Devotion on Christian Living, Personal Spirituality, Matthew 5:15. 2 pages.

Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house (Matthew 5:15).

As a child, I always liked the song, “This Little Gospel Light of Mine.” I was always singing “all around the neighborhood, I’m gonna to let it shine.” I could sing it with real exuberance. But as I proceeded through my life, I’m not sure that I was doing a very good job of sharing it “all around the neighborhood.” Thinking back on it, I was always saying, “this little Gospel light.” It gave the impression that my little light didn’t make much difference.

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My Light with a Purpose

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Devotion on Christian Joy, Joy in the Journey, Lamentations 3:22-23. 2 pages.

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness (Lamentations 3:22-23). 

Devotion based on the song, Morning Has Broken.

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Morning Has Broken

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Devotion on Relationship with Others, 2 Corinthians 9:6. 1 page.

…He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:6, 7 RSV). 

Prayer, Scripture, and hymn for during Mite Box collection. 

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Mite Box Devotion 2

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Devotion on Relationship with God, 1 Chronicles 29:14. 1 page.

“But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from You, and we have given You only what comes from Your hand” (1 Chronicles 29:14 NIV).

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Mite Box Devotion 1

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Devotion on Christian Living, Spiritual Gifts, Service, 1 Peter 4:10-11. 2 pages.

Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen (1 Peter 4:10-11). 

We all think that when someone gives us a gift it is for our own use, right? What if someday you receive a beautifully wrapped box and, upon opening it, you found a gift inside for you as well as another gift with someone else’s name on it? What would you do? Does that seem strange to you? Well, that is exactly how God’s gifts work for us. He gives gifts for giving. 

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Maybe Your Gift Is … 

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Devotion on Baptism, Relationship with God, Acts 2:41, Titus 3:6-7. 2 pages.

So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls (Acts 2:41). 

… whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life (Titus 3:6-7). 

“Make a splash” makes me think of Baptism. This might be the proper time to remember your own Baptism, or the Baptism of a special child in your life. The Sacrament of Holy Baptism forms and shapes the Christian life as each day the child of God repents, turns to Christ in faith, and lives in the newness of life by the Holy Spirit. It’s the heavenly washing, its benefits and powers, and the significance of being baptized with water that we remember every day. 

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Make a Splash!

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Devotion on Relationship with Others, Love, Romans 5:8. 1 page.

but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).

Have you ever thought of yourself as unlovable? Has your life produced times when the day’s events seemed to put you down and give you a sense of feeling unloved? Or unwanted? Have you ever encountered someone whose actions, words, or demeanor caused your emotions to boil? Have you felt like lashing out at them?

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Love the Unlovable

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