Click for a PDF version Monday Read Mark 10:17-18; Luke 9:23-25; Matthew 26:39 Trusting God. Because God is good, we can trust Him. Jesus loves people. There’s something about Jesus that inspires confidence. The early disciples didn’t know everything about Jesus—even though they lived with Him for 3+ years—but they knew enough to love...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Philippians 2:5-10; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 5:22-24 As we continue in the “Because of …” teaching series, this week’s emphasis is “Because of His Faithfulness.” In Philippians 2:5, Paul starts with an unusual, seemingly unreachable challenge: “… have the same mindset as Christ Jesus.” The tallness of...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read John 14:28 John chapter 14 is correctly headed in the New International Version: “Jesus Comforts His Disciples.” Although these “headings” are not in the original manuscripts, they help us understand the following verses. Jesus reminds the disciples that He is the only way to the Father, and...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Colossians 2:8; John 18:28-38; Matthew 4:1-8 Lent—the time wherein believers particularly reflect upon the wonder of Jesus’ brutal sacrifice and glorious resurrection—commences this Wednesday. Lent echoes Jesus’ 40-day wilderness fast and testing by Satan while also kicking off Easter season. This also opens Glenkirk’s 7-week “Because of...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read John 16:1-11 The Advocate This week’s devotional focuses on a few verses from Jesus’ extended discourse with His disciples in the Upper Room prior to His crucifixion (John 13:1—17:26). The first eleven verses of John 16 provide the immediate context of this week’s verses and help us...
Click for PDF version Monday Read Mark 1:1-11 The Gospel of Mark begins with these words: “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” The term for gospel (“euangelion” in the Greek) means “good news,” and that good news is the proclamation that God has taken action on our behalf...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Ephesians 5:1-2 In Ephesians 5:1-2, Paul continues his instructions for Christian living that we are to follow Christ’s example. For example, in Luke 7:36 Jesus went to the house of a Pharisee for dinner. Jesus goes to the house of one of the people who is against...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Genesis 11:27-12:2; Matthew 2:1-12 Anyone doubting that God’s ways are infinitely higher than ours (Isaiah 55:9) need only consider the strange call of Abram (Abraham) by God. Abram was born nearly 300 years after the Great Flood, nine generations removed from Noah. He hailed from “Ur of...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Ephesians 4:1 (in several different versions) Our Calling “Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.” (Ephesians 4:1 NLT) Paul was a prisoner, living out a time of house arrest...
Click for a PDF version Monday Read Ephesians 3:1 “For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—” (Ephesians 3:1) Christ has a purpose in our hard places. Paul went through many hardships throughout his ministerial life. The letter of Ephesians is considered one of his “prison...
