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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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God is Good - June 1
In today’s devotional, we’re going to dive deeper into the reality of God’s goodness. At every turn, just when I wonder how good God really is, he always has a…
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God is Worthy of Devotion - May 31
In today’s devotional, we’re going to spend time reflecting on how worthy God is of our devotion. Life is never better than when God is fully at the center of…
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God is Trustworthy - May 30
In today’s devotional, we’re going to take time to simply focus on how trustworthy our heavenly Father is. Our trust is always meant to be a response to God’s…
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God Our Great Protector - May 29
Every day we experience fear in some way. Whether it’s fear over the opinion of others, fear of the future, or fear over the ways and plans of evil, we’re in…
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God is a Patient Father - May 28
It’s vital to the Christian life that we as sons and daughters of the most high God allow our affections to be stirred by the loving, powerful nature of our…
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Abiding in God’s Joy - May 27
As we end our week today on abiding in the True Vine, today we’ll explore how to abide in God’s promised joy. What does it mean for us to walk in joy and be…
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God Prunes Us In His Love - May 26
As we start to wrap up our week on different ways we are to abide in the true vine of God, today we’ll look at how God prunes us in his love. Discipline can…
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Abiding Fruit - May 25
Did you know God has plans for your life specifically? He has dreams for you and vision for you. Things in store that would make your heart swell and soar…
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Abiding in God’s Friendship - May 24
Today we will look at what it means to be a friend of God. Friendship with God is a beautiful, sought after thing. And he has made his friendship fully…
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How Do I Lead My Family Like Jesus?
Join us in a conversation about how to lead your family in a way that honors Jesus. Jerrad, founder of Dad Tired, shares his story of becoming a better father…
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Abiding through Obedience - May 23
As we continue our week on abiding in the true vine of God, today we’ll explore obedience and how it relates to abiding in God. Take a moment even now to open…
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Abiding in the Heartbeat of God - May 22
As we look at the different ways we are to abide in the true vine of God, today we’ll explore the concept of prayer. It is my hope today we walk away with…
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Abide in the Vine - May 21
The absolute, most important single act of the children of God is making space to encounter our heavenly Father in the secret place. Abiding in God is the…
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The Baptism of Jesus - May 20
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…
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Pentecost - May 19
Pentecost means so much to us as believers. The day of Pentecost changed everything for us. Today we’ll explore walking with the Holy Spirit and how he affects…
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The Holy of Holies - May 18
Today as we look at the Holy of Holies, we’ll see how Jesus fulfilled the requirements of God’s law and is the perfect High Priest on our behalf. As we learn…
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The Pillar of God’s Presence - May 17
Today as we explore the stories of the Israelites being led by the pillar of God’s presence, we’ll examine what that means for God’s leadership in our own…
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Moses, Isaiah, and the Holiness of God - May 16
Today we will look at the stories of Moses and Isaiah. They encountered the holiness of God and were changed forever. As we look upon him, may we be changed…
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Moses and the Tent of Meeting - May 15
In today’s devotional, we’re going to build on the foundation we built yesterday by looking at different stories in which God made his presence known in a…
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The Reality of God’s Presence - May 14
God’s presence is real, full of love, and completely transformational. It takes what was broken and brings healing. It takes what was lost and guides us to our…
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The Parables of the Lost Sheep and Coin - May 13
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…
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The Parable of the Prodigal Son - May 12
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…
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The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector - May 11
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…
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The Parable of the Lamp on a Stand - May 10
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…
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The Parable of the Mustard Seed - May 9
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…
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The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and Valuable Pearl - May 8
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…
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The Parable of the Good Shepherd - May 7
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…
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In Grace God Teaches Us - May 6
In the last devotional 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…
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God’s Grace Brings Purpose - May 5
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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A First15 Conversation - Rebecca from Unite Greater Dallas
Today I'm thrilled to share a wonderful conversation I had recently with Rebecca Walls. Rebecca serves as Executive Director of Unite Greater Dallas, which…
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Grace-filled Provision - May 4
In today’s devotional, 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 - May 3
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 - May 2
In today’s devotional, 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 - May 1
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 - April 30
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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Living Courageously - April 29
As we wrap up our week on being used by God, today we’ll ask God to fill us with courage to live uncomfortably. May we bare our hearts before God, and ask him…
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Living Compassionately - April 28
As we begin to wrap up our week on being used by God, today we’ll explore what it means to live compassionately. This radical way of living will transform the…
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Evangelism - April 27
Today we’ll explore the concept of evangelism. There are so many fears and misconceptions wrapped up in this topic, and my hope today is that we’ll simplify…
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Light in the Darkness - April 26
One of the best ways we can be used by God is by simply being ourselves. The identity Christ has given us as daughters and sons is meant to shine forth and be…
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Declaring God's Glory - April 25
Being used by God requires inward humility and exaltation of Jesus as King. It’s the only way being used by the Lord can work. Today we’ll take a deeper dive…
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God is Already at Work - April 24
If we are going to be used by God, we must first acknowledge that he is already at work all around us, and that his work isn’t contingent upon us. This is not…
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God Wants to Use You - April 23
In response to knowing the heart of God we are called to share the wonders of his invisible nature with a world in desperate need of him. God has chosen to use…
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God's Heart Doesn't Stop with Us - April 22
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 - April 21
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 - April 20
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 - April 19
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 - April 18
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 - April 17
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 - April 16
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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Living Honestly - April 15
In the last devotional in our series on honesty, today we’re going to focus simply on what it means to live honestly every day. My hope for today is that God…
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Freedom in the Light - April 14
As we near the end of our week on honesty, today we’re going to discover together how there is freedom in the light. Any part of our lives in which we’re…
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Fully Loved - April 13
As we continue our week focusing on honesty, today we’re going to look at how true honesty affords us the ability to be more fully loved. At the foundation of…
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Fully Known - April 12
As we hit the middle of our week on honesty, today we’re going to explore how being truly honest, or living fully known, is critical to experiencing fullness…
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Tearing Down Walls - April 11
In today’s devotional, we’re continuing our focus on honesty by looking at how we can tear down walls we’ve built up in God’s presence every day. There is true…
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Facade - April 10
In day 2 of our series on honesty, today we’re going to look at the temptation to build a façade and invite God to tear it down as we seek to live more…
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Honesty is the Foundation - April 9
Today we’re launching a brand-new series, looking at the role of honesty in getting the most out of our time alone with God, and the most out of life. And…
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Living from the Heart - April 8
In the last episode of this series on God’s pursuit of our hearts, we’re wrapping it all up by looking at what it means to live from the heart. There are so…
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The Spirit and the Heart - April 7
As we near the end of our week looking at how God is after our hearts, today we’re going to look at how the Holy Spirit connects with the heart, and take time…
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Be Who You Are - April 6
In today’s devotional, we’re going to look at the opportunity God gives us every day to simply be who we are. His pursuit of our hearts frees us as we…
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An Open Heart - April 5
In the middle of our week looking at how God is after our hearts, in today’s devotional we’re going to focus on what it means to live with an open heart. Every…