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"But to the Son He Says, 'Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; a scepter ofrighteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom. You have loved righteousnessand hated lawlessness; therefore God, Your God has anointed You with theoil of gladness more than Your companions'."Hebrews 1: 8-9 NKJV (This week's devotionals, originally published in March 2021, aligned with the sermon...
Keep Reading"Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark The wisdom from heaven is first of all pure."James 3:5, 17 (This week's devotionals, originally published in January 2021, aligned with the sermon series "Disagree Deeply, Love Deeper Still: True Unity." The writing team prays they will be an encouragement to you.) Chatham Church wants to grow into a "noble ce...
Keep Reading"But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure, then peace-loving,considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere."James 3:17 (This week's devotionals, originally published in January 2021, aligned with the sermon series "Disagree Deeply, Love Deeper Still: True Unity." The writing team prays they will be an encouragement to you.)...
Keep Reading"You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoyits results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other,treating each other with dignity and honor."James 3:18 (MSG) (This week's devotionals, originally published in January 2021, aligned with the sermon series "Disagree Deeply, Love Deeper Still: True Unity." The writing te...
Keep Reading"Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark."James 3:5 (This week's devotionals, originally published in January 2021, aligned with the sermon series "Disagree Deeply, Love Deeper Still: True Unity." This specific devotional has been updated to reflect our having moved out of the Covid years.) "We all stumble in many ways" (3:1). James' announcement (un...
Keep ReadingJames 3:1-18 (This week's devotionals, originally published in January 2021, aligned with the sermon series "Disagree Deeply, Love Deeper Still: True Unity." The writing team prays they will be an encouragement to you.) Ever said anything you regret saying? Ever spoken too soon? Ever failed to speak up when you knew you should have? Ever had someone say something to you ...
Keep ReadingHe forgave all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross."Colossians 2:13b-14 (We pray you'll be refreshed and maybe even challenged as you read this week's devotionals, originally published in March of 2020.) I volunteered in a refugee camp as a college student o...
Keep Reading"When you were dead in your sins God made you alive with Christ."Colossians 2:15 (We pray you'll be refreshed and maybe even challenged as you read this week's devotionals, originally published in March of 2020.) We're a pretty performance-oriented country. We love high-performance cars, get performance reviews at work, experience "performance anxiety" of all kinds and ...
Keep Reading"When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh,God made you alive with Christ."Colossians 3:13 (We pray you'll be refreshed and maybe even challenged as you read this week's devotionals, originally published in March of 2020.) There are no zombies in the family of God. You've all seen your fair share of zombie flicks, right? Zombies are those h...
Keep Reading"He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations,that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross."Colossians 2:14b-15 (We pray you'll be refreshed and maybe even challenged as you read this week's devotionals, originally published in March of 2020.) Do you like to be told what to do? True conf...
Keep Reading"God made you alive forgave all our sins canceled the written codethat was against us disarmed the principalities and powers,triumphing over them by the cross."Colossians 2:13-15 (We pray you'll be refreshed and maybe even challenged as you read this week's devotionals, originally published in March of 2020.) We all have favorite colors, right? As a child, when you got...
Keep ReadingI [Jesus] assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah's time,when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe faminethroughout the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephathin the region of Sidon. 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the timeof Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cl...
Keep ReadingAll spoke well of Him [Jesus] and were amazed at the gracious wordsthat came from His lips. "Isn't this Joseph's son?" they asked.23 Jesus said to them,"Surely you will quote this proverb to me: 'Physician, heal yourself!' And youwill tell me, 'Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.'"Truly I tell you," He continued, "no prophet is accepted i...
Keep Reading"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaimgood news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisonersand recovery of sight for the blind,to set the oppressed free,to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."(Luke 4:18-19) [We trust God will speak to you as you read this week's devotionals originally published in...
Keep Reading"Jesus stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him.Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: 'the Spirit of the Lord is on me,because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind,to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lor...
Keep Reading"He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath dayhe went into the synagogue, as was his custom."(Luke 4:16) [We trust God will speak to you as you read this week's devotionals originally published in Jan. 2019.) After Jesus's slugfest with Satan in the wilderness, he hops on the speaking circuit and to...
Keep Reading"These were [Jesus'] instructions: 'Take nothing for the journey except a staff -no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not an extra shirt.Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town.And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that placeand shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them'."Mark 6:8-10 [En...
Keep Reading"Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by twoand gave them authority over impure spirits."Mark 6:7 [Enjoy this week's devotionals originally published in January 2018 in conjunction with the sermon series "Pursuing the Better."] In today's passage, Jesus sends his disciples out AND gives them authority over impure spirits. Both of these elements matter...
Keep Reading"Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by twoand gave them authority over impure spirits."Mark 6:7 [Enjoy this week's devotionals originally published in January 2018 in conjunction with the sermon series "Pursuing the Better."] Yesterday, we looked at Jesus' decision to send his disciples out two by two instead of as one big pack. But why didn't he se...
Keep Reading"Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by twoand gave them authority over impure spirits."Mark 6:7 [Enjoy this week's devotionals originally published in January 2018 in conjunction with the sermon series "Pursuing the Better."] Jesus sent the Twelve out on an experiential learning trip and a journey to establish new beachheads of the kingdom of God. A...
Keep Reading"Jesus said to them, 1A prophet is not without honor except in his own town,among his relatives and in his own home.' He could not do any miracles there,except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. Calling the Twelve to him, hebegan to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits."Mark 6:4-5, 7 [Enjoy this week's devotionals originally...
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