Posts with the tag “following-jesus”

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read Psalm 107. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you hig...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read Luke 10:22-25 and Psalm 65. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to ...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read Mark 4:35-41. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you ...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read Matthew 8:18, 23-27. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both wh...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.   Read Daniel 6:1-28. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what yo...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read Luke 8:40-56. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you ...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read Luke 8:40-56. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you ...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read Matthew 8:5-13. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what yo...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.Read Acts 4:1-31. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you highl...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.Read Acts 2:1-13 and 1 Corinthians 14:1-25. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attent...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.Read Acts 2:1-13. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you highl...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.Read Acts 1:1-11 and Romans 8:1-11. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to b...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.Read Acts 1:1-11. Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you highl...  Read More

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 life. Remind me to praise You in everything I do. Help me to stay on track and in step with You. When I stray, pull me back to You and keep me under Your protection. Help me gain strong understanding ...  Read More

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 we get into it, let’s pray.Thank You, God, for calling us into a life that is full of purpose and meaning. Help me see what’s holding me back from fully following You. Show me where I’m stuck in my c...  Read More

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 God into this time with us today.Holy Spirit, I ask that You come and pour into me today. Help me to grasp what it means to follow You and to live a life in Your presence. Thank You for this time to l...  Read More

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 for using my story and for always seeing what no one else sees. Do a work in me today as I open Your word and spend purposed time with You. Amen.Mark 2:13-16 (NLT)13 Then Jesus went out to the lakesho...  Read More

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 radical response. Please join me in prayer as we invite Jesus into our devotional time.Heavenly Father, I come to You today asking You to increase my desire to follow Jesus. As I read and study Your word gi...  Read More

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 for our lives. This involves praying and asking the Holy Spirit to speak His truth to us. As you start your day, let’s pray… Heavenly Father, Thank You for waking me up to another beautiful day. Hel...  Read More

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 a prayer.Heavenly Father, I love You and I am so grateful for the grace You give me every day. Thank You for rescuing me from my sinful nature. Thank You for showing me that I no longer have to fear ...  Read More

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 making a way for all of us to start new and fresh. Just like taking a shower and putting on clean clothes, Your baptism offers a spiritual way to change our current direction and follow a new path. P...  Read More

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, thank You for the gift of baptism and for being the God of second chances. Your mercies are new every morning and we are so grateful! God, I ask for You to soften my heart today. If there is an area of my...  Read More

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 baptism. 
Heavenly Father, open my heart to Your truth today. Guide me in ways I can become a more active member of Your church. Let my declarations of faith model Your values within and outside of my c...  Read More

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 begin, let’s pray.Heavenly Father, thank You for Your grace. Thank You for sending Your Son who called us to a better life. We ask that Your word would move in our hearts today as we look to You. Amen.M...  Read More

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 praying and asking Him to make us aware of His activity in our lives.If you’re new to prayer and still figuring out how God speaks, pray the prayer below, expecting that God will meet you where you ar...  Read More

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 quiet my heart and mind as we dive into a truth that can transform my life and can help me to live the life You have called me to. During this time, help me examine my life for the things that are keep...  Read More

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 thank You for Your presence in our lives. Thank You for being a loving and patient God as we strive to be like Jesus. Convict me and guide me through repentance. Amen. 2 Peter 3:9 (NLT)  9 The Lord isn’t ...  Read More

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. Today we are taking a look at one of those valuable items on the short list within the power of each one of us to do: seek the Lord.Let’s set the tone for the rest of today’s devotional with prayer:L...  Read More

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 always begins with repentance. Let’s start with a simple prayer, and I encourage you to make it your prayer as we go through today's devotion:Lord, I come to You with a humble heart and desire to be cl...  Read More

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 ready to receive what God wants us to hear today:Dear Jesus, thank You for making the way for us to be in relationship with You through Your death and resurrection. I acknowledge that You are God, and...  Read More

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 for our lives. This involves praying and asking the Holy Spirit to speak His truth to us. As you start your day, let’s pray… Heavenly Father, there is so much about You that remains a mystery to me. ...  Read More

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 prayer.Heavenly Father, thank You for loving me and allowing me to have access to Your presence. Holy Spirit, I need You. Increase my sensitivity to You, Lord, so I can better follow You. Remind me o...  Read More

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 started today, let us pray.Lord, help me have a relationship with You that I can ask for my heart's desires but also be thankful for all the blessings You have bestowed on me.  Be with me today as I go...  Read More

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 keep our sins hidden, it spreads poison. But God is our remedy! True healing takes place when we come to Him in earnest prayer. Let us pray and invite God into our hearts and minds.Heavenly Father, tha...  Read More

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 our topic, let’s pray.Heavenly Father, thank You for how You have already shown up and provided for me in mighty ways. I pray that Your Spirit would increase my faith in the power of prayer and in You...  Read More

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 contrast, it should be our first thought—our go-to action—when life spins out of control. Prayer is our lifeline to the most powerful, all-knowing, loving Father, who knows your situation better than you do...  Read More

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. This means praying and asking Him to make us aware of His activity in our lives.If you’re new to prayer and still figuring out how God speaks to us, pray the prayer below, expecting that God will mee...  Read More

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, would you pray with me?Lord, we know You promise to be with us always. I know there are times where it feels like You are distant, but I know You aren’t. Help me to see what makes me feel as if I am di...  Read More

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 Him into this space.God, thank You for today. Thank You for the space and time to spend with You. Speak to me now what You want me to hear. Fill me with Your presence, Your peace, and Your wisdom. In...  Read More

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. Let’s start our time together by talking to God.God, I am thankful that I have the opportunity to be in a relationship with You. Thank You for desiring to connect with me and caring about what I am ...  Read More