Take today’s next step: Need help holding on? Tell us how we can pray for you.  “Blessed are those who don’t doubt me.” (Matthew 11:6, The Living Bible) Do you ever feel like God has not lived up to your expectation in some particular circumstance of your life? Perhaps you have believed… yet nothing has happened. When you feel confused...... >Read More

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Read 1 Kings 18:20 – 40 It's not like God said it in code! Exodus 20 clearly says: "I am the Lord your God...you shall have no other gods before me". However, the people of Israel still seemed to miss the mark. King Ahab and his wife, Jezebel, stood in fierce opposition by killing the Lord's prophets and worshiping false... >Read More

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Read Matthew 16:13-20 The district of Caesarea Philippi is laden with temples and monuments dedicated to various gods that people worshipped. It is in this very place, where Jesus asked his disciples: "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" Amidst the societal confusion about which deity is the true God, Jesus allowed his followers to take...... >Read More

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Take today’s next step: Be all in for Jesus. Take the 35 Day Challenge. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8) “Have not I commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9) Wanted: Pastor...... >Read More

Tags: Bible, change, Devotional, faith, God, Hebrews 13:8, Joshua 1:9, Marilyn Ehle, Women

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Read 1 Kings 18:20 - 40 Elijah has had enough: the Israelites need to get off the fence. Either the Lord is God, or Baal is (1 Kings 18:21). In order to answer this question, Elijah fearlessly challenged the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel. With unshakeable faith, Elijah proves God's true divinity in a seemingly impossible feat. As followers...... >Read More

Tags: 1 Kings 18:20-40, deeper faith, Devotional, evidence of faith, faith, growing in faith, hazelle schenk, Men, Women

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Take today’s next step: 3 Ways to rest in God.   “Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne?  But even if that were possible, I would not forget you! See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands.”  (Isaiah 49:15-16a, NLT) The man scratched his head and... >Read More

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Take today’s next step: Make a total commitment to serving God.  “So [God] said he would destroy them—had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them.” (Psalm 106:23) Two stories, both told in Psalm 106, explain how Moses, followed by Phinehas, stood in the breach to keep God from...... >Read More

Tags: Bible, Devotional, God, holiness, holy life, moses, Psalm 106:23, Suzanne Benner, Women

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