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God Speaks Mar 26, 2020

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You and I have been given the invaluable gift of communication with God. Last week we learned about the process of making the soil of our hearts soft and receptive to God. This week we’ll learn some different ways to receive the seed of his word. May your communion with God flourish as you engage in continual conversation with your loving, present heavenly Father.

Our Scripture for today comes from Jeremiah 33:3, and today's worship is Abba by Jonathan & Melissa Helser.

First15 is a daily devotional written and recorded by Craig Denison. If you would like to learn more about the First15 app, books, blogs, videos and our other resources, please visit first15.org. You can always reach out to us on our contact page on the website.

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As the world seems to be spinning out of control, we often wonder where God is in the midst of it. The truth is that God isn’t far away, but he is inviting us into a closer and deeper relationship with him. Let’s not allow social distancing to turn into spiritual distancing. Instead, let us find peace and hope in the arms of our Creator.

We’re launching Vol. 4 of our First15 Devotional Series, Closer, to empower you every day to simply grow closer to God during these challenging times.

In the brand-new four-week devotional book Closer, you’ll discover:

How to draw closer to God in the midst of stress and anxiety
How to build an unshakable understanding of God’s character
How to receive the good gifts God is offering you every day
How to find hope and joy when life gets hard

Take four weeks to have an immersive, distraction-free experience with First15. Get your copy of Closer today.

CLICK HERE

The Experience of His Presence Mar 25, 2020

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One of the greatest gifts of my life has been experience the presence of God. His presence is essential to experiencing and knowing him. And God has made himself so available to us through all that Jesus accomplished. May we simplify what it means to experience God’s presence today and gain a greater sense of confidence to experience the presence of God for ourselves at all times.

Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 27:4, and today's worship is Out of Hiding by Steffany Gretzinger.

Click here to help even more people encounter God through the ministry of First15.

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We’re launching Vol. 4 of our First15 Devotional Series, Closer, to empower you every day to simply grow closer to God during these challenging times.

In the brand-new four-week devotional book Closer, you’ll discover:

How to draw closer to God in the midst of stress and anxiety
How to build an unshakable understanding of God’s character
How to receive the good gifts God is offering you every day
How to find hope and joy when life gets hard

Take four weeks to have an immersive, distraction-free experience with First15. Get your copy of Closer today.

CLICK HERE

The Experience of His Freedom Mar 24, 2020

Show notes

Today we’ll explore the experience of God’s freedom as it relates to our identity and what we believe about ourselves. Many of us have yet to truly taste the freedom available to us through the finished work of Christ. There is nothing else like it in the world. It is my prayer you are liberated today, and that your thinking toward yourself changes and in result changes your actions. Christ said his work was finished on the cross, and it’s about time we start living in the new reality he instated for us.

Our Scripture for today comes from Romans 6:1-4, and today's worship is Seas of Crimson by Bethel Music.

Click here to help even more people encounter God through the ministry of First15.

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We’re launching Vol. 4 of our First15 Devotional Series, Closer, to empower you every day to simply grow closer to God during these challenging times.

In the brand-new four-week devotional book Closer, you’ll discover:

How to draw closer to God in the midst of stress and anxiety
How to build an unshakable understanding of God’s character
How to receive the good gifts God is offering you every day
How to find hope and joy when life gets hard

Take four weeks to have an immersive, distraction-free experience with First15. Get your copy of Closer today.

CLICK HERE

Partnering in His Purposes Mar 23, 2020

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Today we’ll explore the concept of partnering with God in his purposes in the earth. God is already at work all around us. He is asking us today to have eyes to see it, and step in with him to see his will fulfilled in the earth. As we assess our hearts today, may you go forward with a deep sense of purpose and calling. Everything with God starts and ends with relationship, and he simply wants to co-labor with you.

Our Scripture for today comes from 1 Peter 2:9, and today's worship is First Love by Jonathan & Melissa Helser.

Click here to help even more people encounter God through the ministry of First15.

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We’re launching Vol. 4 of our First15 Devotional Series, Closer, to empower you every day to simply grow closer to God during these challenging times.

In the brand-new four-week devotional book Closer, you’ll discover:

How to draw closer to God in the midst of stress and anxiety
How to build an unshakable understanding of God’s character
How to receive the good gifts God is offering you every day
How to find hope and joy when life gets hard

Take four weeks to have an immersive, distraction-free experience with First15. Get your copy of Closer today.

CLICK HERE

The Experience of His Peace Mar 22, 2020

Show notes

Life this side of heaven is plagued with all kinds of stress and anxiety. This time of year can be especially stressful too. None of us is immune to this reality, but thankfully we have Jesus who the Bible tells us is himself our peace. What a beautiful comfort we have found in him. May you lose yourself in Jesus today and allow him to wrap you in his peace afresh. Bring whatever fears, stresses or worries you have to the risen Christ today, and experience the very real breath of heaven.

Our Scripture for today comes from 2 Thessalonians 3:16, and today's worship is It Is Well by Bethel Music.

Click here to help even more people encounter God through the ministry of First15.

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We’re launching Vol. 4 of our First15 Devotional Series, Closer, to empower you every day to simply grow closer to God during these challenging times.

In the brand-new four-week devotional book Closer, you’ll discover:

How to draw closer to God in the midst of stress and anxiety
How to build an unshakable understanding of God’s character
How to receive the good gifts God is offering you every day
How to find hope and joy when life gets hard

Take four weeks to have an immersive, distraction-free experience with First15. Get your copy of Closer today.

CLICK HERE

The Experience of His Voice Mar 21, 2020

Show notes

As we continue our week on knowing God through experiencing him, today we’ll explore what it means and looks like to experience his voice. This can often be an intimidating topic. Many of us feel inadequate or even unable to hear the voice of God—but nothing could be further than the truth. I hope today you will feel the pressure or weight lift off your shoulders as you learn just how simple relationship with and knowing God truly is.

Our Scripture for today comes from John 8:47, and today's worship is Whisper by Jason Upton.

Click here to help even more people encounter God through the ministry of First15.

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We’re launching Vol. 4 of our First15 Devotional Series, Closer, to empower you every day to simply grow closer to God during these challenging times.

In the brand-new four-week devotional book Closer, you’ll discover:

How to draw closer to God in the midst of stress and anxiety
How to build an unshakable understanding of God’s character
How to receive the good gifts God is offering you every day
How to find hope and joy when life gets hard

Take four weeks to have an immersive, distraction-free experience with First15. Get your copy of Closer today.

CLICK HERE

BONUS: How to spiritually survive a quarantine Mar 20, 2020

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The rise of COVID-19 has transformed the way we live our lives in this next season. Join Craig Denison and Josh Miller us as they talk about how to protect what’s most important in this time of anxiety and unrest. God desires to draw closer to you in this season. Don’t let your relationship with Him fall to the side as you adapt to life’s changing circumstances.

Click here to help even more people encounter God through the ministry of First15.

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We’re launching Vol. 4 of our First15 Devotional Series, Closer, to empower you every day to simply grow closer to God during these challenging times.

In the brand-new four-week devotional book Closer, you’ll discover:

How to draw closer to God in the midst of stress and anxiety
How to build an unshakable understanding of God’s character
How to receive the good gifts God is offering you every day
How to find hope and joy when life gets hard

Take four weeks to have an immersive, distraction-free experience with First15. Get your copy of Closer today.

CLICK HERE

The Experience of His Love Mar 20, 2020

Show notes

As we spend this week wholeheartedly seeking to know God with all we are, we’ll take time today to experience God’s love for us. We all may live with the head knowledge that God loves us, but go long spurts of time without actually experiencing God’s love. God’s love is most radical and life-changing upon encounter, and it’s my hope today you’ll press into him and really feel first hand yourself how much God truly loves you.

Our Scripture for today comes from Romans 5:5, and today's worship is Closer by Amanda Cook.

Click here to help even more people encounter God through the ministry of First15.

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We’re launching Vol. 4 of our First15 Devotional Series, Closer, to empower you every day to simply grow closer to God during these challenging times.

In the brand-new four-week devotional book Closer, you’ll discover:

How to draw closer to God in the midst of stress and anxiety
How to build an unshakable understanding of God’s character
How to receive the good gifts God is offering you every day
How to find hope and joy when life gets hard

Take four weeks to have an immersive, distraction-free experience with First15. Get your copy of Closer today.

CLICK HERE

God Wants to be Known Mar 19, 2020

Show notes

To know God is to experience God. Just as we experience aspects of one another as we grow in friendship, we experience the wonders of God as we seek to simply know him. God is calling us to a life of seeking him with all we are. He is calling us to value relationship with him above all else that we would love no other but him. May you encounter wonderful aspects of relationship with your heavenly Father this week as we wholeheartedly seek to know him with all we are.

Our Scripture for today comes from Psalm 46:10, and today's worship is Simple Gospel by United Pursuit.

Click here to help even more people encounter God through the ministry of First15.

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We’re launching Vol. 4 of our First15 Devotional Series, Closer, to empower you every day to simply grow closer to God during these challenging times.

In the brand-new four-week devotional book Closer, you’ll discover:

How to draw closer to God in the midst of stress and anxiety
How to build an unshakable understanding of God’s character
How to receive the good gifts God is offering you every day
How to find hope and joy when life gets hard

Take four weeks to have an immersive, distraction-free experience with First15. Get your copy of Closer today.

CLICK HERE

The Baptism of Jesus Mar 18, 2020

Show notes

As we wrap up our week exploring the tangible, life-changing presence of God, we’ll look to the baptism of Jesus and how the Spirit of God descended and rested upon him. What does this mean for us as Christ’s followers? Is the Spirit’s presence available to us just the same? Find rest today as we encounter the Spirit of the living God and allow him to minister to us.

Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew 3:16-17, and today's worship is Water by The Royal Royal.

Click here to help even more people encounter God through the ministry of First15.

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We’re launching Vol. 4 of our First15 Devotional Series, Closer, to empower you every day to simply grow closer to God during these challenging times.

In the brand-new four-week devotional book Closer, you’ll discover:

How to draw closer to God in the midst of stress and anxiety
How to build an unshakable understanding of God’s character
How to receive the good gifts God is offering you every day
How to find hope and joy when life gets hard

Take four weeks to have an immersive, distraction-free experience with First15. Get your copy of Closer today.

CLICK HERE

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