June 24 2026 … Rooted In Faith

June 24 2026 … Rooted In Faith 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...        and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Lauren Daigle singing … I Live By Faith … calling on Christians to live by faith in Christ alone, not by works.  

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Highlight Passage: … Matthew 19:26  [NLT]

… 26 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.” 

… Jesus teaches His disciples their (our) works can’t save them (us) and that it is possible only thru faith in God.

Highlight Passage: … Matthew 19:23-26 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus calls on His disciples to walk by faith in Him and not by their (our) works.     

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Reference Passage: …  Mark 16:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  John Mark declares what it takes to be saved by God.

Reference Passage: … John 3:16  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches Nicodemus (and all who would believe on Him) what God was willing do to save mankind. 

Reference Passage: … Acts 2:38 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                  

… Peter preaches the truth on what it takes to receive God’s Spirit and be saved..

Reference Passage: …Romans 10:9-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul assures fellow Christians anyone (and everyone) who declares that Jesus Christ is Lord of all will be saved.

Reference Passage: … Ephesians 2:8-9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …                            

… More of Paul’s teaching that mankind is ONLY saved by faith and not my their (our) works.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 3:18-22 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …      

… The Apostle Peter uses the story of Noah to show that being rooted in faith in Christ is the only way for sinners to be with Him in Heaven.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Katara Patterson …  USE THIS LINK            told of reading about, and being inspired by,  the accounts of Mary McLeod Bethune, who in the early 1900s solicited help from a wealthy businessman by relating her dream for a school for underprivileged women to get their education and become productive members of society.   And Bethune’s dream later became reality in Bethune-Cookman University, which is now a thriving four-year college.

The story illustrates the point of today’s ODB entry which shows that what we do in the world is nowhere nearly as important as our faith, which must be rooted in Christ for anyone to be saved and to join our Lord in heaven.  Personally, my faith, as described in the Scriptures shared above, has me joining my Savior in glory.   How about you? 

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You … for dying on that cross to give me a place to be with You in heaven thru my faith in You as my Lord and Savior.

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, … for making it possible, thru our faith in You, to be with You forever in glory.  … Amen

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