Pastor Joynt's Devotionals

Questions Week 18, Day 6

COLOSSIANS 4:7-17

Individualists who resist connecting with spiritual communities also forget that these communities have needs! The Body of Christ needs members with gifts and passions. When we withdraw, we miss the chance to bless others, to give our particular gifts to the whole. Who knows, in advance, how God will use them to make a church stronger and to enhance the faith of others? Not only do you need the church—the church needs you.

How many ways of blessing others can you find in this short note in Colossians?

FAMILY TIME—

How have you served the church?

What gifts do each of your family have to bless our community?

Questions Week 18, Day 5

ACTS 2:42

In the Christian faith, there is genuine substance to the idea of spiritual development. To mature is to become more like Jesus. This means overcoming my “besetting sins,” whether they involve pride or greed or laziness. It means growing in love, joys, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, generosity, and self-control. It implies a deeper knowledge of God’s will and ways and a deeper capacity to be obedient. It means becoming a more effective witness and peacemaker. It is progressing in humility.

What has been your greatest period of spiritual growth?

What fueled this development?

FAMILY TIME—

Talk about what plants in your garden or home need to grow.

What do Christian plants need?