Category Archives: Devotional Thoughts

Religious Games

Posted on April 6, 2026 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Open your heart to Jesus. No holding back. No religious games. Authenticity is the road to life lived to the full. Continue reading →

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Reckless Words, Healing Words

Posted on April 5, 2026 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

For some reason, we tend to hold onto reckless words that have wounded us. They are difficult to forget. Worse, they often cause us to retaliate with another set of reckless words. The battle of words—back and forth—cuts, wounds and, ultimately, destroys relationships. Such is the wounding power of reckless words. Continue reading →

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One Thing is Necessary

Posted on April 4, 2026 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

It is good to follow through with the details of our life—to be responsible in the details of life. Yet often we crowd our lives with unnecessary things—our lives become too complicated. We miss out on the joy of what is most important. Continue reading →

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Stillness in the Midst of Chaos

Posted on April 1, 2026 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

At first it seems ironic that a passage about being quiet and still before God is found in the midst of a noisy cacophony. Yet it is in such a place that we most need stillness, quietness and solitude. It is in the midst of craziness and busyness that we most need to slow down and be quiet.  Continue reading →

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Who Do You Say I Am?

Posted on March 31, 2026 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Before the glory, there is the suffering. Before the exaltation, there is the humbling. Before the resurrection, there is the cross. Continue reading →

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Interrupted

Posted on March 30, 2026 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

From the looks of the story, this woman was an unexpected interruption on a busy day. Jesus has already been recruited for a miracle—the resurrection of Jairus’ daughter. Yet somehow sandwiched between the two parts of that story, is this unexpected interruption—this healing of a woman who hadn’t given up hope after years of suffering—a woman with the faith to believe that if she just “touched the hem of his garment” that she would be healed. Continue reading →

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Fertile Soil

Posted on March 28, 2026 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Is God’s word growing and producing a bountiful harvest of righteousness in you? What is the condition of the soil of your heart? Continue reading →

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Remember the Long Way

Posted on March 27, 2026 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

It’s easy when things get tough to forget all the ways that God has proved himself faithful over the years. Continue reading →

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When the Victory Comes

Posted on March 26, 2026 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

When victory comes, it is an opportunity to boast: to boast in the Lord. From the moment of desperation where we first cry out to God all the way through to the place of victory, we do well to keep the spotlight shining on the one who is the source of our strength—the victor behind every victory: Almighty God. Continue reading →

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Becoming Like Our Teacher

Posted on March 25, 2026 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

The goal of a disciple is to become just like his or her teacher. For the disciple of Jesus, it means that when we are fully trained we will be like Him. Continue reading →

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