Tag: Discipleship
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GNB 2.48
February 26, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ Jesus. It is the power of God to bring salvation to everyone who believes; first to the Jew and then to the Greek [read ‘to the rest of the world].” (Romans 1.16) TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: So, I have attempted…
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GNB 2.47
February 24, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of many will grow cold; be the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. This gospel of the Kingdom of God will be preached to the whole world as a testimony to all nations- and then the end…
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GNB 2.25
January 29, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “This then is how you ought to pray, [begin by saying] ‘Father, our Father, hallowed be Your name. Your Kingdom come and Your Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” (Matthew 6.9-10) TODAY’S REFLECTION: So how do we live the life we are called to live…
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GNB 2.22
January 25, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “This then is how you ought to pray, [begin by saying] ‘Father, our Father, hallowed is Your name.” (Matthew 6.9) TODAY’S REFLECTION: I have heard coaches encourage their teams saying “How you start will determine how you finish.” It is popular in education to promote a “backward design” when…
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GNB 2.16
January 18, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “Whoever is not with Me is against Me. Whoever does not gather with Me scatters. So, I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven. However, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.” (Matthew 12.30-31) TODAY’S REFLECTION: I have been reflecting on the scripture…
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GNB 2.14
January 16, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “Whoever is not with Me is against Me. Whoever does not gather with Me scatters. So, I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven. However, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.” (Matthew 12.30-31) TODAY’S REFLECTION: What is blasphemy? As I began yesterday’s…
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GNB 2.10
January 11, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “Now go and learn what this means: I desire compassion rather than sacrifice. I came to call the sinners [into God’s presence] and not the righteous.” (Matthew 9.13) TODAY’S REFLECTION: I am remembering the story of the Rich Young Ruler who approached Jesus and addressed Him as “Good Teacher.”…
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GNB 2.9
January 10, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “Now go and learn what this means: I desire compassion rather than sacrifice. I came to call the sinners [into God’s presence] and not the righteous.” (Matthew 9.13) TODAY’S REFLECTION: I catch myself being led into scripture from an unexpected angle by the Holy Spirit and find a perspective…
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GNB 2.6
January 6, 2023 (Epiphany) TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “When they saw the star once again, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house where Mary, Joseph and the child- Jesus lived, they entered in, bowed down and worshiped Him. They presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. They then returned home by a different…
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GNB 1.188
December 30, 2022 (The Fifth Day toward Epiphany) TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “The shepherds returned to their fields glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen just as they had been revealed to them.” (Luke 2.20) TODAY’S REFLECTION: Let’s just take an inventory of those “shepherds in the fields”: Shouldn’t the…
Mighty Ones In His Service 