this assertion difficult to believe....
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December 7, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
How does the Lord set up an eternal kingdom marked with justice and righteousness? ...
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December 6, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
A new generation, a new king offered a new start, hope that things can take a turn for the better, that the future might be great....
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December 5, 2018
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The Connect Devotional
Light in the darkness … that’s a powerful image for Christmas-time....
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December 4, 2018
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Category:
The Connect Devotional
The Jesus who pushes us to love across borders did this himself and did this by design....
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December 3, 2018
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Category:
The Connect Devotional
As we see God’s willingness to include places and people who society considers on the margins, we can feel both sobered and encouraged. ...
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