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You Were Created for a Purpose! Perfection Not Required.

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."(Matthew 28: 19-20) I'm in sales, and a couple of weeks ago I was working with a retail partner to set up a new display in their store. While building the display one of my co-workers wa...

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Who, Me?

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28:18-20) When I was in...

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What’s the Story Behind Your Story?

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations[help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words],baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19 Amplified Bible) When you think about the person (or people) who showed you what it looked like to follow Jesus, who comes to mind? What behaviors or practices we...

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Doubts Don’t Disqualify

When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubtedAnd surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:17, 20 In October 2020 the following email exchange (edited for brevity) took place between our Connect Devotional editor, Brian, and myself about writing for the team: Brian: C'mon, give it a go. What's the worst that could happen...? Jessica: ...

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Go, Make … Apprentices

Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,and te...

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Who Do You Think You Are?

Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months,arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God (Acts 19:8). When we hear the word authority, we tend to picture presidents, military generals, CEOs, professors, pastors, theologians, experts and the like. Since most of us are not any of those, we can think that this whole idea of having spiritual power in e...

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Stir Up the Snakes!

Acts 19:8-20 I hate snakes. They're my number one phobia, and I prefer to have absolutely nothing to do with them. Kids bring home a book about snakes from the library? Daddy will read that one to you. Snake exhibit at the zoo? I'll wait outside. Seeing a snake in the wild? That's me running in the opposite direction! Listen, I know snakes are around, but we have an unsp...

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Boldly and Confidently

Andhe entered the synagogue and for three months spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading themabout the kingdom of God.But when some became stubborn andcontinued in unbelief, speaking evil ofthe Way before the congregation, he withdrew from them and took the discipleswith him, reasoning daily in the hall of Tyrannus.This continued fortwo years, so thatall the residents of As...

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Same Authority, Different Venue

But some of them [listening to Paul] became obstinate; they refused to believeand publicly maligned the Way.Acts 19:9 For two weeks, we've been examining what it means to have spiritual authority as well as how to exercise it. Since Jesus has shared this authority with us, it's not too much of a stretch to suggest we're being disobedient if we're not using this authority....

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Warning! And Wonderful!

Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, "In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out." Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. One day the evil spirit answered them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?...

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