Munford Baptist Church

09/07/2026

Monday Devotional

Close Enough to See

“He distributed them to those who were seated—as much as they wanted.” John 6:11 (CSB)

Jesus did not need the disciples to feed the crowd. He could have placed bread directly into every person’s hands. Yet He chose to involve His disciples in the miracle. Jesus provided the food, but the disciples carried it to the people.

That is a beautiful picture of shared ministry. Jesus is the source of everything we have to offer, but He chooses to work through His people. We bring Him our willing hands, our available time, and the gifts He has given us. Then He uses our ordinary service to display His extraordinary goodness.

After everyone had eaten, the disciples collected twelve baskets of leftovers. The ones who carried the bread were also the ones who saw Christ’s abundance up close. There are blessings in serving that only those who serve get close enough to see. We do not serve to earn God’s favor or guarantee an easier life. We serve because Jesus is worthy—and as we do, we often experience His faithfulness in ways we would have missed from the sidelines.

You may feel that what you have to offer is too small. Place it in Jesus’ hands anyway. He can use a simple act of service to meet someone’s need and make Himself known.

Take the Next Step: Where can you move from watching ministry to participating in it this week?

Prayer: Jesus, take what I have and use it for Your glory. Give me willing hands and help me recognize Your work as I serve. Amen.

09/07/2026

Who We Are : Week 2

Jesus could have fed the crowd without the disciples, but He chose to involve them. They received the bread from His hands and placed it into the hands of hungry people. That is shared ministry: Jesus supplies what is needed, and every believer participates in making Him known.

Because the disciples served, they witnessed something others may have missed. When the meal was over, they gathered twelve baskets of leftovers, one basket for each disciple. There are blessings in serving that only those who serve get close enough to see. We do not serve to earn God’s blessing, but when we join Jesus in His work, we experience His power, provision, and faithfulness in deeply personal ways.

Core Value: Shared Ministry
Identity Statement: Every believer is called, gifted, and needed.

Don’t settle for watching Jesus work through someone else. Bring Him what you have, take your place in His mission, and experience what He does through ordinary people who are willing to serve.

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09/04/2026

Friday Devotional

The Debt Jesus Refused to Leave Unpaid

Colossians 2:13–15: “He forgave us all our trespasses. He erased the certificate of debt… He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross.”

Sermon Point: Live in the Victory of Jesus

Many people carry an invisible record of everything they have done wrong. We remember the words we wish we could take back, the people we hurt, the opportunities we wasted, and the sins we hope no one discovers. Even after asking God for forgiveness, we may continue punishing ourselves as though our guilt must still be paid.

Paul says that our record of debt was not ignored—it was nailed to the cross. Jesus did not pretend our sin was insignificant. He bore its full weight and satisfied its demand through His death. Then He rose in victory over every power that accused and enslaved us.

Living in Christ’s victory does not mean denying our failures. It means refusing to let forgiven sin define the identity Jesus has given us. We repent honestly, make things right where possible, and move forward in obedience because the cross has spoken the final word over our guilt.

This is part of relational discipleship at Munford: we walk with one another out of secrecy and shame, reminding each other of what Christ has accomplished and helping one another live in gospel freedom.

Your worst moment is not your master. Your debt is not waiting to be paid. In Christ, you have been made alive, completely forgiven, and given a new identity.

Coaching Questions:
1. What forgiven failure am I still allowing to define me?
2. How would I live differently today if I truly believed Christ had canceled my debt?

Prayer:
Jesus, thank You for taking our guilt to the cross. Help us repent honestly without continuing to carry what You have removed. Teach us to live today as forgiven people who belong completely to You. Amen.

09/02/2026

MIDWEEK IS TONIGHT! 🔥

Don’t sit this one out. There’s something for everyone at Munford Baptist Church.

🦁 ROAR Students — 6:15 PM
⛰️ Adventure Kids — 6:30 PM
📖 Young Adult Bible Study — 6:30 PM
👨 Men’s Bible Study — 6:30 PM
👩 Women’s Bible Study — 6:30 PM
🏛️ MBC Foundations — 6:30 PM

Come grow in your faith. Come build community. Come make an impact.

Show up. Get connected. Go deeper.

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See you tonight!

09/02/2026

Wednesday Devotional

What Is Your Life Built On?

From Colossians 2:6–7:
“Continue to walk in him, being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith.”

Sermon Point: Build Your Life Around Jesus

Most of us do not intentionally build our lives away from Jesus. It happens gradually. Our calendars fill, responsibilities multiply, worries grow, and before long Jesus becomes one part of life rather than the center around which everything else is arranged.

Paul uses two powerful pictures. A tree must be rooted deeply enough to remain steady when the weather changes. A building must rest on a foundation strong enough to carry its weight. In both pictures, stability comes from what is underneath and unseen.

The same is true spiritually. A life rooted in Christ is not a life without storms. It is a life that does not have to be rebuilt every time circumstances change. When our identity rests on approval, success, comfort, or control, we become unstable whenever those things are threatened. But when Christ is our root and foundation, we can remain faithful even when life feels uncertain.

Building around Jesus happens through daily obedience: opening His Word, speaking with Him in prayer, gathering with His people, and allowing other believers to help us see where our lives have drifted.

That is why relational discipleship matters at Munford. We need people who know us well enough to encourage our growth and lovingly help us keep Jesus at the center.

Do not simply add Jesus to the life you have planned. Let Him reshape the whole structure.

Coaching Questions:
1. What currently receives the best of my attention, energy, and affection?
2. What practical change would help me build this week more intentionally around Jesus?

Prayer:
Father, root us deeply in Christ. Show us where our lives have drifted away from Him, and give us the humility to rearrange our priorities around Jesus. Build in us a faith that remains steady through every season. Amen.

08/31/2026

MONDAY DEVOTIONAL

JESUS IS NOT AN ADDITION

From Colossians 2:6: “So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him.”

Sermon Point: Receive Jesus as Lord

Church family, Paul reminds us that the Christian life begins by receiving Jesus Christ as Lord. That means more than agreeing with facts about Jesus or asking Him to improve certain parts of our lives. To receive Him as Lord is to entrust ourselves to Him—our past, priorities, relationships, plans, and future.

It is possible to attend church, serve faithfully, and know Christian language without ever surrendering to Christ. Church membership can identify us with a congregation, but it cannot reconcile us to God. We do not become disciples because we join the church; we join the church because we have become disciples of Jesus.

This also speaks to those who have followed Christ for years. The Jesus we received as Lord is still Lord on Monday morning. His authority reaches into our work, family conversations, spending, private habits, and reactions when life does not go our way. We cannot receive Jesus as Lord on Sunday while treating ourselves as lord throughout the week.

At Munford, relational discipleship begins here: people helping one another follow Jesus as Lord in the ordinary places where faith must become obedience.

Today, do not merely ask whether Jesus is part of your life. Ask whether your life belongs to Him.

Coaching Questions:
1. Is there an area of my life where I acknowledge Jesus but resist His authority?
2. What would surrender to Jesus look like in that area today?

Prayer:
Lord Jesus, reveal where we have tried to keep control. Help us receive You fully as Savior and follow You faithfully as Lord. Give us courage to obey You in the ordinary decisions we face today. Amen.

08/30/2026

Connecting Questions

This Is Us : Message 1: Gospel-Centered Living
Colossians 2:6–15

Core Value: Gospel-Centered Living
Identity Statement: We are disciples before we are church members.

READ & REFLECT

Read Colossians 2:6–15 together.

1. Paul says, “Just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him” (v. 6). What does this teach us about the relationship between receiving the gospel and continuing to live by the gospel?
2. Verse 7 uses the pictures of being rooted and built up in Christ. What do those pictures teach us about how a disciple grows?
3. According to verses 9–12, what has become true about us because we are united with Christ? How does our identity “in Him” change the way we see ourselves?
4. Read verses 13–15. What did Christ accomplish through the cross, and how should His victory change the way Christians live today?

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

1. Have you actually received Jesus as Lord, or have you allowed church attendance, membership, baptism, or religious activity to substitute for personally following Christ?
2. What is your life being built around right now? If someone examined your time, priorities, relationships, finances, and attention, would Jesus clearly be at the center?
3. What label from your past are you still allowing to define you that Jesus says is no longer your identity? How would seeing yourself as someone who is “in Christ” change the way you live?
4. Are you living as though Jesus has already won, or are guilt, fear, temptation, or your past still controlling you? What would it look like to live from Christ’s victory this week?

LET’S GO DEEPER

What Is a Disciple?

Read Luke 9:23–25 and Matthew 4:18–22. What does Jesus require of those who follow Him? How is biblical discipleship different from simply believing certain facts about Jesus?

Compare Colossians 2:6–7 with John 15:4–5. What do “walking in Christ” and “remaining in Christ” teach us about the ongoing nature of the Christian life?

Study Colossians 2:11–13, Romans 6:3–11, and 2 Corinthians 5:17. What happens to our identity when we are united with Christ in His death and resurrection? What does baptism visibly portray about that new identity?

Read Colossians 2:13–15, Romans 8:1, and Hebrews 2:14–15. Make a list of everything Christ’s death and resurrection accomplished for the believer. How do forgiveness, freedom from condemnation, and Christ’s victory over evil help us understand what it means to live a gospel-centered life?

WEEKLY CHALLENGE

Build your life around Jesus this week.

Each morning, remind yourself of these four truths:

I have received Jesus as Lord.
I am building my life around Jesus.
My identity is found in Jesus.
I live from the victory of Jesus.

Then choose one area of your life that is not currently centered on Christ and take one intentional step toward bringing it under His lordship.

WEEKLY PRAYER

Lord Jesus, You are not simply part of our lives; You are Lord. Root us deeply in You, build our lives around Your truth, remind us of who we are because we belong to You, and teach us to live every day in the victory You accomplished through the cross and resurrection. Make us disciples who faithfully follow You together. Amen.

We do not become disciples because we join the church; we join the church because we have become disciples of Jesus.

08/30/2026

THIS IS US : MESSAGE 1
Gospel-Centered Living
Colossians 2:6–15

What does it mean to live a gospel-centered life?

The Christian life begins when we receive Jesus Christ as Lord, but it does not end there. We are called to continue walking with Him, building our lives around Jesus, living from our new identity in Him, and standing in the victory He has already won.

Church membership matters, but membership cannot make us disciples.

We do not become disciples because we join the church; we join the church because we have become disciples of Jesus.

Watch this week’s message and consider this question: Is Jesus simply part of your life, or is your entire life being built around Him?

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08/29/2026

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