Daily DEVOTIONAL

Matthew 18:15-35: Discipline

February 19, 2025

Leviticus 11-13, Psalm 41, Matthew 18:15-35, Acts 25:13-27 Matthew 18:15-35: This passage in Matthew 18 is much used in church circles, and not always well understood. It is one of only two times that specific word for “church” is used by Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel. One is when he is confirming that the foundation of the church is…

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John 21:15-25: Do You Love Me?

December 25, 2025
John 21:15-25, Revelation 22, Job 42, Malachi 1-4 John 21:15-25: The end of the story, but not without a punch of rhetorical power and application impact. First, the famous three questions to Peter ...
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John 21:1-14: Wondering, Worshiping, and at Peace

December 24, 2025
Job 41:12-34, Hosea 10-14, John 21:1-14, Revelation 21 John 21:1-14: Again Jesus reveals himself (John 21:1). This time his disciples are going fishing (John 21:3). There is no suggestion in ...
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John 20:24-31: My Lord and My God!

December 23, 2025
Hosea 6-9, Job 41:1-11, John 20:24-31, Revelation 20 John 20:24-31: The story of “doubting” Thomas is at once a strange one, and at the same time an encouraging one. It ...
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John 20:19-23: The Disciples Were Glad

December 22, 2025
Job 40, Zechariah 1-5, John 20:19-23, Revelation 19 John 20:19-23: Somehow, the doors being locked, Jesus came and stood among them. Jesus’ resurrection body is recognizably him, but yet that body is ...
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John 20:10-18: I Have Seen the Lord

December 21, 2025
Job 39, Haggai 1-2, John 20:10-18, Revelation 18 John 20:10-18: While the other disciples went home, Mary Magdalene, overcome with grief, stood outside the tomb weeping. Still weeping, she looked into the ...
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John 20:1-9: He Is Risen

December 20, 2025
Job 38:22-41, Zephaniah 3, John 20:1-9, Revelation 17 John 20:1-9: Oh, glorious day, when the stone was rolled away! But what does it mean? Could it all have been invented? And if ...
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