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Daily Challenge-Commitment to Prayer

June 8th, 2021 No comments
JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to be committed to prayer. Ephesians 6:18 encourages us to “pray in the Spirit on all occasions […]
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Daily Challenge-Yield to God’s Will

March 30th, 2021 No comments
JOHN SHIRK-In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to remember Jesus’ prayer in the Garden just before He was arrested. Jesus understood the gravity of the moment. […]

Daily Challenge-Stay Connected to Jesus

March 2nd, 2021 No comments
JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Endurance, today’s Daily Challenge motivates us to stay connected with Jesus every single day. The importance of relying on Jesus for each step […]

Word of Encouragement-Pray

February 25th, 2021 No comments
JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Word of Encouragement is “Pray.” Author Ray Stedman has said that when you take the whole range of Bible teaching on the subject of prayer, you […]

20/20 Insight-Prayer

October 21st, 2020 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught us about prayer with pure motives. This devotional contrasts the prayer of the hypocrites with the way that Jesus taught us to pray.
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Good News Focus-Prayer and Praise

October 12th, 2020 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - The circumstances of our lives are opportunities to draw closer to God. In times of trouble, we are moved to prayer. In times of happiness, we are moved to celebrate with worship music.
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20/20 Insight-Mountain of Prayer

September 4th, 2020 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - It is interesting to see what has happened on different mountains in the Bible. This devotional examines what happened after Jesus prayed on a mountainside all night long.

20/20 Insight-Sermon On The Mount

September 3rd, 2020 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - Another mountaintop experience in the Bible was a moving sermon taught by Jesus in Matthew 5 to 7. His teaching gives us direction for honoring God. This devotional is an overview of what Jesus taught.

Good News Focus-Prayer and Peace

August 29th, 2020 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - What a privilege to be able to approach God with the cares of our heart. He offers us His peace when we cast our anxiety on Him with honest transparency and a heart of gratitude. Whatever specific concerns you may have in your heart can be…
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Good News Focus-God Is Near

July 21st, 2020 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - By God's Providence, we were born at such a time as this for the purpose of knowing Him. In relationship to Christ, we find out what it means to have a King for our Savior and Friend.

Good News Focus-God is Our Life-Giver

July 10th, 2020 No comments
JOHN SHIRK - The God who made the world is the God who made you and me. He has a reason why He placed us specifically in this part of the world. He has a purpose for our lives, and we can know that purpose by connecting with Him.