(The following is the July 18 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Corinthians 9 and pay close attention to verses 1-14.) Church pastors have the daunting task of leading and shepherding congregations. They have many responsibilities and not enough time to do all they and others …
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What can remain? What must change?
(The following is the July 16 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Corinthians 7 and pay close attention to verses 17-24.) Paul wrote, “Let each one live his life in the situation the Lord assigned when God called him” (v. 17), reiterating the thought in verses …
Church Discipline
(The following is the July 13 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Corinthians 5 and pay close attention to verses 9-13.) Church discipline is neither easy nor enjoyable, but God’s Word commands us to do it. We are responsible for presenting a pure bride (church) to …
What is a stumbling block?
(The following is the July 3 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 14 and pay close attention to verses 13-23.) After discussing Christian liberty in Romans 14:1-12, Paul tells believers how to manage that liberty. “Therefore, let us no longer judge one another: Instead decide never …
Being in the World but Not of It
(The following is the June 29 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Romans 12 and pay close attention to verses 1-2.) Christians are to be in the world but not of it. We exist by God’s design and for his glory. Yet, sinful humanity continues to rebel …
