Posts with the tag “redemption”

Take 2-3 minutes to quiet yourself and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Read: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 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...  Read More

Open by taking 2-3 minutes to pray and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.    Read Psalm 23. 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 hi...  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

As we continue in the series Following Jesus, today we will explore what it means to be reconciled to God through the blood of Jesus. Before we begin, let’s open our time together with a prayer.Heavenly Father, I love You so much. I am so grateful for the love and grace You extend to me each day. I desire a closer walk with You. Please guide me, and lead me as I strive to walk in step with You. Am...  Read More

Isaiah 53:2-6 (NLT)2 My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot,
    like a root in dry ground.
There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance,
    nothing to attract us to him.
3 He was despised and rejected—
    a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
    He was despised, and we did not care.4 Ye...  Read More

As we progress in the series Following Jesus, we are learning more about how Jesus confronted the evils of the spiritual realm. He modeled this for the early disciples, as well as for us, in many different ways. Before we delve further into today’s topic, let’s invite the Holy Spirit into this time of learning and reflection with a prayer.Heavenly Father, Your love has no boundaries and Your grace...  Read More

Since Sunday is the day most churches gather for worship, we like to be purposed at the Tree Church Daily to take the time to prepare our hearts for what God wants to do through corporate worship. We believe the Spirit meets with us daily, yet something unique happens when we gather to worship together. We want to be attentive to what the Spirit is doing in these moments, because when the Spirit s...  Read More

You and I are sinners in need of forgiveness. How’s that for an introduction to today’s devotion?! While it may not be what we want to hear, it’s the truth. In today’s devotion, we are going to look at how God responds to the heartfelt sinner’s prayer, and how His work on the cross allows us to experience forgiveness. Please join me in prayer as we begin:Holy Spirit, would You speak to me today? W...  Read More

Saturday is a day to reflect on everything that God has spoken to you this week and how it will affect your life going forward.From those of us on the Tree Church Daily team, we hope that you have had an amazing week in your personal time with God. We pray that you were challenged and encouraged by God’s word and His presence in your daily life.Today we want you to do something simple yet incredib...  Read More