Devotions

The Power Of The Crowd

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The Man Took Jesus At His Word

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Thursday: First Week of Lent John 4:43-54 Are you better at giving instructions or receiving them? When the royal official heard that Jesus had arrived, he knew he had to get to Him as soon as […]

The Good Shepherd

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Testing, Testing?!

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Second Sunday of Lent John 6:1-21 How do you feel about taking tests? How do tests help us in our lives and what do they teach us about ourselves? The two stories told in the reading […]

Sudden-Death Win(s)

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Monday: Fourth Week of Lent John 12:20-36 Have you ever predicted something? A boy boldly touted, “Dad. I know which team will win!” His father asked, “Which one?” He said, “The one with the most goals!” […]

Standing Right Before You

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Saturday: First Week of Lent John 5:30-47 Share a memory or occurrence when you used a paper map to help you navigate. My earliest memory of being lost was when I was six years old. I […]

Standing At The Foot Of The Cross

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Holy Tuesday John 19:16-27 Have you ever witnessed something that changed you? There are many things about our lives that are routine—the same view out our kitchen window, the same walk to school, or the same […]

Soon?

Have you ever told someone, “I’ll be there as soon as I can,” and then quickly discovered that your definition of “soon” and their definition were not the same? Oops! In a similar way, how can we make sense of Jesus’s words that He is coming “soon,” given that John received this revelation from Jesus […]

Remain

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Fifth Sunday of Lent John 15:1-17 Do you have a green thumb? If so, what is your favourite plant to grow? My dad likes to assume he knows how to prune grapevines. Our family once had […]

Peter In The High Priest’s Courtyard

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Saturday: Fifth Week of Lent John 18:15-27 Have you ever travelled to Jerusalem? On a visit to Jerusalem, my wife and I visited what was purported to be the home and courtyard of the high priest […]