(The following is the February 12 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Mark 2 and pay close attention to verses 15-17.) Religious leaders in Jesus’ day hated that Jesus spent time with tax collectors and sinners (v. 16). On one occasion, Jesus and his disciples were at the home of Levi …
Tag: Evangelism
Ways to Speak the Truth
(The following is the January 3 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 3 and pay close attention to verses 7-10.) John the Baptist didn’t win any congeniality awards. He was blunt from the early days of his public baptisms through his final days in prison, speaking the truth to immoral …
The Futility of Hiding From God
(The following is the December 8 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 6 and pay close attention to verses 15-17.) Given the wrath poured out on sinners in Revelation 6, one might expect many to turn from sin to Christ, but they do not. Instead, “the kings of the earth, …
Make Disciples Who Make Disciples
(The following is the October 4 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Timothy 2 and pay close attention to verses 1-2.) Do you ever make something more complicated than necessary? Some people pour over options endlessly when making decisions or planning a course of action. They allow analysis paralysis to …
Ambassadors for Christ
(The following is the August 5 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 2 Corinthians 5 and pay close attention to verses 18-21.) It’s common for people to struggle with understanding their purpose at different stages of life. As teenagers consider their desired profession, fulfilling a sense of purpose may be central. …
