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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
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Mack Brock
Today on the First15 Podcast, we’re thrilled to be hanging out with one of my favorite worship leaders, Mack Brock! Mack has a passion for helping others…
First15 DevotionalThe Humble King
As we end our week looking to Jesus, today we’ll explore one of my favorite aspects of his nature: his humility. Jesus, the King of all the earth, the one who…
First15 DevotionalThe Just King
As we begin to wrap up our week celebrating Jesus our King, today we’ll celebrate the justice of God. What does it mean for God to be just? Does that stir up…
First15 DevotionalThe Merciful King
We have spent this week looking at different aspects of Christ’s kingship. Today we’ll explore how the Lord is merciful in nature toward us and the world. May…
First15 DevotionalThe Triumphant King
As we continue our week exploring various aspects of Jesus’ kingship, today we’ll celebrate his triumphant nature. What does it mean for God to be triumphant?…
First15 DevotionalThe Savior King
As we explore the gift of Jesus this advent season, today we’ll dig into what it means for him to be our Savior King. Is salvation just for a time in the…
First15 DevotionalThe King of Kings
As we spend this week to celebrating who Jesus is and what he’s done, today we’ll remind ourselves of the great authority and victory of Jesus as our King of…
First15 DevotionalThe Sacrificial King
What a gift we have in the Christmas season. God himself took on flesh and dwelt among us that we might find eternal relationship in him. His coming serves as…
First15 DevotionalThe Depth of God's Love for Us
As we end our week on Jesus’s High Priestly prayer, today we’ll dive into his desire for us to know the Father’s great love. Knowing the love of God for us is…
First15 DevotionalThe Glory of God in Man
As we begin to wrap up our week on Jesus’s High Priestly prayer, today we look at what it means to reflect God’s glory. How could man ever look like God? In…
First15 DevotionalThe Truth of Sanctification
Today we continue our week on Jesus’s High Priestly prayer by exploring the topic of sanctification. What does it mean to be in the world but not of the world?…
First15 DevotionalThe Joy of the Lord
Jesus is a joyful King, and we find in his High Priestly Prayer that he desires that his people would be filled with his joy too. We all have a myriad of…
First15 DevotionalUnity in Our God
As we continue our week on Jesus’s High Priestly prayer, today we’ll explore God’s desire to see his people unified. Why would this be important to him? What…
First15 DevotionalHope in Relationship
As we take a deep dive into Jesus’s High Priestly prayer in John 17 this week, we will discover together the deep desires of the heart of God. Today we explore…
First15 DevotionalThe Authority of King Jesus
We have a great High Priest who constantly intercedes on our behalf. The Son of God and Man loves you more deeply than you can fathom. He prays for you, that…
First15 DevotionalVision for Eternity
As we finish our week on vision and boundaries, today we’ll focus on having vision for eternity. The glorious truth is that this world is not the end for us…
First15 DevotionalVision for Community
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First15 DevotionalVision for Work
Many of us are in a very necessary need of vision for and boundaries around our work. This may be one of the most important topics we discuss all week. We…
First15 DevotionalVision for Others
As we continue our week on vision and boundaries, today we’ll explore what it looks like to have vision for loving and serving others well. Is loving people…
First15 DevotionalVision for Yourself
Today we will take some time for ourselves, something we’re often not very good at doing. The reality is God cares deeply for you before you can do anything…
First15 DevotionalVision for God
As we focus this week on boundaries for life and vision, today we’ll explore what it would look like to have the right priorities in place in our relationship…
First15 DevotionalBeing a Person of Vision
We serve a God of boundaries. In his limitless capacity, endless creativity, and boundless existence he still chose to create boundaries. He still had vision…
First15 DevotionalThe Parables of the Lost Sheep and Coin
In today’s devotional, the last in our series on the parables, we’ll be looking at the parables of the lost sheep and coin. May you discover today how precious…
First15 DevotionalThe Parable of the Prodigal Son
As we near the end of our week on the parables, today we’re going to look at the parable of the prodigal son. Hanging in my office is a print of Rembrandt’s…
First15 DevotionalThe Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
One of my favorite stories is the parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector. Through this story, Jesus makes it abundantly clear how we’re to come before God…
First15 DevotionalThe Parable of the Lamp on a Stand
As we continue to look at the profound, life-transforming concepts Jesus shared through parables, today we’ll focus on the parable of the lamp on a stand. May…
First15 DevotionalThe Parable of the Mustard Seed
Continuing our week on Jesus’s parables, we’ll look today at the parable of the mustard seed. As we dig into this rich, beautiful parable, may our hearts and…
First15 DevotionalThe Parables of the Hidden Treasure and Valuable Pearl
As we continue this week allowing the parables of Jesus to speak directly to our situations, mindsets, and core beliefs about who God is, today we’ll dive into…
First15 DevotionalThe Parable of the Good Shepherd
Jesus loved to use stories to illustrate profound, life-transforming concepts. He loved to use real and genuine settings, characters, and ideas that apply to…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to Live a Life of Significance
As we wrap up this week looking at the desires of every heart, we’re going to look today at the desire to live a life of significance. God has a plan to use…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to be Passionate
In today’s devotional, we’re going to explore the desire we all share to be passionate. Everyone of us desires to give our lives to something, our passion to…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to be Fully Known and Fully Loved
In today’s devotional we’re going to look at the desire we all share to be fully know and fully loved. You and I were made for this. And pursuing that sense of…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to be Great
Today as we continue our series looking at the desires of every heart, we’re going to take time to recognize and satisfy our desire to be great. The desire to…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to Behold Beauty
As we continue our week-long focus on the desires of every heart, today we’re going to look at the desire we all share to behold beauty. God has created beauty…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire for Wonder
In today’s devotional, we’re going to look at the desire we all share for wonder. We serve an absolutely fascinating God – a God who has created a whole world…
First15 DevotionalThe Desire to be Delighted in
All of us have insatiable desires that can only be satisfied in communion with our heavenly Father. The desire to be delighted in, for wonder, to behold glory…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart: God's Voice
As we wrap up this week focusing on tilling the soil of our hearts, today we’re going to look at the role of hearing God’s voice in living open and responsive…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart: Prayer
In today’s podcast, we’re going to continue our week long focus on tilling the soil of the heart by looking at the power of prayer. There is no better way to…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart: The Body of Christ
As we near the end of our week focusing on tilling the soil of the heart, today we’re going to look at the role of community in positioning ourselves to…
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Tilling the Soil of the Heart: Scripture
As we reach the middle of our week-long focus on tilling the soil of our hearts, today we’re going to look at the power of Scripture in receiving all that God…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart: Worship
As we continue this week-long focus on tilling the soil of our hearts, today we’re going to look at the power of worship in opening our hearts to receive all…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart - Thankfulness
As we continue this week focusing on tilling the soil of our hearts, today we’re going to look at the role of thankfulness in opening our hearts to receive all…
First15 DevotionalTilling the Soil of the Heart
This week we’ll look at a vital spiritual practice to all those seeking to grow in God: tilling the soil of the heart. Jesus spoke in Matthew 13 of two…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Kari Jobe
Today on the First15 Podcast, we’re thrilled to be hanging out with songwriter and worship leader Kari Jobe! Kari and her husband Cody Carnes have been…
First15 DevotionalThe Day is Approaching
As we conclude our week on living for heaven, today we’ll explore the return of Christ and what that means for us. How can you be best prepared for the return…
First15 DevotionalThings Unseen
As we begin to wrap up our week on living for heaven, today we’re going to explore what it means to have our perspectives shift toward the things of God rather…
First15 DevotionalHeaven on Earth
As we continue in our week on living for heaven, today we’ll explore what it means to see Jesus’s prayer that God’s will would be done on earth as it is in…
First15 DevotionalA Lifetime of Love
Every single one of us has an innate need to know we’re loved. And yet, so many of us go too many days wondering or unsure of the love our heavenly Father has…
First15 DevotionalMarked by Joy
What would it be like to have unhindered, abundant joy in the midst of all circumstances? The beauty of the joy God longs to give is that it’s not fleeting or…
First15 DevotionalLife in Hope
As we continue our week on living for heaven, today we look at the concept of hope. Hope is a necessity in this day, and God wants to restore your sense of…
First15 DevotionalJesus is the Best Thing
As children of God, we have been given a new home and a new hope. This week we’re going to take time every day to look at what it means to live for heaven. May…
First15 DevotionalBeing a Person of Peace
As we end our week on transcendent peace, today we’ll explore what it means to be a person of peace. Jesus refers to his people as “peacemakers.” Would you say…
First15 DevotionalPeace in the Spirit
As we begin to wrap up our week on transcendent peace, today we’ll explore growing in relationship with the Holy Spirit, and how he can help us walk in peace…
First15 DevotionalPeace in All Circumstances
What would it look like to have peace in all circumstances? I honestly can’t imagine anything better. We see promises in Scripture of this peace at all times…
First15 DevotionalPeace in Relationships
For many, relationships can often the greatest source of joy, or be the quickest thing to rob us of peace. As we seek to walk in transcendent peace, it’s vital…
First15 DevotionalA Peaceful Thought-Life
Today we will explore how to have a peaceful thought-life, as we continue our week on transcendent peace. The Bible speaks very specifically about our minds…
First15 DevotionalPeace is a Fruit
As we continue our week on transcendent peace, we’ll look today at where peace comes from. Peace isn’t something we can muster up in and of ourselves. Peace is…
First15 DevotionalThe Prince of Peace
One of the most powerful marks of a believer is transcendent peace. This world offers us no reason to be peaceful. It offers us no reason to be without stress…
First15 DevotionalFirst15 Conversations: Jim Denison on Politics
Today on the First15 Podcast we are continuing our multi-week series on finding peace in the political season, and I have the unique privilege of getting to…
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Being a Carrier of Joy
Today, in the last day of our week long focus on joy, we’re going to explore how we can be carriers for the joy of our God. Joy is contagious. It’s powerful…