Daily Devotionals

11/8/17

Friends with Jesus

November 8, 2017 DAILY READING John 15:12-15 Psalm 82 This week’s sermon text: Romans 14:13-23 FIELD NOTESIn John’s Gospel, Jesus calls us his friends. This is astonishing! We talk about…

11/7/17

A Lot of Help from Our Friends

November 7, 2017 DAILY READING Romans 16:1-16 Psalm 27:1-5 Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 This week’s sermon text: Romans 14:13-23 FIELD NOTES Looking back at the list of people Paul greets in Rom…

11/6/17

Missional Relationships

November 6, 2017 DAILY READING Romans 16:1-16 Psalm 118:21-29 This week’s sermon text: Romans 14:13-23 FIELD NOTESMy father was a medical missionary in Korea from 1921-1928, some years before I…

11/4/17

Following Our Teacher

November 4, 2017 DAILY READING Zechariah 7:9-10 This week’s sermon text: Romans 16:3-16 FIELD NOTESEach of our daily readings this week focused on how to live out our Christian faith….

11/3/17

Learn to Do Good

November 3, 2017 DAILY READING Isaiah 1:17 This week’s sermon text: Romans 16:3-16 FIELD NOTESOur reading for today is one short verse: “learn to do good; seek justice; rescue the…

11/2/17

King or Queen for a Day

November 2, 2017 DAILY READING Psalm 72:12-14 This week’s sermon text: Romans 16:3-16 FIELD NOTESPsalm 72 describes the reign of an ideal king and may have been originally used at…

11/1/17

A Trick Question

November 1, 2017 DAILY READING Matthew 22:15-22 This week’s sermon text: Romans 16:3-16 FIELD NOTESIn today’s reading, Jesus’ enemies sought to trip him up with a trick question, a question…

10/31/17

Slicing and Choosing

October 31, 2017 DAILY READING Acts 6:1-7 This week’s sermon text: Romans 16:3-16 FIELD NOTESMy mother-in-law had a clever way of solving disputes between her two children when it came…

10/30/17

Taxes to Whom Taxes are Due

October 30, 2017 DAILY READING Romans 13:1-7 This week’s sermon text: Romans 16:3-16 FIELD NOTESToday’s reading raised all sorts of questions for me. As a citizen of a country which…

10/28/17

Christ’s Immeasurable Grace

October 28, 2017 DAILY READING Ephesians 4:1-7 This week’s sermon text: Romans 13:1-7 FIELD NOTES Our devotions all week have revolved around how we can measure a person’s faith. What…