(The following is the October 26 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Hebrews 10 and pay close attention to verses 19-25.) Throughout the Old and New Testaments, God expects believers to have a personal faith in God that they live out within a broader faith community. The author of …
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Different Gifts but the Same Spirit
(The following is the July 22 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Corinthians 12 and pay close attention to verses 4-21.) God displayed masterful creativity in making the human body. How internal systems cooperate and depend on each other is evident, especially when something goes wrong. The failure …
The Christian’s Body: A Temple of the Holy Spirit
(The following is the July 10 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Corinthians 3 and pay close attention to verses 16-17.) Paul asked the Corinthians several related questions: “Don’t you yourselves know you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, …
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Why Numbers Matter to Churches
(The following is the May 20 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 11 and pay close attention to verses 19-26.) Churches can have a love-hate relationship with membership, attendance, and other statistics. We may interpret increased growth as God’s blessing, but how do we perceive lower or trending numbers? Do …
Christians, Love One Another
(The following is the April 22 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 13 and pay close attention to verses 34-35.) Is the love shared between Christians so strong that it is evident to all, including non-Christians? It should be. Jesus said, “I give you a new command: Love one another. …
