Daily DEVOTIONAL

Ecclesiastes 8: More Wisdom

October 11, 2026

Jeremiah 26-29, Ecclesiastes 8, John 4:1-14, James 5:7-12   Ecclesiastes 8:   The discussion about wisdom continues. It starts with a modified positive. “Who is like the wise?” indicating that to be wise is a good thing. But then “who knows the explanation of things?” indicating that no one is really, truly wise. Still, “a person’s wisdom brightens their face.”…

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Acts 8:26-40: 5 Lessons from Philip

January 14, 2023
Genesis 32-33, Psalm 14, Matthew 6:1-15, Acts 8:26-40 Acts 8:26-40: A great story of witness and personal evangelism. What can we learn from it? These five things: Desert roads can be fruitful fields ...
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Acts 8:1-25: Preach Wisely

January 13, 2023
Genesis 31, Psalm 13, Matthew 5:33-46, Acts 8:1-25 Acts 8:1-25: Persecution is not something we ever wish to occur. But it is something that God uses to advance his kingdom. The watchword of ...
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Acts 7:39-60: Stephen’s Death

January 12, 2023
Genesis 29-30, Psalm 12, Matthew 5:21-32, Acts 7:39-60 Acts 7:39-60: Stephen's sermon continues. As he preaches, he is drawing the conclusion—like a screw turning ever tighter—that his hearers are guilty of turning their ...
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Acts 7:1-38: Stephen

January 11, 2023
Genesis 27-28, Psalm 11, Matthew 5:13-20, Acts 7:1-38 Acts 7:1-38: This is a long reading—and yet it finishes really in the middle of Stephen’s sermon, so by this reading alone, it’s hard to ...
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Acts 6: The Word and Prayer

January 10, 2023
Genesis 25-26, Psalm 10, Matthew 5:1-12, Acts 6   Acts 6: We begin with another critically important object lesson that Luke introduces from the story of this gospel expansion in the early church. There ...
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Acts 5:17-42: Rejoice and Witness!

January 9, 2023
Genesis 24, Psalm 9, Matthew 4:18-25, Acts 5:17-42 Acts 5:17-42: Another extraordinary story from the first chapters of Acts! Once again, the apostles and the church face persecution. Luke gives us the reason: ...
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