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Do You Want to Be Healed?
Scripture Focus “One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, ‘Do you want to be healed?’” — John 5:5–6 (ESV) Devotional Thought One of the…
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Restored by the Shepherd
Scripture Focus “He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul.” — Psalm 23:2–3 (ESV) Devotional Thought There is an interesting phrase in these verses that caught my attention: “He makes me lie down.” Have you ever stopped to think about…
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The Good Shepherd
Scripture Focus “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” — Psalm 23:1 (ESV) “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” — Matthew 9:36 (ESV) Devotional Thought This week at camp our theme is “The…
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Hearing the War Within
Scripture Focus “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not…
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Wise Meekness or Selfish Ambition?
Scripture Focus “Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that…
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Faith That Can Be Seen
Scripture Focus “But someone will say, ‘You have faith and I have works.’ Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe—and shudder!” — James 2:18–19 (ESV) Devotional…
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Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment
Scripture Focus “For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.” — James 2:13 (ESV) Devotional Thought Mercy does not come naturally to us, does it? Most people are remarkably skilled at showing mercy to themselves while demanding justice for everyone else. We…
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Hearing Is Not Enough
Scripture Focus “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away…
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Outside the Camp
Scripture Focus “So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.”…
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Love That Lives Out the Gospel
Scripture Focus “Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.” — Hebrews 13:1–3 (ESV) Devotional…
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