JOHN SHIRK - God's love is like a sturdy bridge in the sense that we can count on it to support us and help us to get to the other side. Jesus said,"Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged, but has crossed…
JOHN SHIRK - God sent Jesus to the world in history at just the right time. And Jesus will come again in the future when the time is right on His prophetical calendar. God knows how to keep track of time and fulfill His redemptive plan at just the right…
JOHN SHIRK - The grace of the Lord Jesus has the power to restore broken relationships. This devotional reflects on two examples from the Bible-one from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament. This grace has the power to move us toward forgiveness…
September 29th, 2017
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JOHN SHIRK - Philippians 4, verse 8 lists a number of focus points for our thoughts. One of them is excellence. Throughout the Bible, there are various ways in which God reveals His excellence. This devotional highlights a few of them.
September 25th, 2017
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JOHN SHIRK - The Apostle Peter wrote that in keeping with the promise of Christ's return, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, the home of righteousness. The last two chapters of Revelation describe this new heaven and new earth. This…
September 19th, 2017
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JOHN SHIRK - This devotional examines how our focus on Jesus helps us to stay focused on whatever is true.
September 14th, 2017
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JOHN SHIRK - On the night before His death, Jesus promised His followers that we would experience trouble, but He encouraged us with the words that He has overcome the world. Three days later, He would rise from the dead. This devotional examines the…
September 13th, 2017
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JOHN SHIRK - This devotional reveals God's redemptive work as miraculous-something humanly impossible for us to achieve on our own. Examples of His miraculous plan are cited throughout the Bible.
JOHN SHIRK - 2 Corinthians 5, verse 17 tells us that "if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!" This devotional examines some of the ways that our lives are made new in Christ.
JOHN SHIRK - The tears of Jesus reveal His tender love for people. This devotional cites two examples where Jesus wept. He sets an example for us to mourn with those who mourn and to weep for the lost.
JOHN SHIRK - Times like these call for some Good Samaritans to notice needs and respond with compassion. Jesus directs our attention to the Good Samaritan as an example of compassion and neighborly love.
