Daily Devotions: Creation and Fall (Week 14, Tuesday)

Creation and Fall Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Theology Scripture: Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: – Romans 5:12 (KJV) The narrative of the Fall is essential to understanding the Gospel, for we cannot grasp the weight of…

Daily Devotions: Humility (Week 14, Monday)

Humility Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: SHAPE Scripture: Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. – Philippians 2:3 (KJV) Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less. In a culture driven by ‘vainglory’ and self-promotion, the call to esteem others better…

Daily Devotions: Honoring Spiritual Leaders (Week 14, Sunday)

Honoring Spiritual Leaders Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Worship God Scripture: Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. – 1 Timothy 5:17 (KJV) Spiritual leaders are gifts to the church, tasked with the heavy responsibility of ‘labouring in the word and doctrine’ to feed…

Daily Devotions: Resting the Mind (Week 13, Saturday)

Resting the Mind Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Rest & Reflect Scripture: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. – Isaiah 26:3 (KJV) Perfect peace is the reward of a mind that is ‘stayed’ on God—fixed firmly on His nature, His promises, and His sovereignty. We often…

Daily Devotions: Hospitality as Practice (Week 13, Thursday)

Hospitality as Practice Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Practice Scripture: Use hospitality one to another without grudging. – 1 Peter 4:9 (KJV) Hospitality is a spiritual practice that transforms our homes into outposts of the Kingdom of God. To practice it ‘without grudging’ means offering ourselves to others not as a burden to be endured, but as a…

Daily Devotions: Covenants of God (Week 13, Tuesday)

Covenants of God Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: Theology Scripture: But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. – Hebrews 8:6 (KJV) The history of Scripture is a history of God’s covenants, and in Christ, we are recipients of…

Daily Devotions: Living by Faith (Week 13, Monday)

Living by Faith Discipleship S.T.E.P.S.: SHAPE Scripture: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. – Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) Living by faith is the radical decision to prioritize the reality of God’s Word over the evidence of our physical circumstances. Faith provides the ‘substance’—the solid ground—upon which we…