Devotions With Daryl

Followers of Jesus are to live expectantly, faithfully, and compassionately as they await His return and His coming kingdom.

Jesus promised that one day He will return to usher in the fullness of God's kingdom. Until that day, Jesus instructed His followers to make the most of their time, living as His ambassadors, telling others how they too can be part of the coming kingdom.

Because we have come to know the exceeding value of God's kingdom, we urgently proclaim the gospel to the world so that others might be brought into the kingdom as...

Kingdom Work

Matthew 24:45-51

This Little Light of Mine

Matthew 5:14

2 Corinthians 3:6

Avoiding Judgement

Matthew 23:37-39

Smokescreens

Matthew 23:23-28

The Message of the Cross

Matthew 23:13-15

Hypocrites

Matthew 23:1-7

Matthew 23

Jesus denounces religion that does not express the heart of God. Jesus denounced the religious leaders for practicing heartless religion and for believing that their external conduct made them right with God. When we trust in Jesus, we are made right with God, and He changes our hearts so that we can love and obey Him.

Because we now, in Christ, have the capacity to love God, we seek to demonstrate our love for Him through obedience, demonstrating true religion before a watching world.

Biblical Authority

Matthew 22:41-46

Peace

Philippians 4:6-7

John 14:27

The Greatest Commandment

Matthew 22:37-39

RSVP

Matthew 22:11-14

This episode discusses the importance of responding to invitations.

Obedience

Matthew 22:19-22

This episode discusses the importance of pursuing a relationship with Jesus first and then being obedient to His commands.

This episode discusses the source of confidence for us today.

In HIs responses to the challenges of the religious leaders, Jesus demonstrated His wisdom, authority and mastery of the Scripture.

The religious leaders questioned Jesus to trap Him in HIs words, but each time, Jesus answered them from the authority of God's Word, and they could not respond. Jesus is the Word of God who came to reveal God perfectly to us. He has all authority in heaven and on earth.

Because we have experienced God's kindness to us in salvation through Jesus, we live under the Word of God's authority in all areas of...

Rescue

Matthew 21:9-11

This episode discusses how Jesus came to rescue us from the greatest tragedy of all, our own sin!

Daily Thanks!

1 Chronicles 23:29-30

This episode discusses the importance of giving thanks to God every day of our lives.

Deeper Understanding

Matthew 21:6-8

This episode discusses how trusting in God that His Word is trues helps us to develop a must stronger bond of Trust with God.

Promises Kept

Matthew 21:1-5

This episode discusses the promises in the Bible and how God always honors His word.

Calling on God

Matthew 20:29-24

This episode discusses the importance of asking for God's help in our daily lives.

False Expectations

Matthew 20:17-19

This episode discusses the issues we experience when we cannot understand what someone else is saying to us.

The Celebrated Prophet

Matthew 21

Jesus's entry into Jerusalem further revealed that He is the Messiah, the true King of Israel worthy of the people's praise.

When Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey, He fulfilled Old Testament prophecies about the coming Messiah and proclaimed He is the One who fulfilled them. The people praised Jesus but for the wrong reasons, thinking He had come to free them from Rome. Jesus did not come to free people from the tyranny of a worldly power but rather from the power of sin and death.

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Sharing with Others

2 Corinthians 4:5-6

This episode discusses the importance of sharing the loving gospel message that we have received with others so that that also might enjoy a relationship with Jesus Christ.

God is Upside Down?

Luke 13:28-30

This episode discusses how the kingdom of God will be filled with the unexpected such as the first being last and the last being first.

Marco Polo

2 Corinthians 4:3-4

This episode explores spiritual blindness and how as Christians we should be sensitive to those impacted by it.

The Best Friend Ever!

This episode discusses how Jesus showed human emotions as he faced the rejection of others.

The Christian Uniform

Ephesians 6:14-17

This episode discusses the uniform that God provides all Christians in order to wage war with Satan.

The Invisible Enemy

Ephesians 6:10-13

I really wanted to name this episode "Go God! Beat the Devil!

Even though I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment this episode is really about preparing to wage war against the Devil.

Jesus is the Truth

2 Corinthians 4

Ephesians 6

1 John 2

Believers are to have nothing to do with the evil powers of the world and their fruit hope in the things of the world while also opposing God through the world's evil systems. Jesus came so that the eyes of the blind might be opened to the truth. All who trust in Him find true hope in God's kingdom.

Because the world is opposed to God, we stand against the world's evil systems, rejecting anything that is contrary to God's truth and...

Substitution

John 11:45-52

This episode discusses how Jesus served as a substitute sacrifice for our sins.

The Narrow Door

Luke 13:22-25

This episode discusses how Jesus is the only way to Almighty God.

The Same Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

John 11:38-44

This episode discusses how Almighty God never changes and is always consistent.

Changing Grief Into Joy

John 11:28-37

This episode discusses how Jesus turned the grief in the death of Lazarus into joy.

Steps Toward Faith

John 11:20-27

This episode discusses the importance of stepping away from our problems toward Jesus who can help us through any situation.

Consequences of Sin

John 11:14

This episode discusses the great gift that Jesus brings to everyone. Eternal life which overcomes death.

Jesus is the Life

John 11

IN the raising of Lazarus, Jesus revealed that He has power over life and death, both physically and spiritually. When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. He showed that He has power over death. Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life." Because Jesus died on the cross and rose from the dead, we have full assurance that Jesus has defeated death forever and will one day resurrect us from the dead.

Because we have been given eternal life in Christ, we glorify God always, even in...

Finding Hope in a Dire Circumstance

Luke 13:34-35

This episode discusses how Jesus not only delivered a stern warning of the consequences of sin, but also managed to provide hope within the warning.

God is in Control

Luke 13:33-35

This episode discusses God and his power and authority over the universe.

Determination

Luke 13:31-33

This episode discusses Jesus example of sticking to the task not matter what difficulties might arise.

Spiritual Conditioning

Romans 3:20

This episode discusses how we are the only one responsible for our spiritual condition.