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Formations: May 17
Holiness and Grace
One of the earliest spiritual lessons I learned as a teen was that we can’t earn God’s favor through blameless living. We can’t be good enough to earn acceptability with God because that’s not how acceptability with God works! We are saved by grace through faith, “not the result of works, so that no one may boast” (Eph 2:9).
Connections: May 17
The Believers Watch and Pray
The disciples have come a long way—and they are right back where it all happened.
Everything is different now—and it’s just as he told them.
Their lives are changed—and they must do what they’ve always done. . .
Intersection: May 17
Listen First. Be Heard Second
James had a lot to say, but some of his most practical wisdom fits in a single verse. "Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger" (James 1:19) sounds simple enough. Getting teenagers to actually live it out? That's another story entirely. We live in a world where everyone has a platform and almost no one feels truly heard.
FaithSteps Family Devotions
Ascension
When I went away to college, my mother knew that I would be happy, but she also knew that it would be hard in the beginning. Likewise, in the book of Acts, Jesus knew that the disciples needed to start this new chapter: it was time for Him to leave. But He also knew how hard it would be for the disciples.
Reflections Devotional
Authentic Faith
A man in Lystra could not use his feet; he had never known the joy of walking. He’d never known casual mobility or the rush of blood that accompanies a quick rise to the feet. Yet when Paul spoke on the corner, this man faithfully listened. When Paul instructed him, “Stand upright on your feet," he immediately leapt up and began to walk.
A Column Turned Prayer for Ascension Sunday
by Rob Lee
God of the true church, we acknowledge that we know these songs we sing too well, some of them even by heart. Yet when it comes time to put the songs and sermons and Scripture into action, we fall strangely short in the light of your glorious plan for us.
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