Tag: Stefan Johnsson
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Devotional for April 17th, 2018
Revelation 21:3-4, 26-27 (NIV) 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.…
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Devotional for April 10th, 2018
I. The Word: John 3:16-21 (NIV) 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.…
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Devotional for April 3rd, 2018
1 Corinthians 15:17-20 (NIV) 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 20…
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Devotional for March 27th, 2018
I. The Word: Ephesians 4:29 (NIV) “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Hebrews 3:13 (NIV) “But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called, ‘Today,’ so that none…
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Devotional for March 20th, 2018
I. The Word: Romans 12:9-21 (NIV) Love in Action 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient…
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Devotional for March 13th, 2018
I. The Word: Proverbs 6:16-19 New International Version (NIV) 16 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, 18 a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, 19 a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up…
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Devotional for March 6th, 2018
I. The Word: James 3:9-10 – “With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.” Romans 3:10-20 10 As it is written: “There is…
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Devotional for February 27th, 2018
I. The Word: Psalm 32 By Stefan Johnsson Psalm 32 speaks to me every time that I read it. It reminds me of what sin does to us if we do not confess it to God. The opening is powerful in itself. Blessed is the one who has been forgiven by straying from the righteous…
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Devotional for February 20th, 2018
Psalm 143: 3-6 (ESV) 3 For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. 4 Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled. 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands. 6 I stretch out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. By Stefan Johnsson We are like David during the trials and sorrows of our life. We feel the enemy closing in and we are crushed by life itself. Our soul is pained and we cannot move. We…
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Devotional for February 13th, 2018
I. The Word: Psalm 23 By Stefan Johnsson Guidance Protection Comfort These are words that describe Psalm 23 for me. Considered to be one of the most known psalms in the Bible, David uses this psalm to describe God as a shepherd to his sheep. It is harder for us to understand in today’s…
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Devotional for February 6th, 2018
The Word: Psalm 73 By Stefan Johnsson We see Psalm 73 by Asaph the Seer start out with a simple truth. “Surely God is good to Israel, to those pure in heart”. It is as if he is reminding himself that this has to be true, that speaking it will help him believe it more.…
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Devotional for January 30th, 2018
The Word: Psalm 3 (ESV) 3 Lord, how they have increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me. 2 Many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah 3 But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. 4 I cried to the Lord with my voice, And He…
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