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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:1-21 Our second-article faith
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 11:19-21 19 Now those who were scattered as a result of the persecution that happened over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one except the Jews alone. 20 But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene. When they came to […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:15-18 Theology and theologians
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 11:15-18 15 “And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came upon them, as he had come upon us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered the saying of the Lord, how he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ Peter remembered […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:11-14 The means of grace
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 11:11-14 11 “Just at that moment, three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea were standing at the door of the house where I was. 12 The Spirit told me to go with them without making a distinction. These six brothers went with me, and we entered the […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:4-10 A matter of change
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU Acts 11:4-10 4 Peter explained these things to them from the beginning in the order they happened, saying: 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a vision I saw something, an object descending like a huge sail, let down from heaven by its four corners; and it […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:1-3 The circumcision group
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU Happy Easter! We return now to where we left off in Acts, at the beginning of chapter 11. This and the chapter that follows will conclude the “Peter” section of Acts, after which we will begin to follow another apostle: Paul. ACTS 11:1-3 11 Now the apostles and the brothers who were […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 9:49-50 every sacrifice will be salted with salt
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 9:49-50 49 For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be salted with salt. To be sure, this a hard saying to understand, and I believe it is made even harder by those who omit the second half of verse 49. The two halves the verse end […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 9:43-48 Hell, worm, and fire
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 9:43-48 43 If your hand causes you to fall into sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to go with two hands into hell, into the fire that never goes out, 44 ‘where their worm does not die, and the fire is not […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 9:42 The millstone and the cross
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 9:42 Do Not Cause Little Ones to Fall Into Sin 42 “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble into sin, it would be better for him if he were thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around his neck. This verse is […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 9:41 Reward
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 9:41 41 Whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you belong to Christ– amen I tell you that he will certainly not lose his reward. This little verse should bring nothing but comfort and encouragement to Christians, but because the chief article of faith […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 9:36-37 whoever welcomes me
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 9:36-37 36 Jesus took a little child and stood him among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me doesn’t just welcome me, but also the one who sent me.” […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 9:33-35 last of all and servant of all
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 9:33-35 Last of All and Servant of All 33 Then they arrived at Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” 34 But they kept quiet, because on the way they had argued with one another about who was the […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 9:30-32 They did not understand
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 9:30-32 Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection Again 30 From there they set out to pass through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know this, 31 because he was teaching his disciples. The expression “pass through” Galilee could also be translated “pass by” Galilee. Paraporeuomai (παραπορεύομαι) carries the idea […]
