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Body Building Daily Devotional - 38

by David Joynt on October 19, 2021


EPHESIANS 4:13 | 13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.

The key goal that should unify our church’s efforts is helping people become more like Jesus. Paul believed that our unity was based in acquiring the faith, knowledge, and stature that was visible in him. He was the definition of maturity. What a lofty and exciting goal! Young basketball players want to play like Devin Booker or LeBron James. In every field, from athletics to the arts to business, there are icons and models to which people aspire.

The church aims to help people have the wisdom and passion of Christ, to display His conviction and compassion, His joy and empathy, His commitment to justice and faith, and most of all, His amazing love.

What in your life makes Jesus’ character visible?

Tags: jesus, life, character

About the Author
David Joynt

Dave Joynt began his service as a pastor at Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona in September 2014. This meant a move away from the Northeast, where he has a long history, growing up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and then serving congregations in Delaware and New Jersey for a total of 23 years.

Dave was nurtured in a great church in Bethlehem where his parents, Anne and Carey, served as elders. He graduated in classics from Lehigh University where his Father taught, and then from Oxford, where he met his wife Julia. Ordained in 1988, he completed a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1993.

He and Julia have a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Madeleine.

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