May 31
"No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." Mathew 6:24
Our challenge today!
Many people find it difficult to commit to God because of the things they will have to give up. They may have to quit doing certain things that they like if they are to be true followers of Christ. The bad thing about this is not that they will have to deny themselves something that…
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March 16
“It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.” Lamentations 3:26
Our challenge today!
In proverbs it tells us that hope deferred leads to a heavy heart. Have you ever hoped for something and it took what seemed to be forever before it came? It doesn’t seem so good as this passage says it is while you are going through it, but the waiting does something to us, it causes us to grow in faith, it causes us to lean more on God, assuming that he is…
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February 9
"As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him.” Colossians 2:6
Our challenge today!
Have you been Born Again? This passage is written to those that have been Born Again, those who have received Jesus Christ and are living a new life with Him. Why does he instruct those who have already received Jesus to walk in Him? Is there a danger that they might not walk with Him every day? Yes! The danger is real, although we are told to abide in Jesus and we will bea…
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February 1
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our savior Jesus Christ;" Titus 2:13
Our challenge today!
We are taught all through our life to set goals and to strive to achieve the most that we can out of life. This is a good thing! The problem arises when our goals and achievements take away our focus from what matters. Each person has a different idea of what matters. What are you looking to achieve? What are you hoping for in life? How will you…
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December 6
“For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, for we are his offspring.” Acts 17:28
Our challenge today!
If you’re a believer in Jesus Christ and have accepted him as your Lord and savior then you are his offspring. It’s true that all are his children in the sense that we are all created to be in his image and likeness, but not all choose to live in his image and likeness and for this cause they choose not to be his offspring. It’s…
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November 24
"And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion toward them and healed their sick." Mathew 14:14
Our challenge today!
Have you ever looked at a crowd of people and thought, "I wonder how many of them deserve to be healed?"
It's a good question isn't it? In this case their was 5000 people that began to follow Jesus, out of the 5000 Jesus never stopped and thought; "I'll heal this one because they deserve it or This one's sickness is more urgent!" No…
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November 5
“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world, if any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 1John 2:15
Our challenge today!
There is three things that God hates, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. All three of these are man-made, they are not from God and they take the attention away from God and what he stands for and places the attention on man. We are not to worship any man, not ourselves, not our loved ones,…
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October 12
"And have ye not read this scripture; the stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes." Mark 12:10,11
Our challenge today!
Thousands of years ago a group of people decided that Jesus was insignificant. They decided that He was an obstacle to religious life and an impediment to all mankind. They marked him as a criminal and rejected him. They never ever thought that he would become such an impact in t…
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SFC DAILY DEVOTIONS
September 30
"Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bethar." Song of Solomon 2:15,16,17
Our challenge today!
This above verse is a warning regarding allowing the little, and seemingly insignificant sins to overtake your life, robbi…
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September 9
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9
Our challenge today!
God is not someone who if you tell him your wrongs will be standing there with a tablet writing it down for later reference. Jesus assures us that if we confess our faults, he will forgive us. He is not in the business of taking notes to see who has been good enough to get into heaven, he is in the business of wiping out all memories o…
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September 4
"He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down, why encumbereth the ground?" Luke 13:6,7
Our challenge today!
My friends Jesus is coming back! He has planted you as a tree to bear fruit in this community right where you are . He is expecting to find fruit w…
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September 3
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." John 10:27, 28
Our challenge today!
I would imagine that Noah had a rough time explaining that God told him to build an ark when it had never rained before! The underlying difficulty with this would have been, did he hear from God. Absolutely! God does speak, he told Abraham to leave Haran and go to a land in…
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September 2
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecutions, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, for thy sake we are killed all the daylong: we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loves us." Romans 8:35-37
Our challenge today!
No matter what happens in life God is always there. This is his promise. He never said it was going to be easy, but he did…
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SFC DAILY DEVOTIONS
September 1
"Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Hebrews 13:1-2
Our challenge today!
One day volunteering at a food bank I had my children with me, and a woman walked in off the street. This woman was dirty, hair not combed and clothes were tattered. I immediately asked what we could do to help her and she said she needed food and money. I asked her "do you need Jesus?" and she lit up and…
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August 31
"Honor the Lord with all thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine." Proverbs 3:9,10
Our challenge today!
Time is substance, possessions are substance, relationships are substance, money is substance, talents are substance and all that you have is your substance and it says to honor the Lord with all of your substance. How can this be done? By giving the first fruits of all y…
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August 29
"Brethren if a man be overtaken in a sin, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself lest thou also be tempted." Ephesians 6:1
Our challenge today!
It is easy and clear to see when another has fallen because there usually is plenty to point at their fault. What is not often seen is the spiritual. A spiritual person will try to cover another's fault and restore them through love. Another person's error may be our test, a test to see wher…
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August 28
"He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord's; upon them he has set the world." 1Samuel 2:8
Our challenge today!
Sometimes it is difficult to see that God is in charge of all things. Things happen and we often forget who has the power to change them. God has all the power; he has always been in control and will always be the same yesterday, to…
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Added by Cary & Christine on August 28, 2008 at 7:00am —
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August 27
"But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying; Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole." Luke 8:50
Our challenge today!
I once read a line of a poem that said: "Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you." The fact is trouble can trouble us, but our defense against it is to believe! "Only believe!" Jesus told his disciples in John 14:1 "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me." Just believe and she will be healed and made whole. Ar…
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August 26
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it." 1 Corinthians 10:13
Our challenge today!
I don't know about you, but I am grateful to God that He does not suffer me to be tempted above what I am able to endure and that He always makes an escape out of it. Did you know that Jesus was tempted in ev…
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SFC DAILY DEVOTIONS
August 25
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature." Mark 16:15
Our challenge today!
The question for many people is: "Who was Jesus talking to when he gave this command?" Many will answer: "He was talking to his Disciples." This is a correct answer, however who does he consider his Disciples? Those who believe and confess Him to be their Lord and Savior and love him, because those who love him in spirit and truth; will be hi…
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