S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-22

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-22

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?” Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-21

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-21

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-20

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-20

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-19

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-19

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”” Matthew 8:16-17 ESV OBSERVATION: That evening, at the end of the sabbath, people brought others who were in dire need. He healed or...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-18

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-18

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “And when Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him.” Matthew 8:14-15 ESV OBSERVATION: Many seem to focus more on the fact that Peter was married in this text than what the text tells us. Yes, Jesus did not condemn marriage for his apostles, so ministers can be...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-17

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-17

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man under...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-16

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-16

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-14

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-14

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.” Matthew 8:1 ESV OBSERVATION: After the sermon on the mount, great crowds followed him to see or hear what was next. They wanted to hear his words and to see what miracles he might do next. Jesus was comfortable with the common everyday people and they were comfortable with him. APPLICATION: Although many in the crowd...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-13

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-13

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.” Matthew 7:28-29 ESV OBSERVATION: At the end of this long message, the crowds were astonished at not only what he had said and taught, but also in the manner he spoke. Jesus took religious teachings to a level that all could...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-12

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-12

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “”Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-08

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-08

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me,...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-06

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-06

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “”Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-05

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-05

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.” Matthew 7:13-14 ESV OBSERVATION: This passage immediately follows the golden rule of doing unto others as you would have them do to you, along with not judging...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-04

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-12-04

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 7:12 ESV OBSERVATION: This is a short, but powerful verse. It is what we call the “golden rule” which has us do unto others as we would have the do unto us. Doing the same thing and in the same way. It begins in this translation with “so” and in other translations with...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-21

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-21

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “”Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-20

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-20

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “”Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.” Matthew 7:6 ESV OBSERVATION: In the day this was written, dogs were seen as scavengers rather than pets. They cleaned up the scraps thrown out. So no one gave the best to the dogs. Pigs were wild and known for just rooting in the mud, dangerous, and...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-19

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-19

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye?...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-15

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-15

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “”Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-14

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-14

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “”No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:24‬ ‭ESV‬‬ OBSERVATION: Why use the phrase “two masters” when talking about God and money. Can’t one be your master and the other something you use. I think the key to this is in the word used for...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-13

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-13

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “”The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:22-23‬ ‭ESV‬‬ OBSERVATION: We see with our eyes. It is not only what we see, but how we perceive what we see that makes the difference...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-12

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-12

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:19-21‬ ‭ESV‬‬ OBSERVATION: To “lay up … treasures” here speaks of...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-11

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-11

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: “”And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-10

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2018-11-10

Scripture – Observation – Application – Prayer SCRIPTURE: ““If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:14-15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ OBSERVATION: This is an emphasis on the last part of the lord’s model prayer. Our Lord and savior loved us so much that he was willing to endure the scourging and death on the cross so that we could be...

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S.O.A.P. Devotion 2017-10-08

S.O.A.P. Devotion 2017-10-08

Scripture: Eight part devotion on this text – Part 8 – Summary “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”...

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