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Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Great thoughts from great Christians” Our Bible verse for today: “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Simple acts of blessing and service please the Lord” Hannah Hurnard wasContinue reading “Simple acts of service please the Lord”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Great thoughts from great Christians” Our Bible verse for today: “I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm – neither hot nor cold – I am about to spit you out ofContinue reading “Don’t be lukewarm”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Great thoughts from great Christians” Our Bible verse for today: “But godliness with contentment is great gain.” 1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Learn to be content” This morning I want to return us to the story of J.C. Penny, which we considered in yesterday’s devotional. He once confessedContinue reading “Learn to be content”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month; “Great thoughts from great Christians” Our Bible verse for today: “And my God will supply all of your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Trust God and be content” Linda and I were once Amway distributors. Don’t judge, you haveContinue reading “Trust God and be content”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Great thoughts from great Christians” Our Bible verse for today: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and most important command. The second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the LawContinue reading “Keep it simple”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Great thoughts from great Christians” Our Bible verse for today: “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Life doesn’tContinue reading “It doesn’t have to be so complicated”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Great thoughts from great Christians” Our Bible verse for today: “Here I am today, eighty-five years old. I am still as strong today as I was the day Moses sent me out. My strength for battle and for daily tasks is now as it was then.” Joshua 14:10-11 (CSB) OurContinue reading “Take care of your body”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Great thoughts from great Christians” Our Bible verse for today: “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) Our thought for today: “We need three key relationships” Building on Leighton Ford’s personal practice which he described as “I surround myself with the thoughts of those who haveContinue reading “We need three key relationships”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Great thoughts from great Christians” Our Bible verse for today: “But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.” Psalm 68:3 (NIV) Our thought for today: “Celebration is at the heart of the way of Christ” In 1978 Richard Foster published a book whichContinue reading “Celebration is at the heart of the way of Christ”

Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Great thoughts from great Christians” Our Bible verse for today: “Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people.” Colossians 3:23 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Mix a little blood in with your paint” Rufus Jones was a well-known leader in theContinue reading “Mix a little blood in your paint”