Daily Devotions

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Read devotions written by Hope pastors and staff every weekday that align with our daily Bible readings! We hope you use these devotions as a way to dig deeper into Scripture during the weekdays and join us for worship on the weekends to continue growing in your faith.

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Friday, February 10, 2023

What If Jesus Asked?

Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 – Mark 9:2-50 My favorite genre of fiction is dystopia: Hunger Games, The Giver, Divergent, etc. One of these books that I read quite a while ago told of a world with intense surveillance; a topic covered quite often in this genre. This particular story referred to the… Read more

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Try Not to Overthink It!

Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 – Mark 8:22-9:1 When you are trying to get a small child to complete a task, it has been shown that reverse psychology can be the winning strategy. You say to the child, "Don't put your shoes on…" and all of a sudden those shoes are on faster… Read more

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Don’t You Understand Yet?

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 – Mark 7:24-8:21 I'm not a parent, but I am an educator, and I have spent many years working with youth. The last sentence of this passage resonates with me in that role. "Don't you understand yet?" he [Jesus] asked them.  As I went through school to… Read more

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Are You a Pharisee?

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 – Mark 6:53-7:23 If you haven’t noticed yet, there is a lot of overlap between Matthew and Mark. For those of you nerdy people, check out the graphic on this webpage to see how they overlap. The short version is that almost everything in Mark… Read more