Month: August 2025
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🌙 Evening Devotional — The Goodyear Blimp
The Memory I remember seeing the Goodyear Blimp as a child. It floated over so quietly that all I could hear was the faint hum in the sky. It felt mysterious and wonderful — so large, so graceful, and yet it seemed to hover effortlessly. I wanted to run after it and follow where it…
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✨ “The Gift Beyond Price” 🕊️
🌷 Simon learns that the Spirit’s power is given, not bought. 📖 Acts 8:9–25 — NKJV The Sorcerer’s Profession of Faith 9 But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great, 10 to whom they all gave…
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✨ When Seeds Are Sown in Tears 🌾
🌷 Stephen’s burial marks the beginning of a wider mission. 🌷 📖 Acts 8:1–8 — NKJV Saul Persecutes the Church 1 Now Saul was consenting to his death. At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except…
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History on Trial
📚 Study Breakdown: Acts 7 — Stephen’s Speech Before the Sanhedrin and his Death by Stoning 📖 Acts 7:1–8 — God’s Call to Abraham “Brethren and fathers, listen: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham…”(v. 2) Stephen starts gently — not with accusation, but respect and remembrance. He speaks as one of them, telling the story…
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✨ Stephen: Full of Faith and Power
🌷 God’s servant, falsely accused but Spirit-filled Acts 6:8–15 (NKJV) 📖 Scripture Reading 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with Stephen. 10 And they were not…
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✨ The Appointment of the Seven
🌷 Called to Serve, Anointed to Lead 📖 Acts 6:1–7 (NKJV) 1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. 2 Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable…
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✨ Counted Worthy to Suffer
🌷 “Let them alone… or be found fighting against God.” 📖 Acts 5:33–42 (NKJV) 33 When they heard this, they were furious and plotted to kill them. 34 Then one in the council stood up, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in respect by all the people, and commanded them to put the apostles outside…
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✨ Arrested… but Not Silent
🌷 God’s messengers cannot be silenced. Acts 5:17–32 — Arrested… but Not Silent 17 Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with indignation, 18 and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison. 19…
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💫 “The Spirit Moved Through Them All”
📖 Full NKJV Scripture Reading Acts 5:12–16 12 And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch. 13 Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly. 14 And believers were increasingly added…