Archive for the ‘devotional’ Category

John 8:10–11: “When Jesus had raised Himself...

June 16th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In another attempt to test Jesus and find something to accuse Him of, the ...

John 7:37–38: “On the last day, that great...

June 15th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
A few centuries before Jesus came, a tradition developed that on the 7th day ...

John 6:51: “I am the living bread which came...

June 14th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
After Jesus supernaturally fed the multitudes, they came looking for Him; and He told ...

John 5:6–7: “When Jesus saw him lying there,...

June 13th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus saw a man who had been ill for 38 years and asked him ...

John 4:10: “Jesus answered and said to her,...

June 12th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus said these remarkably confronting words to the Samaritan woman at the well: "If ...

John 3:14–15: “And as Moses lifted up the...

June 11th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In the Old Testament, as the children of Israel traveled through the desert on ...

John 2:9–10: “When the master of the feast...

June 10th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
There are so many aspects of Jesus' first miracle, recorded in John's gospel, that ...

John 1:45–46: “Philip found Nathaniel and...

June 9th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
At the beginning of Jesus' ministry, the Apostle Philip incorrectly identified Him as "the ...

Luke 24:45: “And He opened their understanding,...

June 8th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
There were countless prophecies of the coming Messiah throughout the Old Testament, detailing who ...

Luke 23:43: “And Jesus said to him, ‘Assuredly,...

June 7th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Centuries earlier, God had spoken through the prophet Isaiah that the coming Messiah would ...

Luke 22:31–32: “And the Lord said, ‘Simon,...

June 6th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Luke 6:14, Jesus changed Simon's name to Peter, but here He purposefully reverted ...

Luke 21:3–4: “So He said, ‘Truly I...

June 5th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus watched as a poor widow, who had almost nothing, put in what small ...

Luke 20:24–25: “‘Show Me a denarius....

June 4th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
The image of the Roman emperor's head was stamped on the denarius, a small ...

Luke 19:5–6: “And when Jesus came to the...

June 3rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Luke 19, we again find a notorious sinner being drawn to Jesus. We ...

Luke 18:13–14: “And the tax collector, standing...

June 2nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus told this parable to an audience of people who felt they were righteous ...

Luke 17:17–19: “So Jesus answered and said,...

June 1st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
More than once throughout the Gospels, Jesus questioned the lack of faith of Israel ...

Luke 16:22–23: “So it was that the beggar...

May 31st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This parable of "Lazarus and the Rich Man" is a shockingly clear picture of ...

Luke 15:1–2: “Then all the tax collectors...

May 30th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Doctor Luke made a captivating observation when he said, "sinners drew near to Him ...

Luke 14:27: “And whoever does not bear his...

May 29th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We must remind ourselves that the image Jesus used here of the cross was ...

Luke 13:8–9: “But he answered and said to...

May 28th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus told a parable of a fig tree that was not producing fruit, even ...

Luke 12:22–24: “Then He said to his disciples,...

May 27th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Jesus was speaking to a people who were use to having to farm and ...

Luke 11:9–10: “And I say to you, ask, and...

May 26th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
These familiar verses teach us that we need to persist in prayer—asking, seeking, and ...

Luke 10:38–39: “Now it happened as they went...

May 25th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
In Luke 10, we see Jesus discussing the 2 great commandments of Scripture with ...

Luke 9:37–38: “Now it happened on the next...

May 24th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Notice how quickly a spiritual test came after the great spiritual high that had ...

Luke 8:53–55: “And they ridiculed Him, knowing...

May 23rd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
We find here another tender, affectionate moment as Jesus touched the dead body of ...

Luke 7:13–15: “When the Lord saw her, He...

May 22nd, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
That short phrase, "He had compassion on her," catches our attention and gives us ...

Luke 6:10–11: “And when He had looked around...

May 21st, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Dr Luke doesn't want the reader to miss the fact that Jesus was "looking ...

Luke 5:18–20: “Then behold, men brought on...

May 20th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
This is a beautiful picture of what each of us who believes in Jesus ...

Mark 16:15: “And He said to them, ‘Go...

May 19th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
"The Great Commission" is a penetrating command in Scripture, second only to "You must ...

Luke 4:3–4: “And the devil said to Him, ‘If...

May 18th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
Satan used 3 kinds of temptation against Jesus, and he still uses the same ...

Luke 3:5–6: “Every valley shall be filled...

May 17th, 2025 by Pastor Ed in devotional
John the Baptist quoted Isaiah 40:4, which described something that was a common occurrence ...