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  • Loving Beyond Labels

    Lynn Cowell | August 7, 2020

    “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” John 13:34 (ESV)

    • God's Character
    • God's Love
  • Trusting God in Trying Times

    Sharon Jaynes | August 6, 2020

    “‘Don’t be afraid,’ the prophet answered. ‘Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’” 2 Kings 6:16 (NIV)

    • God's Character
    • God's Love
  • Are God’s Plans Meant for Good?

    Megan Fate Marshman | August 5, 2020

    “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 (NIV)

    • Trust
  • The God Who Sees Me

    Melissa Spoelstra | August 4, 2020

    “‘You are the God who sees me.’ She also said, ‘Have I truly seen the One who sees me?’” Genesis 16:13b (NLT)

    • God's Love
  • Diamonds and Dumpster Fires

    Jada McClintick | August 3, 2020

    “… to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.” Isaiah 61:3 (NIV)

    • Grace
  • The Gift of Our Weakness

    Alexandra Hoover | July 31, 2020

    “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.’ Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (CSB)

    • Grace
    • God's Perspective
    • God's Character
  • Familiar Faithfulness

    Nicki Koziarz | July 30, 2020

    “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 (ESV)

    • Faithfulness
  • You Are More than the Mean Thoughts You Think About Yourself

    Ashley Jackson | July 29, 2020

    “We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV)

    • God's Word
    • God's Perspective
    • God's Love
    • Love
  • Are You Ready For Anything?

    Kathi Lipp | July 28, 2020

    “The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.” Proverbs 27:12 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
  • When We Grow Weary in the Waiting

    Laura Bailey | July 27, 2020

    “On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: ‘Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’” Acts 1:4-5 (NIV)

    • Perseverance
    • Waiting on God
  • You Are Loved and Not Forgotten

    Arlene Pellicane | July 24, 2020

    “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way.” Psalm 37:23 (NKJV)

    • Trust
    • Love
  • When You Feel Like Giving Up

    Sharon Jaynes | July 23, 2020

    “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2 (NIV)

    • Perseverance
  • Daughters of the Day

    Brenda Bradford Ottinger | July 22, 2020

    “For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night.” 1 Thessalonians 5:5 (NLT)

    • Identity in Christ
    • Hope
  • When Faith Feels Like a Circus Act

    Kaitlin Garrison, COMPEL Training Devotion Challenge Winner | July 21, 2020

    “Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?” Galatians 3:2-3 (ESV)

    • Faith
  • A Christian’s Response to Racism and Injustice

    Joel Muddamalle | July 20, 2020

    “And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.’” Matthew 22:37-40 (ESV)

    • Love
    • Loving Others
    • God's Word
  • What Good Thing Are You Known For?

    Amy Carroll | July 17, 2020

    “We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people — the faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel.” Colossians 1:3-5 (NIV)

    • Identity in Christ
  • Learning to Live With a “Yes” Heart

    Lysa TerKeurst | July 16, 2020

    “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
    • God's Perspective
    • Time with God
  • God Sees Us When We Ugly Cry

    Teresa Swanstrom Anderson | July 15, 2020

    “But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 (NLT)

    • Prayer
    • Time with God
  • Three Reasons to Live Fearless

    Marissa Henley | July 14, 2020

    “When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, ‘Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.’” Revelation 1:17-18 (ESV)

    • God's Word
    • God's Perspective
    • Fear
  • Have You Ever Been Crushed by a Kleenex?

    Sandell Snyder | July 13, 2020

    “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34 (NIV)

    • Loving Others
    • Love

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