Library of Devotional Stories

List of Stories by Topic

9/11

• Honoring the Lost with What We Found

10 Commandments

• Is 9 out of 10 Enough

Accepting Others

• Hopefully, Not a Trend

Acting on Your Faith

• The Idol in Your Pocket

Advent/Christmas (Seasonal)

• More Than a Holiday
• We'll Leave the Light on for You
• Only __ Days Until Christmas
• Joy
• Peace
• Let the Party Begin (Christmas Day)
• The Gift That Keeps on Giving
• Whose Birthday Is It?
• The After Christmas Lull
• Setting the Stage for Christmas
• A Special Gift at Christmas
• Joy to the People
• Does It Matter?
• Seeking Peace
• Joy is a Lifestyle, Not a Conditional Response
• Love at Christmas

Affirmation

• Opportunities for Affirmation

Afterlife

• Loss or Lost?

Angels Among Us

• When We Slip Up, God is With Us

Anger

• Getting Even
• Defuse the Situation Before It Escalates

Application of the Bible

• The Interactive Story
• Spontaneous Faith

Armor of God (Exercise)

• Arming Yourself With God's Word

Assurance

• Investment Report
• What Do I Do Now?

Authenticity of God's Word

• Dad Said So
• Beyond Conventional Wisdom
• Documenting the Journey

Being New Again

• Fresh Start in Life

Benevolence

• Is It All Mine?

The Bible and Jesus

• One Track Mind
• Prove It Through Scripture

Biblical History

• Learning From History

The Big Picture

• Piecing It All Together

Blessings

• Celebrate the Future
• Mine-a-Saur
• Be a Blessing to Someone Each Day
• Have a Blessed Day

Caring for Others

• Consoling a Friend

Challenges of Life

• The Mystery Novel of Life

Change

• Eliminating the Excess
• Don't Look Back
• Altering the Course of Life
• Our Role in a Changing World

Characteristics of God

• Who Is God?

Character

• On The Campaign Trail

Children's Education

• Teach the Children Well
• Impressionable Children

Choices

• Final Answer
• Choices That Affect the Future
• Choices

Christian Leadership

• Extraordinary Christian Leadership

Christian Support

• Who Knew

Christmas - see Advent & Christmas

Commitment

• Be An Organ Donor
• There'sNOw Excuse
• The Saving Power of the Bible
• Another Chance - Another Opportunity
• The Path of Totality
• Therefore

Community

• A Village Plays Salvation

Comparing Yourself to Others

• The Best You Can Be Is Good Enough
• Spotlight on Jesus
• Run Your Own Race

Compassion

• Who Is To Blame?
• Honoring the Lost with What We Found (9/11)
• Compassion

 

Compromising Our Values

• Compromise

Confession & Forgiveness

• The Bad News About Ignoring the Good News

Connecting to God

• Power Outage

Control (Giving Up)

• Being Strong Willed for the Lord

Creation

• #5 is Alive
• Replacement Parts
• Just Like They Said It Would
• God's Design

Decisions

• Consequences
• My Will or God's Will?
• Taking the Test
• Crossroads of Life
• Day One

Dependence on God

• Self-Help

Discipline

• Train Up a Child

Diversity

• Respecting Others

Division/Peacemaking

• Kelly and Ryan

Easter & Lent

• Reason to Celebrate
• Lent - Are You Giving Up or Gaining Something
• The Highest of Highs and Lowest of Lows
• Easter - Will You Say Yes
• The Fulfillment of History at Easter
• Game Changer
• God's Script
• Jesus' Parting Gifts

Equal in God's Eyes

• Loving All the People

Empowerment

• Thinking Outside the Box
• Unlikely Heroes
• You Can Do Anything If You Let It
• The Shoeshine Boy
• Dream So Big That You Can't Accomplish It On Your Own

Eternity

• The Final Word

Evangelism

• Getting into the Conversation

Expectations

• Jealousy, Expectations and the High Road

Faith

• Let Your Life Speak
• Faith Like a Child
• Is Your Faith Dormant?
• The Faith Road

Family

• Where Do You Focus Your Attention?

Family of God

• The Extended Family
• Ancestry

Father's Day (Seasonal)

• A Precious Father's Day Gift
• Are You Listening?

Fear

• Fear Not

Fellowship

• Ragged Island

Follow God's Lead

• On the Path
• Not the Waze to Go

Forgiveness

• The Liar's Club
• See People as the Lord Sees People
• Sin All Around Us
• Choices

Freedom

• Independence & Liberty (4th of July)
• Emancipated

Free Will

• It's a Choice

Gifts

• Crushed or Cubed
• Borrowing God's Gift From Our Children
• Gift of Health
• Hidden Gifts
• The Gift is Only the Beginning
• The Museum Piece
• Behind the Scenes Ministry

Glorifying God

• Who Are You Trying to Please?

God as Center of Our Life

• Centering the Community

God at Work

• Synchronicity
• When We Slip Up, God is With Us

God Hears Us/Omnipresent

• One-on-One with God

God is With You

• Follow Me

God's Direction

• It's Complicated

God's Power

• Power Outage
• Who Are the Truly Handicapped People?

God's Presence

• You Are Not Alone in this Life

God's Promises

• Guaranteed Victory

God Speaks to Us

• How Does God Speak to You

God's Plan

• An Expression of Worldwide Love
• Strong, Faster, Higher
• You Still Have Moves to Make

God's Power

• Achieving the Unachievable
• Generating God's Power
• Dream So Big That You Can't Accomplish It On Your Own

God's Purpose

• Show Your Work
• The Call to Serve

God's Word

• The Whisper Party Game
• Selecting the Right Source
• Seeking God's Protection (Honoring a Veteran)
• Keeping Up with the Times

God's Will

• Submit to the Lord

Good News

• The Greatness of Jesus Christ, Not Man

Growing the Kingdom

• The Museum Piece

Guidance

• Be Neither Indecisive or Impulsive

Health

• The Triangle and the Square
• Gift of Health

Heaven

• Great Scott!!!
• Storming the Court

Helping Other People

• Helping Others in Their Time of Need
• The Idol in Your Pocket

Holy is His Name

• Name Recognition

Hope

• May the Force Be With You
• Light at the End of the Tunnel
• A Glimmer of Hope
• Love Gives Hope

Identity

• Defining Who You Are

Image of God

• Capturing the Perfect Picture

Importance of Everyone

• Everyone Matters

Jesus

• One Track Mind

Joining Jesus on His Mission

• Joining Jesus on His Mission Part I

Joy

• Playing for Something Bigger
• Joy is a Choice
• Joy is a Lifestyle, Not a Conditional Response

 

Kindness

• Random Acts of Kindness
• Look In The Mirror

Labor Day

• Where Do You Focus Your Attention?

Light of God

• The Light of God

Living Faith Daily

• Dancing With Class
• Living the Faith
• Between God and Me
• A Great Example
• Is God In the Room?

Living in a Chaotic World

• The World in Which We Live

Love

• I Have Found His Weakness
• Love in All Relationships
• Loving Parents/Unconditional Love
• How God Uses Love Languages
• Kids Just Want a Chance
• Love of Others
• Valentine from God
• Giving and Receiving Love in a Chaotic World
• He'll Run to You
• Love Gives Hope

Memorial Day (Seasonal)

• Let Us Not Forget
• Taps
• Total Commitment
• Risking Their Lives for a Cause

Mentoring

• Everyone is in Need of a Mentor

Missions

• Being Clark Kent is Only My Day Job
• Shoeshine Boy
• Seeking a Reference Point Outside Human Experience
• Give, Go, Pray

Mother's Day

• Honor Thy Mother
• Mothers Day 2024

New Year (Seasonal)

• Bringing in the New Year
• Don't Look Back
• Day One
• Starting Anew with a Clean Slate

Obedience

• Obedient to the Will of God  (Veterans Day)
• Are You Listening (Father's Day)

Overcoming Obstacles

• Satan's Foiled Attempts
• Hidden Gifts

Patience

• Seeking a Reference Point Outside Human Experience

Peace

• Peace Be With You
• Caffeinated Insomnia
• A Regrettable Experience
• From Panic to Peace
• Transformational Peace
• Inner Peace
• Peace from Above
• Weathering the Storms of Life
• Divine Peace
• Futility or Fulfillment?
• Seeking Peace

Perserverance

• Perseverance

Prayer

• Connections
• Best Use of Time
• The Great and Powerful
• Pardon the Interruption

Preparation

• The Pre-Season Determines Who Makes the Team
• Taking the Test

Priority

• What is Your Main Thing?
• Do You Walk the Talk?
• How Do You Prepare for a Difficult Day?
• End of Summer Blues
• Priorities Can Change a Life
• Where Do You Focus Your Attention

Purpose

• God's Mission for You Changes Lives
• What is Your Ethical Legacy?
• Living a Life With Purpose
• May the Force Be With You
• God's Open Door Leads to Purpose in Life
• The Call to Serve

Reference

• Emergency Phone Numbers

Reverence for God

• What is in a Name?

Relationship With God

• How Do You Treat God?
• He'll Run to You
• Strengthening Our Faith in a Fast-Paced World
• What A Friend We Have in Jesus

Respect

• Equal in God's Eyes
• Our Time To Shine

Response After a Tragedy

• I Won't Let You Down

Restoration by God

• More Valuable Than the Original

Roles

• A Championship Team of Role Players

Sacrifice

• Treasures
• Great Service
• Earning the Chairs
• Taps

Salvation

• The Unopened Gift
• Superstar?
• We Don't Know the Hour
• Footprints Easily Washed Away
• We Don't Know the Hour
• Let God Be Your Quarterback
• Faith Not Works
• Many Are Called But Few are Chosen
• Free Upgrade
• Yard Sale
• God's Script

Savior

• He Hasn't Asked Me Yet

Second Coming of Jesus

• Joy to the People

Seeking God's Protection

• God's Protection (featuring a Veteran's Day salute)

Servant Leadership

• Fountain of Youth in Service
• Servant Leadership in a Secular World

Serving Others

• Oblivious to the World
• Between Now and Then
• Making Your Steps Count
• Another Chance - Another Opportunity
• The Call to Serve
• Behind the Scenes Ministry

Sharing the Faith

• Being Bold in the Faith
• Blackout
• The Cross in My Pocket
• Stronger, Faster, Higher
• Talking Begins With Your Ears
• Does Being a Person of Faith Give You a Better Chance to Win?
• Accepting the Challenge
• A Special Gift at Christmas
• Getting into the Conversation
• Give, Go, Pray
• Jesus' Parting Gifts
• Being Like Joseph of Arimathea
• Jealousy, Expectations and the High Road

Sin

• What Are Your Weeds?

Sincerity

• One Day Wonder?

Social Media

• Look in the Mirror

Speaking to Others (Power of Words)

• Power of Words

Spiritual Health

• The Check-Up

Spiritual Leadership in the Home

• His Master's Voice

Strength

• The Inspiration of Our Heroes
• Determination or Willpower?
• My Strength & Shield

Stress

• Fast Start to the New Year

Study of God's Word

• Discovering Jesus' Greatness

Submit to the Lord

• Submit to the Lord

Temptation

• Cyber Attack
• And Lead Us Not Into Temptation
• Who You Gonna Call?
• Lane Departure Warning
• Chocolate-Covered Raisins
• Congratulations, You Have Won ...

Thanksgiving (Seasonal)

• Giving Thanks
• Pause to Give Thanks
• Give Thanks
• A New Perspective on Giving Thanks

Themes of the Bible

• The Big Picture

Transformation

• From Compost to Fertile Soil

Trinity

• The Power of One

Trust

• The Take Away
• Expanding Your Potential
• Letting Go
• A Constant Reminder
• Bracket Busters
• He Was One of Us
• In God We Trust
• The Mountain Ahead
• Don't Let Go of Me
• Jealousy, Trust and the High Road
• You Can Do It

Understanding the Bible

• Youthful Enthusiasm Leads to Adult Understanding

Understanding God's Will

• Selective Hearing

Understanding God's Word

• Big Words - Little Understanding
• Piecing It All Together

Unity

• Honoring the Fallen
• Unity

Values (Stay True)

• Don't Let Your Guard Down

Valentine's Day (Seasonal)

• Valentine From God

Veteran's Day

• Obedience to the Will of God

Victory With Christ

• One Shining Moment
• Victim or Victor?

Witnessing

• Role of the Shepherds in Jesus' Birth

Working Together

• God's Orchestra

Worry

• What, Me Worry?
• The Mountain Ahead
• One Day at a Time

Worship

• Does God Take the Summer Off?
• What Did You Learn in Church Today?
• Strengthened Through Community of Believers
• Ragged Island