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Sep 30, 2018
2 min

What About "World Peace?" -- October 1

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5-6 Perhaps you’re familiar with the movie Miss Congeniality. Perhaps not. It is, after all, a bit of a chick flick. But it does get oft quoted in our house. The story is about a threat to a beauty pageant and a butch FBI agent who goes undercover t

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Sep 24, 2018
2 min

Where's Your Team?--September 25

Watch out, brothers, so that there won’t be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart that departs from the living God. But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception. Hebrews 3:12-13 Team is an important concept in football. It is impossible to move the ball down the field into the end zone without the unique blend of individuals on the offense of a football team. It is also impossible to stop the ball o

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Sep 20, 2018
2 min

Servant Greatness--September 20

“You know that those who are regarded as rulers of the Gentiles dominate them, and their men of high positions exercise power over them. But it must not be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—a ransom for many.” Mark 10:42b-45 A Wikipedia search of those who have a

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Sep 17, 2018
2 min

Planning for Success--September 18

You even formed every bone in my body when you created me in the secret place, carefully, skillfully shaping me from nothing to something. You saw who you created me to be before I became me! Before I’d ever seen the light of day, the number of days you planned for me were already recorded in your book. Psalm 139:15-16 Do you ever make plans? Silly question, right? Of course you do! It’s just the way we are! It is one of the ways that you are created in the likeness of

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Sep 12, 2018
2 min

Mark of True Friendship--(September 12)

“I have spoken these things to you so that My joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. This is My command: Love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you.” John 15:11-14 Do you see the three primary themes in these verses? Joy, love, and laying down life. It is an interesting trio of items. Joy and love seem to make some sense, but where

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Sep 11, 2018
2 min

Giving Up!--September 12

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. Ephesians 5:25 It is true that most of the men reading this devotion are probably not married. The verse is directly addressing husbands, so how does it apply to non-husbands? Certainly we could address you as men who may be husbands some day (some of you sooner than others). However, if we just did that we would be missing something important about what it means to be a godly and Bibl

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Sep 4, 2018
2 min

Freedom!!--(September 5)

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. Galatians 5:13 When many think of freedom, they think of the “freedom to do whatever they want.” That is not the essence of freedom. It is also not realistic at all. If that isn’t freedom, what is it? Being called to freedom is being called out of slavery. It is being freed from the chains that bind. Freed from the confines of the

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Sep 2, 2018
2 min

Strength and Grace--Courtland Sutton (September 3)

But God’s amazing grace has made me who I am! And his grace to me was not fruitless. In fact, I worked harder than all the rest, yet not in my own strength but God’s, for his empowering grace is poured out upon me. 1 Corinthians 15:10 (TPT) This verse is one of the two that Courtland Sutton wears on his wristbands--verses that he keeps in mind as he tries to live his life. As a rookie in the NFL last season, he found this verse to be encouraging to him as he sought to carr

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Aug 31, 2018
2 min

Game Day #1!! (September 1)

Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 GAME DAY!!!!!! You’ve worked hard for several weeks in preparation for this day. You’ve focussed your mind and your muscles for peak performance, perhaps incurring some sore achy body parts along the way. But you’ve persevered. You’ve pushed

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Aug 23, 2018
2 min

Lasting Glory--(August 23)

May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:6-7 What is glory? Glory can be defined as distinction, renown or adoration. It is that for which someone or something is known. To glorify is to attribute renown to someone or something. I came across a J.J. Watt quote that speaks to this very thou

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Aug 19, 2018
2 min

Who's Cheering?--(August 20)

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Hebrews 12:1-2a It won’t be long and game day will have arrived. The stands will fill with fans who will cheer the team on, cheer you

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Aug 17, 2018
2 min

Depending on........?--(August 18)

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 Men often feel that part of being masculine is being independent and self-reliant. (If this were not the case, all the jokes about men not asking for directions would not exist.) Men are typically prone to try to fix things. More often than not, they want to be the ones to save the day. God certainly created man to accomplish much. Even before the fat

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Aug 15, 2018
2 min

Unity That Makes a Difference--(August 16)

“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” John 17: 20-21 One of the great feelings in life is being a part of a group of people who are unified to accomplish something meaningful together. More than likely, this is one of the reasons you have done what is necessary to be a

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Aug 13, 2018
2 min

Uniqueness and Contribution--(August 14)

We must live in the Holy Spirit and follow after him. So may we never be arrogant, or look down on another, for each of us is an original. We must forsake all jealousy that diminishes the value of others. Galatians 5:25-26 The most effective and successful teams are those who play with confidence AND respect their opponents for their unique abilities. The most effective and successful teammates are those who are able to play with great confidence AND value the others on the

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Aug 12, 2018
3 min

Praying Great Prayers for the TEAM - Ephesians 1:3-23

My heart is always full and overflowing with thanks to God for you as I constantly remember you in my prayers. Ephesians 1:16 As parents it is easy for us to relate to our sons (indeed all of our children!) with hearts full and overflowing with thanks to God and love for them. If you’re like me (Ruth), and you find yourself moved by these overflowing feelings of love and thankfulness, you may find yourself praying for your child(ren). This fall we would like to take a praye

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