August 14th, 2021
Today’s Reading: Philippians 3:12-16 ESV “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” More About Philippians 3:12-16 Written by Bronwyn Cardwell (First 5 Ministries) Paul said, “But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.” (Philippians 3:13; emphasis […]
August 13th, 2021
The Prize Awaits Written by Bronwyn Cardwell (First 5 Ministries) Today’s Reading: Philippians 3:12-16 ESV “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” My 3-year-old granddaughter greeted me at the door as I returned from a birthday lunch with friends. Two little baby bites of […]
August 12th, 2021
Today’s Reading: Philippians 3:8-11 ESV “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of […]
August 11th, 2021
Trashing Our Treasures Written by Karen Ehman (First 5 Ministries) Today’s Reading: Philippians 3:8-11 ESV “Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ […]
August 10th, 2021
Today’s Reading: Philippians 3:4-7 ESV “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.” More About Philippians 3:4-7 Written by Quantrilla Ard (First 5 Ministries) Digging into the original language of Philippians 3:7, we find that the Greek word for gain is kerdē, but it is translated as the plural […]
August 9th, 2021
I’ve Got Confidence Written by Quantrilla Ard (First 5 Ministries) Today’s Reading: Philippians 3:4-7 ESV “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.” Confidence. It’s something we either celebrate or shun based on assumptions we hold about the one exuding it – sometimes it’s others; sometimes it’s ourselves. […]
August 8th, 2021
Today’s Reading: James 4:10 NLT Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. Lord, This week, give me a humble heart. Help me not to seek to stand out because of anything I have done by my own strength, but instead to seek to glorify You and all that You […]
August 7th, 2021
Today’s Reading: Philippians 3:1-3 ESV Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. More About Philippians 3:1-3 Written by Sarah E. Frazer (First 5 Ministries) In Philippians 3:1, Paul says, “To write the same things to you is no […]
August 6th, 2021
Where is Your Confidence? Written by Sarah E. Frazer (First 5 Ministries) Today’s Reading: Philippians 3:1-3 ESV Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those […]
August 5th, 2021
Today’s Reading: Philippians 2:25-30 ESV I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. Indeed he was ill, near […]
