(The following is the April 13 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 6 and pay close attention to verses 60-69.) John records a moment when many of Jesus’ disciples stopped following him. His comments about eating his flesh and drinking his blood were particularly problematic. The thought would have been …
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The Eternal Jesus and Our Eternal Future
(The following is the April 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read John 1 and pay close attention to verses 1-18.) Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but that was not the beginning of his existence. Neither was his beginning during Mary’s pregnancy. Jesus is the eternal second person of the Trinity. …
Jesus Came to Seek and Save the Lost
(The following is the March 28 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 19 and pay close attention to verses 9-10.) Why did Jesus come to Earth? At the time of his earthly ministry, many expected a Messiah to be a political savior for the Jewish nation, but that isn’t why …
Attending Church Isn’t Enough; Encounter Christ
(The following is the March 22 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 13 and pay close attention to verses 10-13.) Once when Jesus taught in a synagogue, he encountered a woman who had endured a disability for more than eighteen years. “She was bent over and could not straighten up …
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Christ—Our Model of Humility
(The following is the March 5 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Luke 2 and pay close attention to verses 4-7.) If you were the Son of God coming to humankind as a baby, into what family would you come? Would you choose a wealthy royal family with significant influence and …
