(The following is the June 11 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 27 and pay close attention to verses 1-21.) People prefer to make their own decisions. We accept being under authority in the family, business, government, church, and other contexts, but we still want a voice in matters …
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The Privilege of Giving
(The following is the July 28 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Corinthians 16 and pay close attention to verses 1-4.) Early Christians considered it a privilege to financially support the church's work, particularly the Jerusalem church’s needs. Paul helped coordinate the collection, telling the Corinthians, “Now about the collection …
What Will You Risk for Christ?
(The following is the June 4 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 21 and pay close attention to verses 10-14.) How often do you take risks? Some people enjoy adventurous living and engage in activities too extreme for others. Life provides plenty of options on the risk scale, from …
Repentance Requires Forsaking Sin
(The following is the June 1 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 19 and pay close attention to verses 18-20.) Repentance involves both sorrow for sin (2 Cor. 7:9-10) and changing one’s direction. We are not genuinely repentant if we willfully continue sinning as we did before professing Christ. …
What Must I Do to Be Saved?
(The following is the May 28 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Acts 16 and pay close attention to verses 25-34.) Several remarkable things happened in a matter of hours when Paul and Silas were in prison at Philippi: They sang and praised God even though they were in …
