Spiritual Growth
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Sowing in the Fields
It is a simple and unchanging law of nature: The harvest always follows the seed. Now, is a perfect time to take inventory and examine the seed your are sowing.
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Cherish Deep Dive Worksheet
This customized worksheet complements the devotional “Cherish.” Based on James 1:2-4, we are reminded that every hardship or trial is meant to produce something of value in us.
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Cherish
An oyster cannot produce a pearl without first being wounded, and yet tucked inside that process is a beautiful metaphor—one that invites us to see pain differently and cherish how a pearl is made.
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Llama Lessons
Did you know that llamas are often used to guard sheep? Ranchers have found them to be an effective defense against coyotes. There is a lesson here. Read Llama Lessons to keep reflecting.
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Mercies in Disguise
What if one of God’s “no’s” in your life was actually His loving care? Sometimes his answers are simply mercies in disguise.
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Not One Millimeter
You’ve probably heard the proverb, “Give the devil an inch and he will take a mile.” While that saying is not found in Scripture, it certainly reflects a truth the Bible teaches—one that becomes clear when we consider Ephesians 4:27: “And do not give the devil a foothold.” (NIV)
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Guardrails for Life
Not every command of God is a restriction. Some are rescue. His commands are guardrails, not burdens.
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Joy – the Abundant Life
Abiding in Christ leads to the fruit of joy, which reflects a deep union with the Savior, resulting in a fulfilled and abundant life. Explore Biblical joy here.
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Joy – Word Study
Use this Word Study Guide with the Joy Devotinal to deepen your reflection of Biblical Joy and Abundant Living. Additional Verse Mapping tools are available in the Resource Library if you would like to continue your study.
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Kindness – the Abundant Life
Abundant life spills over. What Christ does in us, He shares through us. Kindness – the Abundant Life explores this dynamic fruit of the Spirit.
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Kindness – Word Study
Use this Word Study Guide with the Kindness Devotional to deepen your reflection of how Kindness overflows in the Abundant Life. Verse Mapping tools are also available in the Resource Library if you would like to continue with your study.
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Patience – the Abundant Life
Patience involves trust in God’s timing. Biblical examples illustrate how waiting transforms faith and character, revealing patience as an active spiritual practice in living abundantly.
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Patience-Word Study
Use this Word Study Guide with the Patience Devotional to deepen your reflection of how God’s Patience works in your life. Additional Verse Mapping tools are available in the Resource Library if you would like to continue your study.
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Peace-Word Study
Use this Word Study Guide with the Peace Devotional to deepen your reflection of how God’s peace works within your life. Additional Verse Mapping tools are available in the Resource Library if you would like to continue studying.
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How Precious- Loved Securely
Chicks are sheltered only when they come under the wings. The mother does not pin them down—she opens her wings and calls. How precious – Loved Securely explores Psalm 36:7 and the quiet truth that refuge is found in nearness.
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So great is His Lovingkindness -Loved Tenderly
Just how high are the heavens? How great is God’s lovingkindness? And what does that mean for me, right here, where I am? So great is His Lovingkindness -Loved Tenderly explores all of this.
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Will I Walk? – Devotional
The devotional emphasizes that our journey with God involves ongoing growth and trust, shaping our faith and leading to a personal testimony of His faithfulness.
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Will I trust?- Devotional
Trusting God fully, even amid uncertainty is the mark of a growing believer. Trust involves surrendering control, obeying without clarity, and commiting one’s life to the Lord, as He leads. Explore these truths in Will I Trust? – Devotional.
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Will I remain? -Devotional
To remain, to abide, is not passive. It is a conscious choice we make to walk with the Good Shepherd. In this ‘Will I remain? -Devotional’, explore what it means to remain in His good care and be shaped by what He desires for each of us.
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God Speaks Grace Devotional
The start of a new year encourages reflection on God’s grace, highlighted by the meaningful name chosen for the author’s daughter, Emrie Grace. Read to find out how this name reflects God’s invitation to you.
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The Thanksgiving Special- Deep Dive Bible Study
“The Thanksgiving Special” invites us to reflect on 2 Corinthians 12:9, remembering that God is our strength in the face of life’s thorns. Even in the hardest seasons, His grace is enough, and His faithfulness remains steady and sufficient
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Oh, What is Man? Psalm 8 – Deep Dive Bible Study
In Psalm 8, David marvels that the God who created the heavens is mindful of us. Reflect on God’s creation in this study and how God uses this to help us know him intimately with joy.
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A Hearing Heart – Bible Devotional
Seeking to have a calm heart in an increasingly chaotic world comes only one way. “A Hearing Heart” explores how to seek wisdom and understanding.
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Called to the Altar-Deep Dive Bible Study
The altar is a significant space for meeting God, embodying worship, restoration, and commitment. Reflect on personal priorities and ongoing communion with God.
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Called to the Altar-Bible Devotional
Explore how the altar call is a sacred invitation to approach God, rooted in Biblical history, allowing modern believers to express devotion, seek restoration, and renew their commitment in worship.
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Deep Dive- “A New Creation”
Reflect on God’s creative power, highlighting transformation, renewal, and becoming a new creation in Christ through faith.
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“The Refiners Fire” Bible Devotional
How does Joseph’s life exemplify the journey of promise amid suffering, demonstrating how trials refine one’s character? Reflect on how the refiners’ fire prepared him (and us) for greater purposes.
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Deep Dive-The Refiners Fire
Explore Joseph’s trials and God’s purpose behind refining experiences. Reflect on personal hardships as opportunities for growth, endurance, and becoming useful vessels for God’s work.
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“Oil in My Lamp” Bible Devotional
“Give Me Oil in My Lamp” A childhood song we once sang with joy carries a deeper truth for today. Just as the priests kept the lampstand burning with pure oil, we too need the Spirit’s daily filling to shine brightly for Christ.