Tag: Scott Dawley
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Devotional for November 28th, 2017
I. THE WORD: And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure. – JAMES 4:3 II. REFLECTION QUESTIONS How strong a motive is a pleasure in your life? Does delaying gratification come easy or hard to you? What can you ask for…
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Devotional for November 14th, 2017
I. THE WORD: Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” – Hebrews 13:5 Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! – Ecclesiastes 5:10 II. Study Questions: Do you believe you…
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Devotional for November 2nd, 2017
“No God. No parents. No authority or boundaries. I could be whoever I wanted to be. Do whatever I wanted to do.”
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Devotional for October 17th, 2017
I. The Word: 1 Corinthians 7:33-35a I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord’s work and thinking how to please him. But a married man has to think about his earthly responsibilities and how to please his wife. His interests are…
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Devotional for October 10th, 2017
I. The Word: Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 “Let the conclusion of all of these thoughts be heard: Fear God and obey his commandments, for this is what it means to be human.” Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 ISV II. Study Questions 1. How do you define being human? Is it a physical, mental, spiritual state, or something else? 2. When do…
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Devotional for October 3rd, 2017
I. The Word: Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” (NLT) II. Study Questions 1. Are you aware of your innermost thoughts and desires? Take a few minutes…
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Devotional for July 31st, 2017
I. THE WORD: Mark 11:24-25 | James 5:16 Mark 11:24-25 24 Listen to me! You can pray for anything, and if you believe, you have it; it’s yours! 25 But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive you your sins too.”…
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Devotional for June 29th, 2017
I. The Word: James 2:18-19 18 But someone may well argue, “You say the way to God is by faith alone, plus nothing; well, I say that good works are important too, for without good works you can’t prove whether you have faith or not; but anyone can see that I have faith by the way I…
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