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Daily Pause
Pause is the learned art of stopping to immerse in the presence of God and untangle from the demands of life. Pause frees our souls to breathe the fresh air of God's grace, even if just for a minute - this is active restoration. Welcome to the Daily Pause. The Daily Pause is a 10 minute daily devotional tool freshly designed each day by Point of Grace church near Austin Texas to help us intentionally pause and breathe - immerse and untangle. The goal is that Monday - Friday we would take time…
Episodes
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June 24, 2025 - Luke 11:5-9
Luke 11:5-9 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of…
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June 23, 2025 - Luke 11:5-9
Luke 11:5-9 5 Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of…
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June 20, 2025 - Ephesians 2:13, 17-22
Ephesians 2:13, 17-22 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 17 He came and preached peace to you…
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June 19, 2025 - Colossians 1:15-23
Colossians 1:15-23 15 The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and…
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June 18, 2025 - John 3:5-10,14-17
John 3:5-10,14-17 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives…
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June 17, 2025 - Matthew 3:13-4:1
Matthew 3:13-4:1 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you…
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June 16, 2025 - Ephesians 3:14-19
Ephesians 3:14-19 14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his…
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June 13, 2025 - Acts 2:42-47
Friday - Acts 2:42-47The Fellowship of the Believers 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to…
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June 12, 2025 - Acts 2:37-41
Thursday - Acts 2:37-4137 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38…
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June 11, 2025 - Acts 2:22-24, 32-36
Wednesday - Acts 2:22-24, 32-36 22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs…
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June 10, 2025 - Acts 2:14-21
Tuesday - Acts 2:14-21 14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let…
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June 9, 2025 - Acts 2:1-12
Monday - Acts 2:1-12 When the day of Pentecost came, they wereall together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven…
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June 6, 2025 - Exodus 31:18 - 32:4
Friday – Exodus 31:18 - 32:4 18 When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone…
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June 5 - Psalm 40 (selected verses)
Thursday - Psalm 40 (selected verses) I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. 2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud…
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June 4, 2025 – Luke 11:9-13
Wednesday – Luke 11:9-13 Jesus continued, “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you…
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June 3, 2025 - Acts 1:9-14
Tuesday – Acts 1:9-14 9 After Jesus said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. 10 They were looking intently up…
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June 2, 2025 - Acts 1:3-8
Monday - Acts 1:3-8 3 After his suffering, Jesus presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period…
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May 30, 2025 - Ephesians 2-4-10
Friday – Ephesians 2:4-10 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in…
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May 29 2025 - Ephesians 1-18-23
Thursday – Ephesians 1:18-23 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the…
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May 28, 2025 - Jeremiah 1-4-10
Wednesday – Jeremiah 1:4-10 4 The word of the Lord came to me, saying,5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you, before you were born I set you apart; I…
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May 27, 2025 - Matthew 9-35-38
Tuesday – Matthew 9:35-38 35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing…
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May 26, 2025 - Matthew 28-16-20
Monday – Matthew 28:16-20 16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped…
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May 23, 2025 - 2 Corinthians 5-17-20
Friday – 2 Corinthians 5:17-20 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God…
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May 22, 2025 - Acts 1-3-8
Thursday – Acts 1:3-8 3 After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period…
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May 21, 2025 - Isaiah 61-1-3
Wednesday – Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind…
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May 20, 2025 - Luke 24-40-49
Tuesday – Luke 24:40-49 40 When Jesus had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and…
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May 19, 2025 - John 20:19-23
John 20:19-23 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus…
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May 16, 2025 - Colossians 3:12-14
Colossians 3:12-14 12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience…
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May 15, 2025 - Matthew 24:9-14
Matthew 24:9-14 9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many…
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May 14, 2025 - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 12-13
1 Corinthians 13:4-8, 12-13 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not…
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May 13, 2025 - 1 John 4:13-19
1 John 4:13-19 13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent…
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May 12, 2025 - 1 John 4:7-12
1 John 4:7-12 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love…
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May 9, 2025 - Romans 5:1-5
Romans 5:1-5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access…
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May 8, 2025 - Isaiah 40:27-31
Isaiah 40:27-31 Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”? 28 Do you not know?…
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May 7, 2025 - 1 Peter 3:8-9,13
1 Peter 3:8-9,13 8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult…
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May 6, 2025 - 1 Peter 1: 13-21
1 Peter 1: 13-21 13 So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus…
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May 5, 2025 - 1 Peter 1:1-6
1 Peter 1:1-6 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To God’s elect, exiles scattered throughout the provinces of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, 2…
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May 2, 2025 - Hebrews 4:14-16
Jesus the Great High Priest 14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven,[a] Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the…
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May 1, 2025 - Matthew 14:25-33
25 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,”…
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April 30, 2025 - Matthew 15:21-28
The Faith of a Canaanite Woman 21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him…
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April 29, 2025 - Hebrews 12:1-3
12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And…
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Apirl 28, 2025 - John 20:24-29
Jesus Appears to Thomas 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told…
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April 25, 2025 - 1 Corinthians 15:1-8
The Resurrection of Christ 15 Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken…
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April 24, 2025 - John 11:17-27
Jesus Comforts the Sisters of Lazarus 17 On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. 18 Now Bethany was less than two…
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April 23, 2025 - 1 Peter 1:3-9
Praise to God for a Living Hope 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope…
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April 22, 2025 - John 20:19-23
Jesus Appears to His Disciples 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish…
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April 21, 2025 - Matthew 28:1-10
Jesus Has Risen 28 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 There was a violent…
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April 18, 2025 - Mark 15:25-39
Mark 15:25-39 25 It was nine in the morning when they crucified him. 26 The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the Jews. 27 They…
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April 17, 2025 - Mark 14:32-42
Mark 14:32-42 32 They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 He took Peter, James and John along with…
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April 16, 2025 - Mark 14:12-26
Mark 14:12-26 12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where…
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April 15, 2025 - Mark 14:1-11
Mark 14:1-11 Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to…
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April 14, 2025 - Luke 19:37-48
Luke 19:37-48 37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud…
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April 11, 2025 - Matthew 15:21-28
Matthew 15:21-28 21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord…
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April 10, 2025 - Luke 7:36-47
Luke 7:36-47 36 When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. 37 A woman in that…
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April 9, 2025 - 1 Peter 2:8-10
1 Peter 2:8-10 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called…
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April 8, 2025 - Psalm 51:10-17
Psalm 51:10-17 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me…
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April 7, 2025 - 1 Peter 2:4-8
1 Peter 2:4-8 4 As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built…
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April 4, 2025 - 2 Corinthians 3:12-13 & 16-18
2 Corinthians 3:12-13 & 16-18 12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 13 We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to…
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April 3, 2025 - Hebrews 10:19-23
Hebrews 10:19-23 19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way…
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April 2, 2025 - Matthew 27:50-54
Matthew 27:50-54 50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from…