Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
(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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(The following is the July 25 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read 1 Corinthians 14 and pay close attention to verses 26-40.) Church worship practices vary widely across major Christian groups, denominations, and within denominations. Worship is influenced by those leading, those participating, people’s understanding of worship’s purpose, standards imposed by …
(The following is the December 5 devotional from my Next Step Devotions book. Before reading it, I suggest you read Revelation 4 and pay close attention to verses 1-11.) Words can’t adequately describe the apostle John’s vision recorded in Revelation. Chapter 4 describes Heaven’s throne room and contains challenging images to understand. However, we mustn’t …
Last Sunday I had the opportunity to preach at our church's Chinese worship service for the first time. The Chinese ministry has met for many years there, but I have never participated with them before Sunday. They choose to have their own separate worship service where everything is in Chinese unless the preacher's message in …
