Monday Devotional: August 21, 2023

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Bible Reading: Romans 12:1-2 (NRSVUE) 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you … Read More

Monday Devotional: August 14, 2023

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Bible Reading: Romans 11:1-2a (NRSVUE) 1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Manufacturing and factory shops have to reject products that do not meet quality standards. These goods are … Read More

Monday Devotional: August 7, 2023

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Bible Reading: Psalm 105:1-6 (NRSVUE) 1 O give thanks to the Lord; call on his name; make known his deeds among the peoples. 2 Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wonderful works. 3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. 4 Seek the Lord and his strength; … Read More

Monday Devotional: July 31, 2023

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Bible Reading: Romans 9:1-5 (NRSVUE) I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience confirms it by the Holy Spirit— 2 I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my own brothers and sisters, my own … Read More

Monday Devotional: July 24, 2023

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Bible Reading: Psalm 105:1-11, 45b (NRSVUE) 1 O give thanks to the Lord; call on his name;make known his deeds among the peoples.2 Sing to him, sing praises to him;tell of all his wonderful works.3 Glory in his holy name;let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.4 Seek the Lord and his strength;seek his presence continually.5 Remember the … Read More

Monday Devotional: July 17, 2023

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Bible Reading: Romans 8:12-17 (NRSVUE) 12 So then, brothers and sisters, we are obligated, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— 13 for if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by … Read More

Monday Devotional: July 10, 2023

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Bible Reading: Psalm 119:105-112 (NRSVUE) 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to observe your righteous ordinances. 107 I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word. 108 Accept my offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your … Read More

Monday Devotional: July 3, 2023

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Bible Reading: Romans 7:15-25a (NRSVUE) 15 I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. 16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. 17 But in fact it is no longer I who do it but sin … Read More

Monday Devotional: June 26, 2023

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Bible Reading: Romans 6:15-23 (NRSVUE) 15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Do you not know that, if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to … Read More

Monday Devotional: June 19, 2023

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Bible Reading: Romans 6:1b-11 (NRSVUE) 1b Should we continue in sin in order that grace may increase? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we were buried with him … Read More