Daybreak Devotions

Happy Thanksgiving In this second of the two-part special, we discuss three principles from Psalm 131 which will help us all to live in that quiet and peaceable place during the potentially turbulent holiday season. We want to live in the joy and not lose it because of the rush and pressure that sometimes comes.

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McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC

We all know that this time of year is usually a healthy mixture of joy and sadness, or anticipation and anxiety, and we sometimes begin with high hopes and end with disappointment. But it doesn't have to be that way.

In this first of a two-part Thanksgiving and holiday special, we take counsel from Psalm 131 on how to keep our soul well in the season so that we can enjoy it to the full!

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McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC

How do you prepare your soul for gathering at the house of God? David said he was glad when they said, "It's time to go to church!" (Psalm 122, slightly paraphrased!).

Perhaps you often come to church hoping for the best, expecting that being there will lead you into a worshipful spirit. Actually, to have the best church experience, we need to begin long before we get there. So, today we share a few practical thoughts and how to get a glad heart before we get to church!

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On this Mount of Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-13), we have some disciples who are really missing the point and really need to learn the truth. We are not talking about nominal Christians, we are not dealing with SMO's (you know, Sunday Morning Only's), we are talking about Peter, James, and John, the inner circle of the inner circle, and yet, devoted as they were, they still had to learn, and keep learning. They had been raised as devout Jews, now they loved Jesus, but you can't put new wine in old wineskins!

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Today, we take a trip in the Wayback Machine, and return to September 26, 2000, and enjoy an episode of Mid Morning Manna, hosted by the late Rev. Jack Lemons and his wife, Mrs. Jean. We honor their many years of faithfulness both behind the pulpit, and behind the mic, and hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane!

Everyone wants their life to matter for something, but how to we ensure that we are being all that we were created to be? Jesus gives us the key, if we are simply willing to follow!

A gift is only as good as its usefulness to us, so what is it that we can hope to receive from properly using the gifts Jesus has given us?

The true value of a gift is so often determined by the significance of the giver. If that's the case, then the gifts that Jesus has given to us should be viewed as extremely valuable! So, what are these gifts, and how do we make use of them each day?

Have you ever wondered whether your prayer for someone else was really making a difference? Perhaps you've felt like praying on behalf of a loved one is really just a religious exercise that God expects, but is ultimately confusing as to how effective it is? That's the topic of today's Daybreak Devotion!

Is the will of God some unknowable, yet specific destination, or some constantly changing goal which we can never achieve? Is there a way to truly pursue God's will for our lives?