By Jane Fryar on October 24, 2012
What is your church doing to recognize and thank your pastor(s) and all your other church staff and volunteers for the many ways they serve you in Jesus’ name? In many churches, October is “Clergy Appreciation Month” or “Pastor Appreciation Month,” and it’s not too late to seize this opportunity. But you’ll need to hurry! [...]
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By Jane Fryar on September 24, 2012
Use these questions to spark discussion within your group or to inspire a personal journal entry: Jesus said, “I am among you as the one who serves” (Luke 22:27; emphasis added). How has Jesus served the world God so loved? In what additional, specific, and personal ways has he served you? The Bible tells us that we [...]
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By Jane Fryar on September 17, 2012
Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:9-11) [...]
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By Jane Fryar on September 10, 2012
He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (Philippians 2:8) As I grew up, my mom encouraged me to read, read, read. She even subscribed to a children’s book club for me. A new classic arrived each month. I still remember Treasure Island, Gulliver’s Travels, and Little [...]
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By Jane Fryar on April 16, 2012
Editor’s note: This is Volunteer Appreciation Week. For that reason, we have included a free devotion you can use to thank the volunteers who serve with you and to remind them of the blessings their service brings. This particular reading comes from CTA’s devotion book for church staff and volunteers, Thanking God for Your Servant [...]
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By Jane Fryar on April 9, 2012
Read 1 Corinthians 15:51-58. Focus: Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory in our Lord Jesus Christ! In 1 Corinthians 15, the apostle Paul details the blessings Jesus’ resurrection has secured for all believers. He describes what happens to us when life here on earth ends. The picture he paints floods our hearts [...]
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By Gail Marsh on March 26, 2012
Editor’s note: This week’s free devotion is taken from CTA’s new devotion bookfor Women’s Ministry and Mother’s Day, Reflecting the Beauty of the LORD. It’s available in both NIVand KJV versions. This product line comes with lots of free resources, including a free retreat planning package, Ministry Messageand PowerPoint presentationthat pastors and women’s ministry leaders [...]
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By Jane Fryar on September 12, 2011
Consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and [...]
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