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NALC Devotions – June 5, 2017

Today’s readings: Isaiah 63:7-14; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 11:24-36 The seminarian knelt upon the chancel steps, anticipating the moment ahead. A life spent studying the Holy Scriptures, a life filled with encouragement from family and teachers, suddenly reaches the moment of ordination. Through the laying on of hands, the Holy Spirit equips, empowers, and calls this
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NALC Devotions – June 4, 2017

Today’s readings: Isaiah 11:1-9; 1 Corinthians 2:1-13; John 14:21-29 In 1 Corinthians 2, we hear the words of Paul, who after a personal encounter with our risen Savior, became the most productive communicator of the Gospel message. Paul writes that he came to the Corinthians “in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.” Paul had been
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NALC Devotions – June 3, 2017

Today’s readings: Ezekiel 43:1-12; Hebrews 9:1-14; Luke 11:14-23 The Lutheran Church, like many others, is one of tradition. If you doubt this, ask a member of any congregation why it is they do something in a particular way. You will likely be met with the response, “This is how we have always done it.” Suggest making
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NALC Devotions – June 2, 2017

Today’s readings: Ezekiel 34:17-31; Hebrews 8:1-13; Luke 10:38-42 Have you ever been to a party where the host was so busy with all the little details that you left the party thinking, “That was a lovely party, but I wish I could have spent more time with the host!” I imagine Jesus feeling the same way
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NALC Devotions – June 1, 2017

Today’s readings: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 19-32; Hebrews 7:18-28; Luke 10:25-37 In the telling of the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus asks, “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” Just three? I count four men in this story who had the opportunity to care
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NALC Devotions – May 31, 2017

Today’s readings: Ezekiel 11:14-25, Hebrews 7:1-17, Luke 10:17-24 We are dependent on God to reveal his salvation to us. He states that “no one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal him” (Luke 10:22). There are at least four
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NALC Devotions – May 30, 2017

Today’s readings: Ezekiel 7:10-15, 23b-27; Hebrews 6:13-20; Luke 10:1-17 Many of us are familiar with the Jehovah’s witnesses and Mormons, for their door-to-door ministry. We may even have interacted with them in our homes, on the streets, and in other venues. While their teachings, especially on the Holy Trinity, Christ, and salvation, differ from what Christianity
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NALC Devotions – May 29, 2017

  Today’s readings: Ezekiel 4:1-17; Hebrews 6:1-12; Luke 9:51-62 As you enter the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning, Georgia, you encounter a giant statue of an infantryman named Iron Mike. The size and detail of Iron Mike is impressive indeed, however, the message conveyed at the base of the statue says all one needs to
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