(The following is the February 16 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 5 and pay close attention to verses 41-43.) It is easy to overlook the end of the story when Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter from the dead. The main story, of course, is the miracle of Jesus …
Author: Jeff Ross
Author of "Next Step Devotions"; semi-retired after a career in Christian ministry and secular information technology; available for teaching and public speaking; lives in Winchester, KY
Teach Sound Doctrine and Refute False Teaching
(The following is the October 10 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Titus 1 and pay close attention to verses 5-9.) While most of the elder qualifications in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1 relate to one’s character, some are functional. For example, the ability to teach is common to both …
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God Shines in Hard Times
(The following is the February 15 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 5 and pay close attention to verses 21-24 and 35-43.) Hard times come to everyone. They come through physical challenges, poverty, broken relationships, disease, hunger, abuse, violence, fear, failure, and more. The most challenging times may …
Mentoring Others
(The following is the February 14 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 4 and pay close attention to verses 33-34.) Christian faith is private and public. It is private as individuals enter into a relationship with Christ and practice spiritual disciplines like prayer and Bible study to …
You Are Not Hopeless
(The following is the February 9 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 1 and pay close attention to verses 23-28.) Jesus cast out demons several times in his earthly ministry. On one occasion, when Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, a man with an unclean spirit shouted, …
