• Daily Devotional – Day 4 “And When You Pray” Read:  Matthew 6:5-8 In the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), Jesus preaches and teaches basics of Christianity.  Prayer is one of those foundations Jesus taught on.  Jesus showed prayer was not a suggestion but a necessity.  He said, “When you pray”, not “if you pray.” …

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  • 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting Daily Devotional – Day 3 “Return Your Heart to the Lord” Read:  Joel 2:12-13 The book of Joel in the Bible is about Judah’s experience with a severe locust plague.  It is so brutal that, “What the locust swarm has left the great locusts have eaten; what the great…

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  • 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting Daily Devotional – Day 2, January 7, 2013 “Achieving Your Goal in Christ” Read:  Philippians 3:13-15 Every sport with a ball has a goal (even if it isn’t named “goal”) and is used to score points.  Football has goal posts.  Basketball has a goal.  So does soccer.  Each player works…

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  • 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting Daily Devotional – Day 1, January 6, 2013 “Jesus Fasted Too” Read:  Matthew 4:1-11 As we begin 21 Days of Fasting and Prayer at Family Church I want you to keep something in mind:  Jesus fasted too.  Not only does Jesus want us to fast and pray, He shows…

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  • All Things New

    Here are some comforting words for the New Year:  “He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!”  Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true” (Revelation 21:5).   When someone says, “write this down” or “mark my word”, they seem fairly confident.  These words of…

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