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Daily devotionalSunday September 30 – The presence of the Holy Spirit
If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. – 1 Peter…
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Daily devotionalSaturday September 29 – Preaching and the Holy Spirit
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. – Romans 10:17 Scripture reading: Romans 10:5-17 The Christian confession states that the Holy…
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Daily devotionalFriday September 28 – The Word and the Spirit
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion…” – Hebrews 3:7-8 Scripture reading:…
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Daily devotionalThursday September 27 – The divinity of the Holy Spirit
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? – 1 Corinthians 6:19…
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Daily devotionalWednesday September 26 – The strength of the Holy Spirit
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world….
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Daily devotionalTuesday September 25 – The sacraments and the sealing Spirit of Christ
…[the Holy Spirit] is the guarantee of our inheritance…. – Ephesians 1:14 Scripture reading: Ephesians 1:11-14 The Holy Spirit regenerates, but He also supplies assurance for…
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Daily devotionalMonday September 24 – The renewing of the Holy Spirit
…[you] have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. – Colossians 3:10 Scripture reading: Colossians 3:5-12…
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Daily devotionalSunday September 23 – Unity in the one Spirit
For through [Christ] we both have access in one Spirit to the Father. – Ephesians 2:18 Scripture reading: Ephesians 2:12-22 Christ not only governs as eternal…
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Daily devotionalSaturday September 22 – The governance of the Holy Spirit
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth…. – John 14:16-17a…
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Daily devotionalFriday September 21 – The anointing of the Holy Spirit
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. – Isaiah 61:1 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalThursday September 20 – The new birth of the Spirit
Do not marvel that I said to you, “You must be born again.” – John 3:7 Scripture reading: John 3:1-15 Scripture talks to us about the…
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Daily devotionalWednesday September 19 – The assurance of the Spirit
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God…. – Romans 8:16 Scripture reading: Romans 8:12-16 In the final third of…
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Daily devotionalTuesday September 18 – The fruit of the Spirit: SELF-CONTROL (5)
The fruit of the Spirit is…self-control. – Galatians 5:22-23 Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 Christian self-control bears with it many virtuous conclusions: Self-control has long-term goals…
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Daily devotionalMonday September 17 – The fruit of the Spirit: SELF-CONTROL (4)
The fruit of the Spirit is…self-control. – Galatians 5:22-23 Scripture reading: Matthew 26:47-56 Self-control flows from gentleness and meekness. Being gentle and self-controlled go together. It…
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Daily devotionalSunday September 16 – The fruit of the Spirit: SELF-CONTROL (3)
The fruit of the Spirit is…self-control. – Galatians 5:22-23 Scripture reading: Galatians 5:1-15 Self-control has many edifying virtues: Self-control does not get ahead of itself. When…
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Daily devotionalSaturday September 15 – The fruit of the Spirit: SELF-CONTROL (2)
The fruit of the Spirit is…self-control – Galatians 5:22-23 Scripture reading: Titus 2:1-14 When we find ourselves controlling our tongue, appetites and tempers, we are in…
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Daily devotionalFriday September 14 – The fruit of the Spirit: SELF-CONTROL (1)
The fruit of the Spirit is…self-control. – Galatians 5:22-23 Scripture reading: Titus 2:1-14 Most of us have heard the saying, “business before pleasure.” Duty calls! Pleasures…
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Daily devotionalThursday September 13 – The fruit of the Spirit: GENTLENESS (3)
The fruit of the Spirit is…gentleness…. – Galatians 5:22-23 Scripture reading: Philippians 4:10-20 It is not natural to have the gracious spirit of gentleness. It is…
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Daily devotionalWednesday September 12 – The fruit of the Spirit: GENTLENESS (2)
The fruit of the Spirit is…gentleness…. – Galatians 5:22-23 Scripture reading: 1 Peter 3:1-6 Paul’s teaching that the fruit of the Spirit included gentleness was appropriate….
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Daily devotionalTuesday September 11 – The fruit of the Spirit: GENTLENESS (1)
The fruit of the Spirit is…gentleness…. – Galatians 5:22-23 Scripture reading: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Gentleness connects with faithfulness. In order to be faithful, we need the…
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Daily devotionalMonday September 10 – The fruit of the Spirit: FAITHFULNESS (3)
The fruit of the Spirit is…faithfulness…. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Matthew 24:45-51 Christian faithfulness is to be God-directed, but it is also to be shown…
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Daily devotionalSunday September 9 – The fruit of the Spirit: FAITHFULNESS (2)
The fruit of the Spirit is… faithfulness…. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Psalm 34:1-10 As we mentioned yesterday, faithfulness is meant to be directed both to…
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Daily devotionalSaturday September 8 – The fruit of the Spirit: FAITHFULNESS (1)
The fruit of the Spirit is…faithfulness…. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Psalm 100 Faithfulness speaks of devotion to the faithful and triune God; it includes a…
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Daily devotionalFriday September 7 – The fruit of the Spirit: GOODNESS
The fruit of the Spirit is…goodness…. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Psalm 37:1-9 Goodness is a reflection of God, Who is good. From the outset in…
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Daily devotionalThursday September 6 – The fruit of the Spirit: KINDNESS
The fruit of the Spirit is…kindness…. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10 Kindness does not follow patience arbitrarily, any more than its pairing…
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Daily devotionalWedenesday September 5 – The fruit of the Spirit: PATIENCE
The fruit of the Spirit is…patience…. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Matthew 18:21-35 Christian patience is an attribute of the peace-loving follower of Christ. The word…
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Daily devotionalTuesday September 4 – The fruit of the Spirit: PEACE
The fruit of the Spirit is…peace…. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Romans 15:1-13 If Christian joy is a residual of Christian love, then Christian peace is…
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Daily devotionalMonday September 3 – The fruit of the Spirit: JOY
The fruit of the Spirit is…joy… – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Hebrews 12:1-3 Christian joy is deeper than the laughter from a good joke; it also…
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Daily devotionalSunday September 2 – The fruit of the Spirit: LOVE
But the fruit of the Spirit is love…. – Galatians 5:22 Scripture reading: Galatians 5:16-26 The gifts of the Spirit are sometimes talked about more by…
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Daily devotionalSaturday September 1 – Introduction
The September devotions focus on the Holy Spirit. The Fruit of the Spirit is covered first, followed by references to the Holy Spirit in the…