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First15 Devotional
First15 is a daily devotional written to help you connect with God. Each day, the devotional features scripture, a devotional thought, guided prayer, and action steps. For more information, please visit first15.org. To hear the music from the devotional, search for First15 Worship on Spotify or Apple Music. Tags: First15 Devotional, First 15, First15 Worship, Devotional
Episodes
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Poor in Spirit
The biblical concept of being poor in spirit is foundational to every aspect of the Christian life. Foundational to salvation is a heart-level acknowledgment…
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Having Grace for Others
In the last day of our week-long focus on the parable of the prodigal son, we’re going to make space to set our eyes on the father in the story, and ask the…
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Restoration of Authority
As we near the end of our week looking at Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, we’re going to look today at the restoration of authority the father gave to the…
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Restoration of Identity
In today’s First15, we continue our week on the parable of the prodigal son, by looking at the son’s restoration of identity. The way we see ourselves changes…
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Restoration of Sonship
In today’s First15, we’re going to look at the moment in Jesus’ story of the prodigal son, where the Father restores his sonship. May the incredible love of…
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God’s Instant Forgiveness
In our third day looking at Jesus’ story of the prodigal son, we’re going to take time today to look at how quickly, how instantly God forgives us. May regret…
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God’s Patient Heart
In today’s First15, we’re going to look at how incredible patient God is with us, as we begin our second day in a week long focus on the story of the prodigal…
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God Demonstrates His Grace
The story of the prodigal son moves my heart to delve into new depths of God’s limitless grace. I find myself in every facet of Jesus’ words of this story. I…
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Forgiving Yourself
In our last podcast in our weeklong focus on forgiveness, today we’re going to look at what it takes to forgive ourselves. For some of us, forgiving ourselves…
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Living Without Expectation of Perfection
As we near the end of our week on forgiveness, today we’re going to look at a more foundational aspect of forgiveness, living without expectation of…
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Forgive the Person, Not Their Actions
In today’s First15, we continue our weeklong focus on forgiveness by looking at the idea of separating out our forgiveness of the person from their actions…
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A Lifestyle of Continual Forgiveness
In the middle of this week on forgiveness, we’re taking time today to look at what it means to live a lifestyle of continual forgiveness. Over time, as we open…
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Healing Past Wounds and Forgiving Present Scars
In today’s First15, we’re going to explore God’s healing for our past wounds and present scars. There is so much power in forgiveness, so much healing in…
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Our Forgiveness in Jesus
Today we continue our weeklong focus on forgiveness, by looking at the incredible gift of forgiveness we’ve been offered in Jesus. Every command God has given…
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The Nature of Forgiveness is Mercy
Offering forgiveness to others is one of the most difficult and important aspects of the Christian life. But Scripture clearly commands us to forgive others…
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In Grace God Teaches Us
In the last day in our series on grace, today we’re going to discover how in grace God teaches us. May we approach God with a humble and teachable heart. And…
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God’s Grace Brings Purpose
As we near the end of our week on grace, today we’re going to explore how God’s grace brings us purpose. As we begin, where do you need more purpose today?…
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Grace-filled Provision
In today’s First15, we’re exploring the wonderful reality of how God provides for us by his grace. And as we begin, think about where you have need today…
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Grace-filled Presence
In the middle of our series on grace, we’re going to look at how experiencing God’s presence gives a truer, more heartfelt sense of God’s grace. As we begin…
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The Throne of Grace
In today’s First15, we’re going to take time to come before the throne of grace in a meaningful way. May the reality of Jesus’ mercy and power establish a…
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Freedom in Grace
God’s grace is the foundation of our freedom, a sure gift made available to us again every morning. Every mistake we make is covered. Every sin is forgiven…
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His Grace is Sufficient
Grace is a gift most of us don’t know how to receive. We’ve been so inundated with the earthly systems of give-and-get and work-and-earn that grace is a…
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Once a Child Always a Child
In the last day of our weeklong focus on being the child of God, today we’re looking at how our status as God’s child can never been taken away from us. May…
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The Blessings of Our Father
As we near the end of our weeklong focus on being children of the most high God, we’re going to take time today to create space to discover and receive the…
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God as Our Guide through Life
In today’s First15, we continue our weeklong focus on being a child of God, by looking at how God guides us throughout our life. All of us long for, a need a…
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A Wealth of Fatherly Affections
In the heart of our week on being the child of God, we’re going to take time today to look at how we can position ourselves to receive the wealth of Fatherly…
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Childlike Faith
On our third day focusing on what it means to be the child of God, we’re going to look at how we can live with childlike faith. One of the wonders of being…
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New Bloodline of Freedom
On our second day looking at what it means to be the child of God, we’re going to take time today to look at a new bloodline of freedom we’ve inherited as…
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Fully Loved
As children of the Most High God, we have been granted access to unconditional, tangible, and perfect love. All we need we have in relationship with our Father…
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God’s Heart Doesn’t Stop with Us
As we end our week on knowing God’s heart for us, we’re going to focus on the call to action that God’s heart doesn’t just stop with us, but is meant to be…
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A Foundation of Affection
God is such a good, loving Father that he wants us to live with a foundational understanding of his affection toward us. He wants the knowledge of his…
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Revelation through Others
One of the most influential ways I believe God wants to reveal himself and his heart is through others. No one is perfect like him, of course. But we all carry…
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The Spirit
Today we’ll explore who the Holy Spirit is, and what that means for knowing the heart of God richly in our daily lives. The concept of God’s Spirit is often…
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The Word
As we seek to know the heart of God this week, today we’ll look to his word as a steady, ever-present guide to God’s feelings toward us. If you’re ever feeling…
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Continual Revelation
As we continue our week on knowing God’s heart, today we’ll explore the idea of continually seeking God in our day to day lives, rather than living off of…
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You Can Know God
One of our greatest privileges as a child of God is that we can have the heart of our heavenly Father. We don’t have to wonder how he feels about us. We don’t…
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Live for His Glory
In the final episode of our series on experiencing God’s promises, today we’re going to look at what it means to live for God’s glory. There are a wealth of…
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Be the Hands and Feet of Jesus
As we near the end of our week long series on experiencing the promises of God, today we’re going to look at how living with faithful action, being the hands…
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Make Time to Experience God
In today’s First15, we’re going to look at how being wise with our time, and investing it in the place of meeting with God face to face, positions us to more…
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Casting Off Negativity
As we continue our series looking at how we can position ourselves to experience the fullness of God’s promises, today we’re looking at how we can cast off…
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Trust in God’s Promise
In today’s First15, we’re going to go deeper into the place of trust, seeking to open up more of our hearts to our good and loving Father, so we can experience…
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Experiencing God’s Promises through the Renewing of Your Mind
In our second episode positioning ourselves to more fully experience God’s promises, today we’re going to look at the role of renewing our minds in opening our…
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Waiting on the Lord
In today’s First15 we’re launching a brand new series seeking to position ourselves to receive more of the reality of God’s promises every day. There is so…
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God Promises His Return
In the last episode of this series on God’s promises, today we’re looking at the promise of his return. The suffering and pain we’re right now experience is…
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God Promises His Presence
As we near the end of series on God’s promises, today we’re going to look at the promise of his presence. The nearness of God is always to our good. In every…
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God Promises His Comfort
In today’s First15, we’re continuing our series focusing on God’s promises by looking at his promise of comfort. We serve a God of all mercy and comfort, a God…
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God Promises Freedom
As we enter the middle of our series on God’s promises, today we’re going to look at his promise of freedom. Every day this world tries to chain us to its…
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God Promises His Compassion
On today’s First15, we’re going to look at God’s promise of compassion. Few things draw me nearer to God, faster, than a fresh revelation of his compassion. In…
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God Promises His Strength
In today’s First15, we’re continuing our series of taking hold of God’s promises by looking at his promise of strength. Every day I wake up, I’m reminded of my…
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God Promises His Will
In today’s First15, we’re launching a brand new series looking at various promises our heavenly Father makes towards us, and creating space to take hold of…
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Sanctification
As we have learned this week, our God is fully trustworthy. Placing our trust in his hands is the wisest thing we could ever do. As we finish up our week on…
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Provision
As we begin to wrap up our week on trust, today we’ll look at the idea of trusting God for provision. May we find rest and peace today as we remind ourselves…
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Emotions
Today we’ll explore how emotional health and trust are linked. We are all emotional beings and how we’re doing emotionally affects us all on a regular basis…
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Plans
Today we’ll be discussing the plans we make for our lives. So often, our plans symbolize control. Giving up control of our life’s direction can be scary and…
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Understanding
Today we’ll explore how leaning on the Lord for truth and understanding relates to trust. Where do you look for wisdom? God promises us that when we look to…
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Obedience
As we focus this week on growing in trusting God, today we’ll explore the concept of obedience. Trust and obedience are directly related. Willing, joyful…
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Trustworthy
Trust is something we are not created to give away lightly. We value trust like we value our own lives, constantly scrutinizing others to see if they're worthy…
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God’s Heart to Meet with Man: John on Patmos
As we wrap up our week on God’s heart to meet with man, today we’ll look at the encouraging story of John on the island of Patmos. Right when we think we’re…
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God’s Heart to Meet with Man at Pentecost
As we near the end of our week on God’s heart to meet with man, we look today at Pentecost. The day of Pentecost was a major fulfillment of God’s desire to…
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God’s Heart to Meet with Man: The Woman Caught in Adultery
Have you ever believed the lie that your sin makes you unlovable to God? I think we all have at one time or another. We will look today at the story of the…