Daily Devotions: Message Listing

Mark: The Servant Who Rules
The Place To Begin Mark 1:1-8
Like A Dove Mark 1:9-15
Meeting Life's Demands Mark 1:16-39
Impressive Faith Mark 1:40-2:12
The Scandal Maker Mark 2:13-3:6
The Perils Of Popularity Mark 3:7-35
Seed Thoughts Mark 4:1-29
Secrets Revealed Mark 4:30-34
No Faith Mark 4:35-5:20
Seeing Through Mark 5:21-6:6
Who Is This? Mark 6:7-52
When Right Is Wrong Mark 6:53-7:30
Do You Not Yet Understand? Mark 7:31-8:21
The Necessity Of The Cross Mark 8:22-33
Saving Or Losing? Mark 8:34-38
The Glory That Follows Mark 9:1-9:29
Who Is The Greatest? Mark 9:30-50
The Purpose Of Marriage Mark 10:1-12
The Plight Of The Overprivileged Mark 10:13-31
Not So With You Mark 10:32-52
The Hindrance Of Pride Mark 11:1-25
By What Authority? Mark 11:27-12:27
The Attitude That Matters Mark 12:28-44
Watch! Mark 13:1-37
Love's Extravagance Mark 14:1-25
Watch And Pray Mark 14:26-52
Jesus And Peter Mark 14:53-72
Jesus Or Barabbas? Mark 15:1-20
A Heart Wide Open Mark 15:21-47
The Rumor Of Hope Mark 16:1-8
Believe! Mark 16:9-20

Ecclesiastes: Things That Don't Work
The Search Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
The Endless Cycle Ecclesiastes 1:4-7
The Restless Life Ecclesiastes 1:8-18
The Pursuit Of Pleasure Ecclesiastes 2:1-11
A Note Of Joy Ecclesiastes 2:12-26
A Time For Everything Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Eternity On My Mind Ecclesiastes 3:9-11
Let God Be God Ecclesiastes 3:12-22
Ambition Ecclesiastes 4:1-8
Two Are Better Than One Ecclesiastes 4:9-16
Watch Your Step Ecclesiastes 5:1-17
How To Enjoy Life Ecclesiastes 5:18-20
The Power To Enjoy Ecclesiastes 6:1-12
Who Is In Charge? Ecclesiastes 7:1-14
Fearing God Ecclesiastes 7:15-22
Looking For Love Ecclesiastes 7:23-28
The Benefits Of Wisdom Ecclesiastes 7:29-8:1
Can We Trust The Government? Ecclesiastes 8:2-15
Ah, Sweet Mystery Of Life Ecclesiastes 8:16-9:6
The Gift Of God's Approval Ecclesiastes 9:7-10
Who Wins The Race? Ecclesiastes 9:11-12
The Wisdom That Frees Ecclesiastes 9:13-18
The Dangers Of Digging Pits Ecclesiastes 10:1-15
A Little Bird Told Me Ecclesiastes 10:16-20
Live Generously Ecclesiastes 11:1-6
What To Do While You're Young Ecclesiastes 11:7-10
Before It's Too Late Ecclesiastes 12:1-8
The Need For The Truth Ecclesiastes 12:9-12
The Secret Of Wholeness Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Ephesians: Riches in Christ
Salutations Ephesians 1:1-2
In The Heavenlies Ephesians 1:3-14
Turned On By Prayer Ephesians 1:15-23
The Human Dilemma Ephesians 2:1-3
Alive In Christ Ephesians 2:4-6
On Display Ephesians 2:7-10
Out Of The Darkness Ephesians 2:11-13
He Is Our Peace Ephesians 2:14-18
No Longer Strangers Ephesians 2:19-22
The Great Mystery Ephesians 3:1-6
The Manifold Wisdom Of God's Love Ephesians 3:7-13
The Inner Man Ephesians 3:14-21
Why The Church Exists Ephesians 4:1-3
A Cry For Unity Ephesians 4:4-6
Open Your Gifts! Ephesians 4:7-10
What Is Your Gift? Ephesians 4:11-12
Slow Growth Ephesians 4:13-16
A Radical Change Ephesians 4:17-21
Put Off And Put On Ephesians 4:22-32
Be Godlike Ephesians 5:1-2
New Morality Or Ancient Foolishness? Ephesians 5:3-6
Light In The Darkness Ephesians 5:7-14
Live Overflowingly Ephesians 5:15-20
The Cure For Conflict Ephesians 5:21
Husbands And Wives Ephesians 5:22-33
Parents And Children Ephesians 6:1-4
Bringing Christ To Work Ephesians 6:5-9
The Struggle Ephesians 6:10-12
The Breastplate Of Righteousness Ephesians 6:13-15
The Sword Of The Spirit Ephesians 6:16-17
Relevant Prayer Ephesians 6:18-24

Genesis 1-11: Foundations for Living
In The Beginning Genesis 1:1
Out Of The Darkness Genesis 1:2-5
The Invisible Kingdom Genesis 1:6-8
To Bring Forth Fruit Genesis 1:9-13
Signs And Seasons Genesis 1:14-19
The Heights And The Depths Genesis 1:20-23
Born To Reign Genesis 1:24-26
The Glory And The Misery Of Man Genesis 1:27-28
God's Provision Genesis 1:29-31
True Sabbath Rest Genesis 2:1-3
What Is Man? Genesis 2:4-17
Purpose Of Marriage Genesis 2:18-25
The Enticement Of Evil Genesis 3:1-6
The Package Deal Genesis 3:7-8
Where Are You? Genesis 3:8-9
Repentance Genesis 3:10-13
The Devil's Burden Genesis 3:14-15
Cursed Be The Ground Genesis 3:16-19
God At Work Genesis 3:20-24
The Root Of Anger Genesis 4:1-8
Am I My Brother's Keeper? Genesis 4:9-16
Too Much Too Soon Genesis 4:17-26
To Walk With God Genesis 5:1-27
God's Grief, God's Grace Genesis 6:1-12
The Way Of Escape Genesis 6:13-22
The End Of The Old Genesis 7:1-24
The Pleasing Aroma Genesis 8:1-22
The Price We Pay Genesis 9:1-29
God's Funnel Genesis 10:1-32
Controlling God Genesis 11:1-26

1 John: Life with Father
Life With Father 1 John 1:1-4
Ignoring The Light 1 John 1:3-7
The Person Who Denies Sin 1 John 1:8-9
The Person Who Rationalizes Sin 1 John 1:10-2:2
How To Walk As He Walked 1 John 2:3-6
Visible Christianity 1 John 2:7-11
The Maturing Process 1 John 2:12-14
The Enemy Around 1 John 2:15-17
On Heresy 1 John 2:18-19
No Gray Areas 1 John 2:20-21
No Son, No Father 1 John 2:22-23
The Living Word 1 John 2:24-25
The Teaching Spirit 1 John 2:26-27
The Most Astonishing Thing 1 John 2:28-3:1
Becoming Pure 1 John 3:2-3
Taking Away Sins 1 John 3:4-5
Abide In Him 1 John 3:6-8
One Or The Other 1 John 3:9-10
The Path Of Love 1 John 3:11-14
The Murderer Within 1 John 3:15-18
The Christian's Tranquilizer 1 John 3:19-20
Power In Prayer 1 John 3:21-24
When Unbelief Is Right 1 John 4:1-3
God Is Greater 1 John 4:4-6
God Is Love 1 John 4:7-10
The Debt Of Love 1 John 4:11-16
Confidence At The Judgment 1 John 4:17-21
We Shall Overcome 1 John 5:1-5
Does God Lie? 1 John 5:6-13
Praying Boldly 1 John 5:14-17
Guard Yourself 1 John 5:18-21

Genesis 12-25: Abraham -- The Man of Faith
The Command Genesis 11:31-12:3
The Lay Of The Land Genesis 12:4-9
Escape To Egypt Genesis 12:10-20
The High Cost Of Letting Down Genesis 13:1-4
Letting God Choose Genesis 13:5-18
When You Need A Friend Genesis 14:1-16
The Peril Of Victory Genesis 14:17-24
Faith Conquering Fear Genesis 15:1-6
The Furnace And The Lamp Genesis 15:7-21
It All Depends On Me Genesis 16:1-6
The God Who Sees Genesis 16:7-16
God Almighty Genesis 17:1-8
The Circumcised Life Genesis 17:9-27
God's Tests Genesis 18:1-8
Laughing At The Impossible Genesis 18:9-15
How Prayer Works Genesis 18:16-33
The Wasted Years Genesis 19:1-11
The High Cost Of Compromise Genesis 19:12-38
Old Natures Never Die Genesis 20
A Supernatural Birth Genesis 21:1-7
Ishmael Must Go! Genesis 21:8-13
When Wandering Stops Genesis 21:14-21
This Thirsty World Genesis 21:22-34
Life's Hardest Trial Genesis 22:1-14
What God Gives Back Genesis 22:15-19
Till Death Do Us Part Genesis 23:1-6
Faith's Independence Genesis 23:7-20
Here Comes The Bride Genesis 24:1-9
Great Expectations Genesis 24:10-67
Gathered To His People Genesis 25:1-8

John 13-17: Secrets of the Spirit
A Living Parable John 13:1-2
The Drama Of Redemption John 13:3-5
Prideful Humility John 13:6-9
When You Don't Need A Bath! John 13:10-11
Washing Feet John 13:12-17
No Other Way John 13:18-20
The Point Of No Return John 13:21-30
The Secret Of Glory John 13:31-35
Betrayal Or Denial? John 13:36-38
The Cure For Troubled Hearts John 14:1-3
The Inclusiveness And Exclusiveness Of Jesus John 14:4-7
The Secret Of His Being John 14:8-11
Greater Works John 14:12-14
In His Name John 14:13-14
The Secret Of Our Identity John 14:15-20
What Does It Take To Obey? John 14:21-26
The Inheritance Of Peace John 14:27-31
God's Vineyard John 15:1-3
Active And Passive John 15:4-11
The Greatest Love John 15:12-17
The Witness John 15:18-16:3
The Spirit, The World, And You John 16:4-11
All That Is Mine Is Yours John 16:12-15
From Sorrow To Joy John 16:16-24
A Different Kind Of Peace John 16:25-33
A Prayer For Glory John 17:1-3
Praying What Is Promised John 17:4-8
Jesus Prays For His Own John 17:9-10
In The World John 17:11-19
True Unity John 17:20-23
Our Great Hope John 17:24-26

Nehemiah: Principles of Reconstruction
Broken Walls, Broken Lives Nehemiah 1:1-3
The Place To Start Nehemiah 1:4-11
Honest Assessment Nehemiah 2:1-8
Unexpected Help Nehemiah 2:9-10
Standing Up To The Enemy Nehemiah 2:11-20
Working Together Nehemiah 3:1-27
The Need For Each Other Nehemiah 3:28-32
How To Handle An Attack Nehemiah 4:1-6
Prayer And Preparedness Nehemiah 4:7-23
Internal Strife Nehemiah 5
A Great Work Nehemiah 6:1-9
When Not To Run Away Nehemiah 6:10-14
The Power And Peril Of A Witness Nehemiah 6:15-19
The Need To Belong Nehemiah 7
Hunger For The Word Nehemiah 8:1-8
The Joy Of The Lord Nehemiah 8:9-12
The Way Of Health Nehemiah 8:13-18
Where To Begin Nehemiah 9:1-15
Time After Time Nehemiah 9:16-37
The Oath Nehemiah 9:38-10:29
The Need For A Sacrifice Nehemiah 10:30-33
The House Of God Nehemiah 10:34-39
Any Volunteers? Nehemiah 11
Real Heroes And Real Life Nehemiah 12:1-26
How To Celebrate Nehemiah 12:27-43
Giving Cheerfully Nehemiah 12:44-47
Drastic Action Nehemiah 13:1-9
Are You Faithful? Nehemiah 13:10-14
The True Sabbath Rest Nehemiah 13:15-22
The Unequal Yoke Nehemiah 13:23-29
Remember Me Nehemiah 13:30-31

2 Corinthians: authentic Christianity
Why Does It Hurt So Much? 2 Corinthians 1:1-7
The Sentence Of Death 2 Corinthians 1:8-11
When You Are Misunderstood 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4
Forgiveness: When Discipline Ends 2 Corinthians 2:5-11
Who Is Sufficient? 2 Corinthians 2:12-17
Do You Have What It Takes? 2 Corinthians 3:1-6
A Fading Glory 2 Corinthians 3:7-11
Freedom To Remove The Mask 2 Corinthians 3:12-18
Nothing But The Truth 2 Corinthians 4:1-4
From Darkness To Light 2 Corinthians 4:5-6
The Life Of Jesus In Mortal Bodies 2 Corinthians 4:7-15
Beyond The End 2 Corinthians 4:16-5:5
What's There To Live For? 2 Corinthians 5:6-17
The Word For The Hour 2 Corinthians 5:18-6:2
Sensible Fanaticism 2 Corinthians 6:3-10
The Reciprocity Of Love 2 Corinthians 6:11-13
Unequally Yoked 2 Corinthians 6:14-18
How To Repent 2 Corinthians 7:2-16
Grace And Giving 2 Corinthians 8:1-15
Giving Joyfully 2 Corinthians 8:16-9:15
Our Secret Weapons 2 Corinthians 10:1-6
The True Evaluation 2 Corinthians 10:7-18
Godly Jealousy 2 Corinthians 11:1-2
The Simplicity Of Christ 2 Corinthians 11:3-15
How To Boast 2 Corinthians 11:16-33
Strength In Weakness 2 Corinthians 12:1-10
The Remarkable Paradox 2 Corinthians 12:11-13
The Mark Of A True Servant 2 Corinthians 12:14-13:4
How To Examine Yourself 2 Corinthians 13:5-10
A Word Of Peace 2 Corinthians 13:11-14

Psalms: Folk Songs of Faith
The Secret Of Beauty And Strength Psalm 1
Light And Truth Psalm 43
When Feet Slip Psalm 73:1-14
The View From The Sanctuary Psalm 73:15-28
The Dwelling Place Psalm 90:1-6
The Tragic Sense Of Life Psalm 90:7-17
A Place To Settle Psalm 107:1-32
Steadfast Love Psalm 107:1, 33-43
When You Are Falsely Accused Psalm 109
Design And Determinism Psalm 139:1-18
A Prayer Of Passion Psalm 139:19-24
Hidden Faults Psalm 19
Help From The Sanctuary Psalm 20
The Suffering Savior Psalm 22
No Want Psalm 23:1
Where Needs Are Met Psalm 23:2-3a
Guidance Psalm 23:3b
Through The Valley Psalm 23:4
Worship In The Wilderness Psalm 23:5-6
A Song Of Resurrection Psalm 40
The King In His Beauty Psalm 45
The Sacrifice Of Thanksgiving Psalm 50
A Cry For Mercy Psalm 51:1-9
A Willing Spirit Psalm 51:10-19
A Crisis Of Faith Psalm 77:1-10
Obtaining God's Help Psalm 77:11-13
From Despair To Victory Psalm 77:14-15
Man And God Psalm 8
The Secret Of Usefulness Psalm 84
Why Give Thanks? Psalm 95:1-5
Hearken To His Voice! Psalm 95:6-11

1 & 2 Timothy: Letters to a Son
Guard The Teaching 1 Timothy 1:1-7
Using The Law Lawfully 1 Timothy 1:8-11
Chief Of Sinners 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Wage The Good Warfare 1 Timothy 1:18-20
The First Thing: Prayer 1 Timothy 2:1-7
How To Pray 1 Timothy 2:8-15
A Noble Task 1 Timothy 3:1-7
The Lord's Servants 1 Timothy 3:8-13
God's Chosen Instrument 1 Timothy 3:14-15
God's Mysteries 1 Timothy 3:16
Fraudulent Faith 1 Timothy 4:1-5
A Good Minister 1 Timothy 4:6-10
Let And Set 1 Timothy 4:11-16
How To View Others 1 Timothy 5:1-16
Time Will Tell 1 Timothy 5:17-25
Sound Words For Slaves 1 Timothy 6:1-5
The Cost Of Riches 1 Timothy 6:6-19
How To Fight 1 Timothy 6:11-21
Tears Of Love 2 Timothy 1:1-7
The Call To Courage 2 Timothy 1:8-13
How To Be Strong 2 Timothy 1:14-2:2
The Test Of Faith 2 Timothy 2:3-13
God's Firm Foundation 2 Timothy 2:14-19
Fit To Be Used 2 Timothy 2:20-26
Dangerous Times 2 Timothy 3:1-9
The Secret Of The Divine Presence 2 Timothy 3:10-13
Thinking Christianly 2 Timothy 3:14-17
Preach The Word 2 Timothy 4:1-4
Looking Back 2 Timothy 4:5-8
The Lion's Mouth 2 Timothy 4:9-22

Job: Let God Be God
The Test Job 1
Divine Limitation Job 2:1-8
Accepting What God Gives Job 2:9-13
Is It Better To Die? Job 3
When The Righteous Suffer Job 4-5
Lord, Leave Me Alone! Job 6-7
True But Wrong Job 8
The Need For A Mediator Job 9-10
The Folly Of Platitudes Job 11-12
The View From Below Job 13-14
Worn-out Theology Job 15
Honest To God Job 16-17
A Vision Of Faith Job 18-19
When Life Seems Unfair Job 20-21
False Accusations Job 22-24
The Grand Perhaps Job 25-26
Where Is Wisdom? Job 27-28
The Wrong Of Self-defense Job 29-31
Youth Answers Age Job 32-33
Tried To The End Job 34-35
Your God Is Too Small Job 36-37
The God Of Nature Job 38-39
Can You Handle It? Job 40-41
When We Repent Job 42:3-6
Christmas At Uz Job 42:10-11
Speaking What Is Right Job 42:7-8
Forgiveness And Prayer Job 42:9
A God Of Purpose Job 42:1-2
God's Compassion And Mercy Job 42:12-13
Job's Daughters Job 42:14-15
A New Beginning Job 42:16-17