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February 16 – What a Life of Faith Brings

Posted on 02/15/2019 by rockyfort

Hebrews 11:23-40; Exodus 15; Proverbs 6; Proverbs 7:1-5 “Women received their dead raised to life again. And others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Still others had trial of mockings and scourgings, yes, and … Continue reading →

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April 5 – Dangerous Worship Leads to Living Dangerously

Posted on 04/05/2018 by rockyfort

1 Samuel 1-3 Luke 8:26-56 “All the people of the Gerasene country asked Jesus to leave, because they were all very afraid. So Jesus got into the boat and went back to Galilee.” (Luke 8:37) He had terrorized the area … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged afraid, asked Jesus to leave, boat, burial caves, cahoots, calendar, chains, churches, control, dangerous worship, decently and in order, demons, economic losses, everyday people, evil spirits, forced out of town, Galilee, Gerasene, Gerasene demoniac, Grace, horror, Jesus, listen to God, love, nemesis, no control, prayer, sounder of pigs, supernatural strength, swineherd, tell God, terrorize, torn clothes, townspeople

February 25 – Seeking the Invisible

Posted on 02/26/2018 by rockyfort

Numbers 9-11 Mark 5:1-20 “The man shouted in a loud voice, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I command you in God’s name not to torture me!’ He said this because Jesus was … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged cast out demons, chains, command Jesus. pigs, demon-possessed self-harming, exorcism, financial problems, God, health issues, help, hidden, hurting, hurting people, invisible, Jesus, living in the caves, protection, Sea of Galilee, sick, Son of the Most High, spiritual problems, torture

April 28 – When God Answers

Posted on 04/28/2017 by rockyfort

Acts 12; Joshua 15-17; Job 28 Clay Lein might be forgiven for not expecting his prayer to be answered. His wife had begged him to go to church with her. He went, even though he was an atheist, because “that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abuse, answer, answered prayer, atheist, chains, Church, Clay Lein, followers of christ, God's presence, Houston, open prison doors, out of your mind, Peter Rhoda, prayer, rector, Romans, shopping list prayers, St. John the Divine, take God for granted

December 3 – The Challenge, The Opportunity

Posted on 12/03/2016 by rockyfort

Luke 1:68-79; Malachi 3:5-12; Philippians 1:12-18a The play was designed for John Fuqua to cross over the middle to make the catch for the first down and get the Steelers into good scoring position. Time was running out, so it … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chains, challenge, Christ, Forgiveness, Franco Harris, God, governed by God, Grace, Immaculate Reception, Jack Tatum, Jesus, John Fuqua, mercy, Oakland Raiders, opportunity, palace guard, PAu, Pittsburgh Steelers, Preach the Gospel, prison, Roman guards, Terry Bradshaw, tyranny, William Penn

October 10 – Examples

Posted on 10/10/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 61; 2 Kings 5:15-19a; Acts 26:24-29 I’m going to start with a little quiz today. How would you fill in the blank? “I want to be like ___________.” If you are from my generation, or close to it, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged admiration, arrested. appeal to Caesar, attitudes, being real, chains, Christian life, disappoint, examples, faith, Gatorade, God's grace, I want to be like Mike, inner thoughts, Jewish plots, King Agrippa, outside behavior, Paul, political leaders, self-deprecating humor, Sunday clothes, worst Christian I know

May 10 – Chains

Posted on 05/10/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 29; 2 Chronicles 5:2-14; Acts 26:19-29 Many years ago, Michael Jordan was the player in the NBA. Everybody wanted to be like Mike. In fact, a sports drink company even made a commercial with a song entitled “I wanna … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged A Christmas Carol, be like Mike, Caesar, chains, Christ, evangelism, Forgiveness, freedom, God, Grace, humor in the Bible, Jesus, King Agrippa, Michael Jordan, Paul, Paul in chains, persuasion, Rome, sins

May 20 – “I wanna be like…” Paul

Posted on 05/20/2014 by rockyfort

Acts 26:19-32; 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10; Psalm 49 As Paul continued his defense he continued to proclaim the gospel message. In his closing, he sought to help King Agrippa declare allegiance to Christ. That would be interesting – making your defense … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Agrippa, chains, dangerous evangelism, evangelism, humor in the Bible, imprisoned for faith, intense evangelism, King Agrippa, Paul, Paul in chains

Tag Archives: chains

February 16 – What a Life of Faith Brings

April 5 – Dangerous Worship Leads to Living Dangerously

February 25 – Seeking the Invisible

April 28 – When God Answers

December 3 – The Challenge, The Opportunity

October 10 – Examples

May 10 – Chains

May 20 – “I wanna be like…” Paul

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