(The following is the August 17 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Galatians 1 and pay close attention to verses 6-9.) How would you answer the question, “What is the gospel?” The New Testament Greek word translated “gospel” means “good news,” but what does that mean? Greg …
The Power to Witness
(The following is the May 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 1 and pay close attention to verses 4-8.) Christians have the daunting task of being Christ’s witnesses locally, nationally, and internationally. Jesus described it as “in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the …
Anything is a Blessing That Makes Us Pray
(The following is the August 14 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 12 and pay close attention to verses 1-10.) Paul doesn’t provide details about what he described as a thorn in his flesh (v. 7). Whatever it was, he pleaded with the Lord three …
Boasting in the Lord
(The following is the August 11 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 10 and pay close attention to verses 12-18.) Do you enjoy being around boastful people? Probably not. Understandably, people express satisfaction with personal successes, but to draw attention to oneself repeatedly comes off …
Having Nothing, Yet Everything
(The following is the August 7 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 6 and pay close attention to verses 3-13.) Paul described his ministry in part as “poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, yet possessing everything” (v. 10). This is possible for any Christian. …
