(The following is the October 12 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Titus 3 and pay close attention to verses 8-11.) Paul ends his letter to Titus with instructions that, at first glance, seem unrelated to each other: “I want you to insist on these things so that those who have …
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Be Discreet When Doing Good
(The following is the January 6 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Matthew 6 and pay close attention to verses 1-4.) Do you enjoy hearing stories of acts of kindness? Perhaps your local television station reports on community members helping those in need. Maybe you have experienced or …
Faith Works. Love Labors. Hope Endures.
(The following is the September 14 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Thessalonians 1 and pay close attention to verses 2-6.) Paul ended his memorable love chapter to the Corinthians with, “Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love – but the greatest of these is love” (1 Cor. 13:13). …
Christ Plus Nothing Equals Everything
(The following is the September 9 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Colossians 2 and pay close attention to verses 6-15.) One reason Paul wrote to the Colossian church was to counter a heresy regarding the sufficiency of Christ for salvation. False teachers promoted visions and ascetic self-denial as components of …
Our Motive for Good Works
(The following is the September 10 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Colossians 2 and pay close attention to verses 20-23.) Each religion has practices it encourages for different reasons. Christians act in ways because of our faith, but we must be clear and biblically sound about the …
