Tag Archives: Christians

September 26 – Discerning The Spirit of Truth and The Spirit of Error

Posted on 09/26/2019 by rockyfort

1 John 4; Ezra 1-2; Psalm 91 “They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God … Continue reading →

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September 15 – Defending the Defenseless

Posted on 09/15/2019 by rockyfort

John 17; 2 Chronicles 25; Psalm 82 “Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked.” (Psalm 82:3-4 NKJV) One of the responsibilities of … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged afflicted, Bible, Christians, court, defend, disbled, fatheless, free, God's people, injustice, Justice, lawyer, need help, needy, oppress the poor, payday loans, poor, prosperity gospel, psalmist, wicked

August 6 – Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow

Posted on 08/12/2019 by rockyfort

My wife and I returned from a cruise on Friday, and Saturday I barely opened my computer and Sunday’s are just full…including the fact that we traveled again Sunday – for medical reason. I say that because I’m going to … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative Issues, Devotional Thoughts | Tagged anything goes, Christians, Corinthians, criticism, Death, God's love, godly sorrow, hate, Joy, Justice, mistakes, moral issue, no regrets, Paul, regret, repentence, restoration, strain on relationship, worldly sorrow, zealous

July 31 – Fear No More!

Posted on 07/31/2019 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 15:35-58; 2 Kings 11; Micah 2 “The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:56-57 … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged bad things, Christians, Corinthians, Cross, Death, fear, God, hope, Jesus Christ, Law, Lord, love, no hope, Paul, Relationship with God, Romans, separation from God, sin, sins, sting of death, strength of sin, surprise God, trash talking death, victory

July 18 – Why Christians Are (And Should Be) Weird

Posted on 07/18/2019 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 6; 1 Kings 19; Amos 3:3-4:3 “Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged abstinence fidelity, Christian ethos, Christians, God, great price, Greece, holiness of God, honor God, Jesus, Jewish tradition, not your own, pagan gods, Paul, please God, political marriage, pornography, pressure to have sex, Roman Empire, salvation, sexual activity, sexual immorality, sin, temple of the Holy Spirit, weird

July 17 – “Oh Me!”

Posted on 07/17/2019 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 6; 1 Kings 19; Amos 3:3-4:3 “Thus says the Lord: ‘For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because they sell the righteous for silver, And the poor for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Amen, Amos, Christians, commitment to Jesus, exploit the poor, false worship, Israel, Jeroboam, Judah, Lord, moral standards, Oh Me, oppression, poverty, punishment, righteous, sins

July 15 – May We Be One in the Spirit

Posted on 07/15/2019 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 3; 1 Kings 15:33-34; 1 Kings 16; Joel 3 “…for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and behaving like mere men?” (1 Corinthians 3:3 NKJV) Christians … Continue reading →

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July 12 – Totally Called

Posted on 07/12/2019 by rockyfort

1 Corinthians 1:1-17; 1 Kings 12:32-33; 1 Kings 13; Joel 1 “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those … Continue reading →

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July 3 – Dealing With Tests

Posted on 07/03/2019 by rockyfort

Mark 12:1-27; 1 Kings 3; Hosea 6; Hosea 7:1-2 “’Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?’ But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, ‘Why do you test Me? Bring Me a denarius that I may see it.’” (Mark … Continue reading →

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Can’t We Start Again, Please

Posted on 06/30/2019 by rockyfort

The end is near! No, that’s not an apocalyptic statement, that’s a commentary on my self-granted three-month sabbatical. I stopped the daily devotional writing to do some self-reflection, to think about the process of writing the devotionals, and to think … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Christians

September 15 – Defending the Defenseless

August 6 – Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow

July 31 – Fear No More!

July 18 – Why Christians Are (And Should Be) Weird

July 17 – “Oh Me!”

July 15 – May We Be One in the Spirit

July 12 – Totally Called

July 3 – Dealing With Tests

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