Archives: Devos

The Faithfulness Principle

In Acts 8, we meet Philip. He was one of the deacons in Acts 6:5 who were chosen to serve tables with Stephen. He eventually became a mighty, miracle-working, articulate preacher, who would later be known as Philip the evangelist (see Acts 21:8). He was one of the servants on the ministry team in Jerusalem. […]

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The God of Glory

There’s something that stuck out to me as I was reading Acts 7 again recently: the way it opens and the way it closes. They’re like bookends. The chapter opens with Stephen describing “the God of glory” (v. 2), and it ends with him seeing “the glory of God” (v. 55). That could just be […]

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Elevate Your Prayers

Author and evangelist R. A. Torrey once said, “Pray for great things, expect great things, work for great things, but above all, pray.” That’s what the apostles and the early church did in the face of opposition from religious authorities: “Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness […]

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Does Doctrine Matter?

Imagine feeling sorry for a word. Doctrine is one of those words I always feel sorry for when I read it in the Bible—because people don’t like it. In Acts 2:42, the Greek word for doctrine means teaching or instruction.Yet I’ve heard believers say things like, “You know, it’s not about knowing doctrine. I’m not […]

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To Be Continued

My wife hates when she’s watching a movie or TV show and just at the climax of the story, those three dreaded words appear on the screen: To be continued. She’ll say, “Oh, great. I have to wait for them to put out the next part.” Sometimes we even have to wait years.We might get […]

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