Tag: Danielle Clark
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Devotional for May 3rd, 2018
I. The Word: Leviticus 26: 38-45 “You will die among the foreign nations and be devoured in the land of your enemies. Those of you who survive will waste away in your enemies’ lands because of their sins and the sins of their ancestors. But at last my people will confess their sins and the…
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Devotional for April 26th, 2018
I. The Word “Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to…
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Devotional for April 19th, 2018
I. The Word “The man’s name was Elimelech, and his wife was Naomi. Their two sons were Mahlon and Kilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in the land of Judah. And when they reached Moab, they settled there. Then Elimelech died, and Naomi was left with her two sons. The two sons married Moabite women.…
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Devotional for April 12th, 2018
I. The Word: Jeremiah 5:26-30 26 “Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind. They continually set traps to catch people. 27 Like a cage filled with birds, their homes are filled with evil plots. And now they are great and rich. 28 They…
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Devotional for April 5th, 2018
The Word: Ephesians 4:14 We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. By Danielle Clark Today’s verse comes from Paul’s letter to the church in Ephesus. In Chapter 4 he says Christ has given each member…
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Devotional for March 29th, 2018
I. The Word: Joshua 1:2, 8-9 “ 2 Now proceed to cross the Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the Israelites… 8This book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth; you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be…
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Devotional for March 22nd, 2018
I. The Word- Daniel 3:13-18 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar flew into a rage and ordered that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought before him. When they were brought in, 14 Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you refuse to serve my gods or to worship the gold statue I have…
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Devotional for March 16th, 2018
The Word- Proverbs 16:27-28 “27Scoundrels create trouble; their words are a destructive blaze. 28A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends.” Reflection Questions When was the last time your words caused unintentional trouble? When was the last time you intentionally caused trouble with your words? What would you end up discussing…
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Devotional for March 8th, 2018
The Word: Job 38:1-3 1Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: 2“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? 3Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me.” Reflection Questions What type of impact can your words have? Would you speak differently if…
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Devotional for March 1st, 2018
I. The Word- Psalms 32:3-4 3While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Reflection Questions What are you deepest, darkest, most secretive sins? How does keeping them hidden affect…
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Devotional for February 22nd, 2018
I. The Word: Psalms 143:8,10 “ 8Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul… 10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me…
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Devotional for February 15th, 2018
The Word: Psalm 23: 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff- they comfort me. You already know what this verse says; it’s one of the most quoted verses of all time. David generally says he…
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Devotional for February 8th, 2018
I. The Word: Psalms 74:9-12 9 We do not see our signs; there is no longer any prophet, and there is none among us who knows how long. 10 How long, O God, is the foe to scoff? Is the enemy to revile your name forever? 11 Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the…
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Devotional for February 1st, 2018
I. The Word: Psalm 27:3-4 3 Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war rise up against me, yet I will be confident. 4 One thing I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after: to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold…
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Devotional for December 21st, 2017
1. The Word: Deuteronomy 6:13-15 & John 15:4-6 (NRSV) “13 The Lord your God you shall fear; him you shall serve, and by his name alone you shall swear. 14 Do not follow other gods, any of the gods of the peoples who are all around you, 15 because the Lord your God, who is…
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Devotional for December 14th, 2017
I. The Word: Psalms 62:5-8 (NRSV) 5 For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. 6 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. 7 On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God. 8 …
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Devotional for December 7th, 2017
I. The Word: Genesis 29:20 (NRSV) So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her. II. Study Questions 1. How quickly does time pass when you’re joyful? 2. How quickly does time pass when you’re frustrated? 3. Does setting aside…
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Devotional for November 30th, 2017
I. The Word Ecclesiastes 5:13-15 (NRSV) 13 There is a grievous ill that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owners to their hurt, 14 and those riches were lost in a bad venture; though they are parents of children, they have nothing in their hands. 15 As they came from…
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Devotional for November 16th, 2017
I. The Word- Jeremiah 17:11 (NRSV) “Like the partridge hatching what it did not lay, so are all who amass wealth unjustly; in mid-life it will leave them, and at their end they will prove to be fools.” II. Study Questions 1. Do you rob others of their rightful revenue? 2. What does it mean…
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Devotional for November 9th, 2017
I. The Word: Genesis 45:4-5 “Please, come closer,” he said to them. So they came closer. And he said again, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into slavery in Egypt. 5 But don’t be upset, and don’t be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me…
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Devotional for October 25th, 2017
I. The Word: Esther 4: 13-14 13 Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. 14 For if you keep silence at such a time as this, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another quarter,…
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Devotional for October 19th, 2017
I. The Word: 2 Chronicles 10:6-8, 14 (NLT) 6 Then King Rehoboam discussed the matter with the older men who had counseled his father, Solomon. “What is your advice?” he asked. “How should I answer these people?” 7 The older counselors replied, “If you are good to these people and do your best to please…
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Devotional for October 11th, 2017
I. The Word: Ruth 1:16-18 (ESV) 16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and…
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Devotional for October 5th, 2017
“Obeying the Sabbath shows them that all their resources are gifts of grace.”
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Devotional for August 22nd, 2017
The Word – Luke 4:18-19 “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 Lordʼs favor.”…
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Devotional for August 12th, 2017
The Word: Hebrews 11:27 (NRSV) 27 By faith he [Moses] left Egypt, unafraid of the king’s anger; for he persevered as though he saw him who is invisible. “ Reflection Questions: In Exodus, Moses is described as having “fled” from Egypt due to pharaoh’s plot to kill him. How does this verse in Hebrews show a…
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Devotional for July 18th, 2017
I. The Word: 1 Corinthians 11:1 NIV“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” II. Reflection Questions 1. Do you have someone that you look up to as a role model. Who/why? 2. Are you currently being discipled by a Christian mentor? If not why? 3. Are you currently serving as a…
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Devotional for July 15th, 2017
I. The Word: Hebrews 4:12 (NRSV) Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. II. Reflection Questions Does the above verse sound comfortable to you?…
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Devotional for June 20th, 2017
I. The Word – “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.” Acts 2:36 NIV II. Reflection Questions 1. Compare and contrast the definition of Savior and Lord. 2. What are some areas that you need to give God the position of Lord…
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Devotional for June 16th, 2017
I. The Word: Colossians 1:15-17 (NRSV) He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is…
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Devotional for May 27th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 15:30-33 “ 30 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in earnest prayer to God on my behalf, 31 that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my ministry to Jerusalem may…
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Devotional for May 26th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 15:22-29 22This is why I have often been hindered from coming to you. 23But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you, 24I plan to do so when I go to Spain. I…
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Devotional for May 10th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 13:8-10 NRSV 8 Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor…
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Devotional for May 5th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 12:14-18 14Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. 16Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation. 17Never pay…
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Devotional for April 18th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 10:5-7 5 Moses writes concerning the righteousness that comes from the law, that “the person who does these things will live by them.” 6 But the righteousness that comes from faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 “or ‘Who will descend into the…
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Devotional for March 29th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 7:7-12 7 What then should we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet, if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” 8 But sin, seizing…
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Devotional for March 23rd, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 6:12-14 12Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, 13and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. 14For sin shall…
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Devotional for March 10th, 2017
I. The Word: Romans 4:16-22 16 For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of…
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