ST. STEPHEN’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
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“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” Isaiah 49:6 Too Small Daily Devotion –…
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body ruled by sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be…
Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” Mark 1:10,11 Authority Over Appearance Daily Devotion – January 2, 2024…
At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Mark 1:9 A Savior Found with Sinners Daily Devotion – January 1, 2024 Devotion based on Mark 1:9 https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20240101dev.mp3 See series: Devotions As Mark tells us the story of Jesus, he starts with Jesus’ baptism. This seems like…
“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation.” Luke 2:29,30 Anxious Waiting Daily Devotion – December 31, 2023 Devotion based on Luke 2:29,30 https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20231231dev.mp3 See series: Devotions As a young man awaiting the birth of our children, I never worried that something could…
“He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.” 2 Samuel 7:13 David’s Greater Son Daily Devotion – December 30, 2023 Devotion based on 2 Samuel 7:13 https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20231230dev.mp3 See series: Devotions These words are a message from God addressed to the aging…
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” . . . He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty…
Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child; and since you are his child, God has made you also an heir. Galatians 4:6,7 Abba, Father Daily Devotion – December 28, 2023…
But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Galatians 4:4,5 God’s Perfect Timing Daily Devotion – December 27, 2023 Devotion based on Galatians 4:4,5 https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20231227dev.mp3 See series: Devotions The timing…
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:4,5 Unconquerable Light Daily Devotion – December 26, 2023 Devotion based on John 1:4,5 https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20231226dev.mp3 See series: Devotions Nyctophobia is the fear of the dark. Darkness hides things….