Four Ingredients to Powerful Prayer

by | Sep 4, 2024 | Morning Devotions

Verse: Matthew 8:5-8 (ESV) – (see also Luke 7:1-10) 5 When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, 6 “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” 7 And he said to him, “I will come and...

The Bigger Picture

by | Sep 3, 2024 | Morning Devotions

Verse: Matthew 8:3-4 3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift...

He’ll Take Care of the Rest

by | Aug 30, 2024 | Morning Devotions

Verse: Matthew 7:26-27 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a...

Grace and the Rock

by | Aug 29, 2024 | Morning Devotions

Verse: Matthew 7:24-25 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall,...

A Call to Relationship

by | Aug 28, 2024 | Morning Devotions

Verse: Matthew 7:21-23 21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.22 On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons...

Make Me Clean

by | Aug 27, 2024 | Morning Devotions

Verse: Matthew 8:1-2 When he came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Devotion Matthew is making a transition from the Sermon on the Mount in...