Author Archives: Pastor Jim McWhinnie

BREAKING FREE OF THE SHACKLES OF FEAR

DAILY DEVOTIONAL January 26, 2019 So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.  All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them.  … Continue reading

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THE WISDOM OF A DISCERNING RABBI

When the Sanhedrin heard this testimony of a number of the apostles, they were enraged and wanted to kill them.  But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by all the people, stood up … Continue reading

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AM I BLIND, LORD?

DAILY DEVOTIONAL Monday, January 24, 2019 (I have been absent for a few days as I transferred my files to another computer.) Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, … Continue reading

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FIREFLIES

DAILY DEVOTIONAL Friday, January 18, 2019 Again Jesus spoke to the Pharisees, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” – John 8:12 Christ as … Continue reading

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TO SERVE AS FOUNTAINS OF HIS SPIRIT

DAILY DEVOTIONAL January 17, 2019 On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, He proclaimed, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,  and let the one who believes in me drink. As … Continue reading

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WITHIN THE MERCY, A CHALLENGE

DAILY DEVOTIONAL Wednesday, January 16, 2019 Early in the morning Jesus came again to the Temple. All the people came to Him and He sat down and began to teach them. The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who … Continue reading

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A DIVISION IN THE CROWD

DAILY DEVOTIONAL Tuesday, January 15, 2018 But after Jesus brothers had gone to the festival, then Jesus also went, not publicly but as it were in secret. The Jerusalem authorities were looking for Him at the festival and saying, “Where … Continue reading

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STAYING IN TOUCH WITH THE ESSENCE

DAILY DEVOTIONAL Monday, January 14, 2019 Now it was the Sabbath on that day.  So the Jews were saying to the man who was cured, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not permissible for you to carry your pallet.”  … Continue reading

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TO LET DIE THE OLD PREJUDICE

DAILY DEVOTIONAL Saturday, January 12, 2019 So Jesus came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.  Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by His journey, was … Continue reading

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THE TEMPLE PROTEST

DAILY DEVOTIONAL Friday, January 11, 2019 The Passover was approaching, and Jesus traveled to Jerusalem. In the Temple being operated by the Sanhedrin under the auspices of King Herod, He found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money … Continue reading

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