Devotional Galatians 5:18 (NLT) “But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.” Devotional Thought: Paul reminds us that the Christian life is not meant to be lived by pressure, performance, or rule keeping alone. It is meant to be lived under the direction of the Holy Spirit. The law could point out sin, but it could not change the heart. Only the Holy Spirit can do that.  Read More

Devotional Ephesians 5:18 (NLT) “Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.”  Read More

Devotional John 16:7 (AMP) “However, I am telling you nothing but the truth when I say it is profitable (good, expedient, advantageous) for you that I go away. Because if I do not go away, the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you…”  Read More

Devotional John 16:7 (NLT) “But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I do not, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you.”  Read More

Devotional John 14:16–17 (NLT) “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth…”  Read More

Reading: Galatians 2:20; Matthew 16:24-26 The cross wasn't jewelry in the first century, it was an instrument of execution. When Jesus calls us to take up our cross daily, He's inviting us into a lifestyle of continual death to self. This happens not in dramatic moments alone, but in ordinary decisions: choosing integrity when no one's watching, serving when it's inconvenient, speaking truth when silence is easier.  Read More

Devotional Reading: John 13:12–15 (NLT)  After washing their feet, he put on his robe again and sat down and asked, “Do you understand what I was doing? You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and you are right, because that’s what I am. And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. In a mo...  Read More

Luke 6:39–40 (NLT) “Can one blind person lead another? Won’t they both fall into a ditch? Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher.”  Read More

Devotional John 15:7 (NLT) “But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!” John 15:7 is not a blank check for selfish desires. It is an invitation to deep connection with Jesus. Notice the order. First, remain in me. Second, my words remain in you. Then comes the promise about asking. When we stay close to Jesus and let His Word shape our hearts, our prayers begin to change. We stop asking from impulse. We start asking from alignment.  Read More

Weekly Devotional Matthew 21:8–9 (NIV) “A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David!’”  Read More

Weekly Devotional Mark 15:6–13 (NLT) “Now it was the governor’s custom each year during the Passover celebration to release one prisoner to the crowd—anyone they wanted. One of the prisoners at that time was Barabbas, a revolutionary who had committed murder in an uprising… But at this point the leading priests stirred up the crowd to demand the release of Barabbas instead of Jesus.”  Read More

Weekly Devotional Matthew 26:53–54 (NLT) “Don’t you realize that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly? But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled that describe what must happen now?”  Read More