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Daily devotionalSeptember 30 – We shall be like him
“Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 29 – The character of the God we worship
“For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.” – Psalm 100:5 Scripture reading: Psalm 100:1-5 Who is…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 28 – Faith, hope, love: The greatest is love
“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” – 1 Corinthians 13:13 Scripture reading: Romans 8:18-24; 1…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 27 – Then I shall know fully
“Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.” – 1 Corinthians 13:12 Scripture reading: Romans 8:28-39;…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 26 – Seeing a mirror dimly vs. face to face
“For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 25 – The age of childhood vs. the age of adulthood
“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man,…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 24 – We know in part
“For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.” – 1 Corinthians 13:9-10 Scripture…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 23 – Love never ends
“Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.” – 1…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 22 – Enter his gates with thanksgiving
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” – Psalm 100:4 Scripture reading: Psalm 100:1-5 We…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 21 – Love endures all things
“Love…endures all things.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Scripture reading: Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 13:7 Love endures through the good times and the bad times. Love…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 20 – Love hopes all things
“Love…hopes all things.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Scripture Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10; 1 Corinthians 13:7 The idea here is that love hopes for the best in…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 19 – Love believes all things
“Love…believes all things” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Scripture reading: Psalm 15:1-5; 1 Corinthians 15:7 The idea here is not that love believes anything and everything….
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Daily devotionalSeptember 18 – Love bears all things
“Love bears all things.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Scripture Reading: 1 Peter 2:22-25; 1 Corinthians 13:7 The word “bears” has the idea of “to cover”…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 17 – Love rejoices with the truth
“Love…rejoices with the truth” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 Scripture reading: Ephesians 4:17-25 Love rejoices with the truth. Love rejoices when truth and integrity win the…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 16 – Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing
“Love…does not rejoice at wrongdoing.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 Scripture reading: Romans 5:6-11; Philippians 4:8 The Corinthians were arrogantly blessing some terrible wrongdoing (Christians taking…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 15 – Come into his presence with singing
“Come into his presence with singing!” – Psalm 100:1 Scripture reading: Psalm 100:1-5; Ephesians 5:18-20 Not only is it a great privilege to come into…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 14 – Love is not resentful
“Love…is not…resentful.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Scripture reading: Matthew 18:21-35; Luke 23:32-34 The word for “resentful” has the idea of keeping records of wrongs with…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 13 – Love is not irritable
“Love…is not irritable.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Scripture reading: 1 Peter 2:21-25; Romans 8:28 Are you ever irritable? Maybe at certain times of the day…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 12 – Love does not insist on its own way
“Love…does not insist on its own way.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Scripture reading: Philippians 2:1-8; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 Do you insist on your own way…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 11 – Love is not rude
“Love…is not…rude.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Scripture reading: Matthew 11:28-30; Titus 3:1-8 A Christian man once told me that he didn’t think he had sinned…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 10 – Love is not arrogant
“Love…is not arrogant.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4 Scripture reading: Proverbs 16:5; Philippians 2:3-8 Arrogance is another word for pride or being puffed up. The Corinthians…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 9 – Love does not boast
“Love does not…boast.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4 Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 The Corinthians struggled with boasting in their gifts and status. They also boasted…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 8 – Serve the Lord with gladness
“Serve the LORD with gladness!” – Psalm 100:2 Scripture reading: Psalm 100; Hebrews 10:19-25 The command to “serve the LORD” has in mind participating in…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 7 – Love does not envy
“Love does not envy.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4 Scripture reading: Philippians 2:3-8 Paul returns to negatives. Here he says that love does not envy. He…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 6 – Love is kind
“Love is patient and kind.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4 Scripture reading: Ephesians 2:1-10; Titus 3:4-8 Kindness flows out of patience. Kindness is the positive manifestation…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 5 – Love is patient
“Love is patient.” – 1 Corinthians 13:3 Scripture Reading: Exodus 34:5-7; James 1:19-21 Having addressed the necessity of love, Paul now describes the character of…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 4 – Nothing without love (II)
“And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 3 – Nothing without love (I)
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” –…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 2 – A more excellent way: Love
“But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.” – 1 Corinthians 12:31 Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 12:…
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Daily devotionalSeptember 1 – Introduction to the love chapter of the Bible
This month we will consider one of the most well-known chapters of the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13, sometimes referred to as “the love chapter of…