WEEK 1 This devotional pairs with Mark 1:40-45 and the sermon preached at Chapel Hill February 23-24. Written by Mel Watt I have been a member of Chapel Hill for four years with my wife, Patty. We started a LifeGroup four months ago in our home. I have a MDiv and enjoy Bible study […]
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DAY 1 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:40-41 Ask How was Jesus’ willingness to touch a leper wondrous in its original time and context? Why would this have been shocking for a Jewish audience to witness and read about? Reflect Jesus did not need to touch the leper in order to physically heal him. Several times […]
DAY 7 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:38-39 Ask Does the geographic location in the Bible matter? Reflect So what is the significance of Galilee anyway? If you are anything like me, you love maps and ancient history. Galilee is like a county or province, and many cities are a part of it. In the time […]
DAY 6 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:36-37, Jeremiah 29:13 Ask Do we seek Jesus? Reflect Have you ever seen the movie, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe based on famed Christian author C.S. Lewis’ book? In short, this movie is about the Pevensie children who enter Narnia through a wardrobe. In Narnia, they meet […]
The results were disturbing. A recent nationwide survey on religious preference discovered that, for the first time ever, the percentage of those in the U.S. who have no religious affiliation or faith—the “Nones”—was the largest category, eclipsing Protestant Christianity. As you dig deeper into that statistic, you discover that many people are simply disgusted with […]
DAY 5 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:35, John 17 Ask What’s my prayer life look like, really? Reflect Can I be honest? This is the one area in which I have always wanted to grow. Prayer. Prayer is foundational. I have more books on prayer than any other. It’s like I think I can master it or something. […]
DAY 4 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:32-34, John 16 and 17 Ask Do I live my life with a holy urgency? Do I look for kingdom purposed moments in my everyday life? Reflect Many years ago I heard a woman’s testimony. She stepped up to the microphone and kicked off with this: “Six months ago I […]
DAY 3 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:31, Revelation 2:3-7 Ask What is our response to Jesus? Simon’s mother-in-law’s reaction to being healed by Christ was to serve. Where are you serving right now? How are you giving back in response to what Christ has done for you? Reflect I have never been sick—I mean really […]
DAY 2 Daily devotional Read Mark 1:30; Matt 6:33 Ask Do we immediately take our requests to Jesus? Reflect Have you found yourself in a moment where you should be at Jesus’ feet but instead you have taken your thoughts, feelings, and emotions and placed them on a friend? Or maybe you look to your […]
WEEK 7 This daily devotional pairs with Mark 1:29-39 and the sermon preached February 16-17 Written by Serena Blair Worship leader at Chapel Hill. Jesus is the King of my heart. I love being John’s wife, proud to get the title “Mama” to twin girls, and have been a hairdresser my entire adult life. I have […]
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