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Devotional for November 27, 2025 with Rev. Steven Taylor

Devotional for November 27, 2025 with Rev. Steven Taylor
Happy Thanksgiving!
As we gather around tables, travel to be with loved ones, or pause for moments of quiet gratitude, let us remember that every good thing in our lives flows from the hand of our generous God. Today, we celebrate His greatest gift: Jehovah Jireh, who provides salvation and the promise of everlasting life through Jesus, our Good Shepherd. Join Rev. Steven Taylor as he unpacks this powerful truth in the final episode of our current series, “Provider.”
“I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out.” — Ezekiel 34:11
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Devotional for November 20, 2025 with Rev. Steven Taylor

The season of Thanksgiving invites us to pause and reflect on what we are grateful for in our lives. But do we think about where our loyalty lies and what shapes our choices? Drawing from Joshua 24 and the covenant God made with Abraham, we are reminded that every gift and every hope for the future comes from God’s faithfulness. In week two of our devotional series, "Provider," Rev. Steven Taylor challenges us to examine our hearts, choose whom we will serve, and hold fast to the assurance that God’s promises in Christ give hope, strength, and guidance for every day. 
“As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” — Joshua 24:15
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Devotional for November 13, 2025 with Rev. Steven Taylor

Today, we're kicking off a brand new, three-week series: "Provider." As we approach Thanksgiving, we're taking time to focus on God's abundant provision, which goes way beyond material things. Join Rev. Steven Taylor as he shares the powerful truth that God, through Jesus, provides redemption and hope for every area of trouble in our lives.
“Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those he redeemed from trouble." Psalm 107:2
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Devotional for November 6, 2025 with Rev. Steven Taylor

We’ve come to the final week of our series, “Unashamed Worship: The Heart for Worship the Father Seeks.” Throughout this journey, we’ve explored what worship is, who we worship, why we worship, and how we worship. Now, it’s time to look inward. Join Rev. Steven Taylor as he reminds us that authentic worship begins in the depths of the heart - where God’s Spirit meets ours.
“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:24 (NRSV)
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Devotional for October 30, 2025 with Rev. Steven Taylor

Welcome to week four of our devotional series, "Unashamed Worship: The Heart for Worship the Father Seeks." This week, Rev. Steven Taylor gets practical: how do we actually worship? Through Christ's atoning work on the cross, the Holy Spirit now makes worship a personal and relational experience, available to every believer. This week's devotional reminds us that true worship isn't just a Sunday event but a constant, joyful conversation with a loving God who is always present in our lives - transforming every day into a holy encounter.
"But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him." John 4:23 (NRSV)
 
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Devotional for October 23, 2025 with Rev. Steven Taylor

Join us for week three of our series "Unashamed Worship: The Heart for Worship the Father Seeks" as Rev. Steven Taylor asks us to reflect on a deeply personal as well as practical question: Why do we worship? What is it that motivates us to sing, pray, and open our hearts to God? As we'll see through Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman, true worship isn't simply a matter of sincerity, but a heartfelt response to divine truth.
"You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews.”  John 4:22 (NRSV)
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Devotional for October 16, 2025 with Rev. Steven Taylor

Devotional for October 16, 2025 with Rev. Steven Taylor
In week two of our series, "Unashamed Worship: The Heart for Worship the Father Seeks," Rev. Steven Taylor reminds us that the presence of God isn't limited to the sanctuaries or mountaintops we cherish, but is always and intimately present. Is your worship confined to a place or ritual? Or is it focused entirely on a Person - the living God revealed in Jesus Christ?
Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem."  John 4:21 (NRSV)
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Devotional for October 9, 2025 from Rev. Steven Taylor

We're excited to launch a new five-week devotional series: "Unashamed Worship: The Heart for Worship the Father Seeks." Join Rev. Steven Taylor as he journeys deeper into the meaning of worship - exploring what worship is, who we worship, why we worship, how we worship, and what it means to worship with a true heart. Today, Rev. Taylor kicks off this series by revealing three core truths about the essence of worship.
“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:24 (NRSV)
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