Category Archives: Devotional Thoughts

Counting Hairs

Posted on January 15, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Jesus call to his disciples is not an easy one.  Continue reading →

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Praying and Going

Posted on January 14, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Confronted by the immense need, Jesus called the disciples to pray.  He told them, “the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (9:37). Continue reading →

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A Risk of Faith

Posted on January 13, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Scripture tells us that “Without faith it is impossible to please God” (Hebrews 11:6). Note how pleased Jesus was to find faith in each of these people. Also note the incredible things accomplished through that faith. Continue reading →

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Bring Them to Jesus

Posted on January 12, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

All around us are friends in desperate need of an encounter with Jesus. Two stories in Matthew 9 remind us that we can be used by God to bring people to Jesus. Continue reading →

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Calming the Storm

Posted on January 11, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Throughout the gospels, Jesus shows again and again his authority to heal, to cast out demons, and to do all sorts of miracles. Here, he demonstrates authority over the wind and sea. Continue reading →

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Straight Paths

Posted on January 10, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Life is a journey with many twists and turns. To us, the path ahead is uncharted and often unpredictable. Yet to God, the path is seen clearly. He sees the implications of every fork in the road. He knows what is ahead and how the path ahead fits in with his purposes and plans. Like a good shepherd, he desires to lead and guide us. Continue reading →

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God Will Provide

Posted on January 9, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

How do you respond when God’s command to you is absolutely unthinkable?  That is the dilemma Abraham faces. Continue reading →

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Too Good to be True

Posted on January 7, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

How could she help but laugh?  It seemed too good to be true.  “So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, ‘after I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?'”  She had longed for a child for many years. Now, well after her childbearing years were over, God promised that she would bear a son. Continue reading →

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Come Follow Me

Posted on January 4, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

Jesus went to the seashore and found some fishermen. He chose average ordinary people through whom he would turn the world upside down. Continue reading →

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He Walked with God

Posted on January 3, 2022 by pastorjeffsneighborhood

We really do not know a lot about Enoch. Though there is much speculation about him in extra-biblical literature, there are no stories of his life in the biblical text itself. But there is this incredible testimony: “Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” It makes me want to know more. Continue reading →

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