Posts with the tag “following-jesus”
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Willing to Give Strangers the Priority
October 25th, 2024
This week, we are exploring what it means to follow Jesus with total surrender and obedience. What comes to mind when you think of God’s family?Heavenly Father, thank You for the many blessings in my ... Read More
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Willing to Go Beyond Our Emotions
October 24th, 2024
Today, let’s talk about what’s holding us back from following Jesus. Sometimes we hesitate, not because we don’t want to follow Him, but because we’re afraid of what we’ll have to leave behind. Before... Read More
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Willing to Abandon Comfort
October 23rd, 2024
Living a life following Jesus can be such a beautiful journey, but there is no promise of it being easy. On the contrary, it can be quite challenging. Before we get started, let’s begin with inviting ... Read More
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Willing to Love the Unlovely
October 22nd, 2024
This week in our series, we are approaching the calling of the disciples and the true cost it required of them to truly follow Jesus. Let’s pray.Dear God, thank You for Your love and grace. Thank You ... Read More
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Willing to Say Yes
October 21st, 2024
Today, as we continue our journey in the series Following Jesus, we will see how God continues to call out ordinary flawed people to follow Him. But we need to remember that the call requires a radica... Read More
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Calling of the Disciples: The True Cost
October 20th, 2024
We are purposed to set aside Sundays at the Tree Church Daily as a special time to engage our hearts and minds in worship, prayer, and fellowship. It is a day to devote to God, and for seeking His wil... Read More
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To Change Us Part 2
October 18th, 2024
As we continue in the series Following Jesus, today we will look at just how our lives are changed through baptism and by putting our faith in Jesus. Before we begin, let’s open our time together with... Read More
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To Change Us Part 1
October 17th, 2024
Today, we are studying the importance of baptism and how it changes us. I’d like to begin with a simple prayer, and I hope you will join along as we continue with today’s devotion:Jesus, thank You for... Read More
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To Identify Us to Christ
October 16th, 2024
Grace has triumphed over the power of sin and shame! As we continue in the series Following Jesus, we see the perfect example of this witnessed in the act of baptism. Let us pray together:Father, than... Read More
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To Commit to the Community
October 15th, 2024
Today we're exploring how baptism plays an important role in the Church. The earliest church followers heard the gospel, responded in repentance, and declared their faith in Jesus through community ba... Read More
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To Follow in Obedience
October 14th, 2024
As we continue in our series Following Jesus, we are challenged with the act of baptism and the example Jesus set before us. As believers we are called to follow His steps into the water. Before we be... Read More
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Baptism
October 13th, 2024
Today, let’s prepare our hearts for what God wants to do during our time in worship. We need the Holy Spirit to guide us, show us what He’s doing now, and reveal what He wants to do in us. This means ... Read More
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Creating Space for the Holy Spirit
October 11th, 2024
This week, we continue to study the ways in which we must prepare ourselves to follow Jesus. We will look at repentance today, but before we do, would you please join me in prayer.Lord, I ask You to q... Read More
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God Patiently Waits
October 10th, 2024
As we continue in the series Following Jesus, we will be focusing on repentance and how it prepares us to follow Him. Before we begin, let’s start with a prayer.Heavenly Father, we praise You and than... Read More
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Seek the Lord
October 9th, 2024
Most of the stress and anxiety we face in life is due to dwelling upon the very lengthy list of things beyond our control, while overlooking the great power of the short list of things we can control.... Read More
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Everyone Starts in the Same Place
October 8th, 2024
In today's scripture, John challenges the religious leaders with the reality that everyone has walked away from God and needs His mercy. Today, we want to focus on the fact that our path back to God a... Read More
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Repentance Prepares the Way
October 7th, 2024
This week, we will be exploring the idea of repentance. Today, we are specifically focusing on preparing the way for the Lord through repentance. Let’s start off with prayer so that our hearts can be ... Read More
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Repentance
October 6th, 2024
We are purposed to set aside Sundays at the Tree Church Daily as a special time to engage our hearts and minds in worship, prayer and fellowship. It is a day to devote to God, and for seeking His will... Read More
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Transformed Lives
October 4th, 2024
As we continue diving into the topic of prayer, today’s devotional specifically focuses on the power prayer has on transforming lives. Before we get started, let’s prepare our hearts and minds through... Read More
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So the People Will Know
October 3rd, 2024
As we continue in the series Following Jesus and looking at how we as Christians should be praying, I will admit this series has made me think about the way I have been praying to God. Before we get s... Read More
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Earnest Prayer
October 2nd, 2024
Thousands of people struggle in relationships simply because they feel an excessive sense of shame or guilt. Shame tells us that we are wrong, not that what we did was wrong. When we internalize and k... Read More
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When Believers Pray
October 1st, 2024
In God, we have everything we need. While praying for a change in circumstances, you may find that God will meet you where you are and be faithful to provide for you there instead. Before we get into ... Read More
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The Weapon of Prayer
September 30th, 2024
Prayer can be such a powerful tool in our lives, but it can often go underutilized. We sometimes don’t recognize its power and rely on our own ways of dealing with difficult situations, when in contra... Read More
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The Power of Prayer
September 29th, 2024
Today, let’s get our hearts ready for what God wants to do during our time in worship together. We need the Holy Spirit to guide us and show us what He’s doing right now and what He wants to do in us.... Read More
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Wholeheartedly
September 27th, 2024
We know that God is always present; yet there are times where it feels like He is distant. Today we are looking at what could be preventing us from wholeheartedly seeking God. Before we get started, w... Read More
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Hungering for God
September 26th, 2024
Today, we are going to talk about hungering for God. Not just going to Him from time to time, but really desiring and longing for that communion with Him. Before we look at our Scripture, let’s invite... Read More
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Be Faithful
September 25th, 2024
This week, we have been looking at the importance of being persistent and purposeful in our prayer life. When we take time to engage with God in a purposeful way, it always leads to communion with Him... Read More
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Devotion
September 24th, 2024
This week, we are peeling back the layers of what it means to pray without ceasing and devoting ourselves to a healthy prayer life. God longs to communicate with His family. That’s us!Heavenly Father,... Read More
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Never Give Up
September 23rd, 2024
Today, we’re talking about something I think we’ve all struggled with: persistent prayer. Jesus shared a parable about how important it is to keep praying and not give up, even when we don’t see resul... Read More
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Persistence of Prayer
September 22nd, 2024
We are purposed to set aside Sundays at the Tree Church Daily as a special time to engage our hearts and minds in worship, prayer, and fellowship. It is a day to devote to God, and for seeking His wil... Read More
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Praying Together
September 20th, 2024
When we come together in the name of Jesus, He promises to be right there with us! For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them. (Matthew 18:20)Let’s invite Him here n... Read More
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Praying for Discernment
September 19th, 2024
We are faced with so many decisions each day. Most decisions are small, but some are big and tough decisions we must make. But how do we know the decision we make is the right one? This is where we wi... Read More
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Restorative Prayer
September 18th, 2024
As we continue in our series, Following Jesus, we dive into the practice of prayer and more specifically this week, the place and pace of prayer. Let’s pray... Dear God, we thank You for this day. Wou... Read More
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Prioritizing Prayer
September 17th, 2024
Today, we are continuing our journey of establishing a solid prayer life and following the way of Jesus by our obedience and total surrender. Everyone’s schedule is hectic but if something is importan... Read More
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A Prayer Room
September 16th, 2024
Over the past few weeks, we have been learning just how important prayer is for a healthy and vibrant relationship with our Father. This week, we are learning that where you pray is also an important ... Read More
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The Place and Pace of Prayer
September 15th, 2024
Today, let’s get our hearts ready for what God wants to do during our time in worship together. We need the Holy Spirit to guide us and show us what He’s doing right now and what He wants to do in us.... Read More
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In All You Do
September 13th, 2024
To trust is to be vulnerable. This isn’t a comfortable feeling, and can elicit many fears. Yet, God calls us to trust Him in all that we do. His ways are higher and our understanding is limited. Seeki... Read More
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With All Your Heart
September 12th, 2024
This week, we are learning about the posture that Jesus modeled for us when we pray. Yesterday, we focused on humility, which is a really important place to start today. When we focus on who all God i... Read More
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Grace to the Humble
September 11th, 2024
Often when I think I am in a season of “in between” or “neutral,” God is actually preparing me for a season of change in my heart. Before we continue, let’s pray:Father, I thank You. I thank You for Y... Read More
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Have Mercy on Me
September 10th, 2024
Our devotional has been diving into what it truly means to be a Christian and a disciple of Jesus Christ. This week, we're focusing on the posture of prayer. I'll start us off with a prayer, and I inv... Read More