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TogetherScripture: Matthew 28:16–20Devotional:The disciples had spent three years walking with Jesus. They watched Him h...
05/29/2026

Together

Scripture: Matthew 28:16–20

Devotional:
The disciples had spent three years walking with Jesus. They watched Him heal the sick, raise the dead, feed thousands, and forgive sinners. The same disciples also denied Him, doubted Him, hid in locked rooms after the crucifixion, and scattered in fear. Yet here, on a mountain in Galilee, the risen Christ did not come to these imperfect, fearful, doubting followers with a rebuke. He came with a commission. “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go.” The word “go” in the original Greek is actually better translated as “as you are going” which lends the understanding this was not a one-time event but a commanded lifestyle. As you live your life, make disciples.

Truthfully, Holy Spirit nudges aren’t mere suggestions, they are commands. And when commands come from Heaven they are best categorized as commissions because He chose you to flesh them out.

The Great Commission does not begin with a pep talk about our qualifications. The source of our obedience should never be in our own ability and confidence, it is His command backed by His power. The disciples still had doubts when they received this commission. Matthew 28:17 says, “When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.” Doubts and commission coexist. Uncertainty and obedience coexist. Fear and faith coexist.

Throughout this week we have seen Philip run to a chariot on a desert road, Paul stay in a city despite fear, Jesus "had to go" to a well while tired, and Ananias go to an enemy. Each act of obedience to the Holy Spirit's nudging was its own version of “go and make.” None of them waited until they felt fully ready. None of them had a perfect plan. They simply responded to the voice of the Spirit and trusted God with the results.

The Great Commission ends with a promise that makes the command possible, “And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Obedience to the Spirit's nudging is never a solo mission. He goes with you into every conversation, every inconvenient appointment, every costly act of love. The same Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you! Think of it this way, He is inviting you to complete His mission, Together!

Reflection:
As you look back over this week's devotions, which day spoke most directly to where you are right now? Why? What is one specific, concrete commitment you are making to be more obedient to the Holy Spirit's nudging going forward?

05/28/2026

We had a BLAST last night @ Senior Bingo for family LIFE night!

Obedient to GoScripture: Acts 9:1-18Devotional:Ananias knew the name Saul of Tarsus, everyone in the Damascus church di...
05/28/2026

Obedient to Go

Scripture: Acts 9:1-18

Devotional:
Ananias knew the name Saul of Tarsus, everyone in the Damascus church did. Saul was a man with authorization to arrest and kill Christians. He had stood watching in approval as Stephen was stoned to death. And now the Lord was telling Ananias to go to him. Ananias did what any honest believer would do, he pushed back. “Lord, I have heard many reports about this man…" But God's answer was clear, “Go.” Ananias obeyed, went to Saul, laid hands on him and even called him “Brother Saul.” That one act of costly obedience restored Saul's sight, filled him with the Holy Spirit, and helped launch the ministry of the man who would become the Apostle Paul.

Some of the Holy Spirit's nudges feel dangerous. Even negates any common sense. They ask us to go to people who have hurt us, who have hurt others, or who seem like the last person who would receive the Gospel. Ananias had every human reason to refuse. His hesitation was not faithless, it was raw honesty. And God honored his honesty before asking for his obedience.

The nudge to minister to someone we fear, resent, or have written off is one of the most powerful but most resisted. God often works through the most unexpected vessels, and He often calls us to be part of someone's transformation at the precise moment when our own wounds make it hardest. Ananias did not know that his one act of obedience would shape the entire course of Christian history.

You don't always see what God sees when He asks you to go to someone. Ananias saw an enemy, God saw a chosen vessel. When the Spirit prompts you toward a difficult person, ask: What does God see in them that I cannot see yet? Then obey. Being obedient to “go” might be the beginning of one of the greatest chapters, one that could shape history.

Reflection:
Ananias expressed his fear honestly to God before obeying. How does honest prayer help prepare us to be obedient to go? How does it change your perspective to know that God may have already designated someone a “chosen vessel” before He sends you?

Inconveniently FaithfulScripture: John 4:4–6 Devotional:Most Jews deliberately avoided Samaria, taking the long route ar...
05/27/2026

Inconveniently Faithful

Scripture: John 4:4–6

Devotional:
Most Jews deliberately avoided Samaria, taking the long route around. But the Gospel of John says Jesus “had to go” through it, not geographically, but by divine appointment. There, at midday, He stopped at a well and struck up a conversation with a woman whom society had marginalized and ostracized. Divorced five times, living with a man outside of marriage, she came to draw water alone at noon when others would not be there. Jesus met her at her loneliest moment and offered her living water. From this encounter, from this pause in Jesus’ day, she became the first recorded evangelist of the New Testament. She ran telling an entire city, “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did.”

Ministry rarely fits neatly into our Apple calendars. The Spirit's nudges often come when we're tired, busy, or moving in the opposite direction. Jesus was exhausted from His journey. The disciples had gone to buy food. It was the least convenient time for a ministry moment. He sat down anyway.

The woman at the well wasn't looking for a theological conversation, she was looking for water. But Jesus met her where she was, asked a simple question, and let the Spirit carry the conversation deeper. He didn't lecture her or condemn her, He revealed His knowledge of her life and offered her something better. The most powerful evangelism often begins with the simplest of openings by asking a question, noticing a need and being present.

You never know who is carrying five failed relationships, five broken dreams, five reasons they have given up on God. You may just find them waiting at a “well” alone, at the most inconvenient time. Holy Spirit “has to bring” you through their Samaria. Will you stop when He does?

This my friends is being inconveniently faithful to Spirit’s nudges.

When your plans are interrupted by a person today (a slow cashier, an unexpected conversation, the homeless on the corner) treat it as a potential divine appointment. Be fully present. Ask one genuine question about how they are doing. Let them know they are seen and loved.

Reflection:
When has God placed a divine appointment in an inconvenient moment? How did you respond?

05/26/2026

🔥 S•U•N•D•A•Y R•E•C•A•P 🔥

The PURPOSE of being baptized in the Holy Spirit is FOR OTHERS!

📢 GO! Be present with people the way He is present with you.

📢 GO! Bring power to places that are powerless.

📢 And do it all on purpose because that’s exactly why He came.

That’s the PURPOSE of HOLY SPIRIT ‼️

No Time for FearScripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-10Devotional:The Apostle Paul wrote these words to his spiritual son, Timothy. ...
05/26/2026

No Time for Fear

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:1-10

Devotional:
The Apostle Paul wrote these words to his spiritual son, Timothy. Who at the time was a young pastor who was timid and facing opposition. Paul himself had known this tension. In Corinth, after facing rejection, Paul was ready to move on until the Lord spoke to him in a vision “Don’t be afraid! Speak out! Don’t be silent! ” (Acts 18:9). God didn't rebuke Paul's fear, He simply reminded him of the greater truth in verse 10: “For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me.” Paul stayed eighteen months. Thousands heard the Gospel.

Fear is often the loudest voice in the room when the Holy Spirit asks us to speak. It whispers: “You'll say it wrong.” “They'll reject you.” “Who are you to talk about faith?” These are real feelings that Paul felt, Timothy struggled with, and so do we.

But notice what God told Paul, “Don’t be afraid” but “Speak Out.” Obedience to Holy Spirit doesn't require the absence of fear; it requires the presence of trust. Paul confidently instructed young Timothy from a place of experience. We are clothed with power, love and a sound mind.

The word “power” in 2 Timothy 1:7 is translated from the Greek word dunamis which is the same word used at Pentecost about the baptism of Holy Spirit. This word literally means “dynamite.” God has placed explosive, supernatural capacity inside His people. Fear doesn't get to be in charge.

When the Spirit nudges you toward a conversation, a prayer, or a moment of witness, He is not setting you up for failure. He sees the “many people in this city”, the hearts that are quietly seeking, the people who have been praying for someone to speak truth into their lives. You are the answer to someone's prayer. Fear would rob them of that. Courage pushes through and delivers. You have the power for that moment! Therefore, you have no time for fear!

Reflection:
What specific fears most often prevent you from obeying the Spirit's nudge to share your faith? How does it change your perspective to know that God sees the hearts of those around you before you do?

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05/25/2026

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Desert RoadsScripture: Acts 8:26-40Devotional: Philip was already in the middle of a successful revival in Samaria when ...
05/25/2026

Desert Roads

Scripture: Acts 8:26-40

Devotional:
Philip was already in the middle of a successful revival in Samaria when Holy Spirit redirected him to a desert road. There, led by the Spirit, he approached a chariot carrying an Ethiopian official who was reading from Isaiah. Philip obeyed the nudge, not a booming voice but a quiet internal specific prompting, and ran alongside the chariot. That single act of Spirit-led obedience led a man to salvation and, according to historians, sparked the Christian faith in an entire nation.

How often do we sense a quiet inner prompting, “the nudge” to speak to a stranger, to call an old friend, to sit beside someone who looks lonely but we talk ourselves out of it? We negotiate: “That would be awkward.” “What would I even say?” “They probably don't want to be bothered.” Philip could have thought the same thing. He was coming off a city-wide move of God; why leave for a desert road?

But Philip's obedience wasn't based on circumstances, it was based on the voice of the Spirit. He didn't know where the road led. He didn't know who was in the chariot. He simply went. And in going, he discovered that the Holy Spirit had already been preparing the man's heart. God doesn't ask us to create the moment; He asks us to show up to the moment He has already arranged.

The nudge of the Holy Spirit often feels small like a flutter, a thought, a tug in your spirit. But small nudges from God carry eternal weight. The Ethiopian official went home rejoicing, and Philip was supernaturally transported to his next assignment. Obedience to the Spirit's whisper is never wasted.

Today, when you sense even the smallest nudge to encourage, pray for, or share with someone, act on it immediately. Don't overthink it, even if it’s a desert road. Just go because moments don’t last always.

Reflection:
Can you recall a moment when you sensed a nudge to share or minister but hesitated? What held you back? How does knowing that God prepares the hearts of others change how you respond to His nudges?

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