By Bro. David Mathis

David’s Daily Devotional for April 22

April 22, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, April 22.

This Sunday, First Baptist Center will “Walk Through the New Testament” - experiencing a unique and engaging Bible study event. Today we continue to remember some favorite New Testament stories.

David's Daily Devotion for Apr. 21

April 21, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, April 21.

We continue our focus today on favorite stories from the New Testament. This morning’s story is about one of the miracles of Jesus - The Feeding of the Five Thousand.

David's Daily Devotion for April 20

April 20, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, April 20.

We continue today with our brief focus on the New Testament, in preparation for the unique Bible study “Walk Through the New Testament” at my church this Sunday. Over the next three days we’ll look at three favorite stories.

The majority of a child’s favorite Bible stories come from the Old Testament - Noah’s Ark, David & Goliath, Daniel in the Lion’s Den - just to name a few. But there are wonderful stories in the New Testament as well. Some of them, like today’s example, are parables.

David's Daily Devotion for April 19

April 19, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Tuesday, April 19.

This coming Sunday, at First Baptist Center, we’ll be “walking through the New Testament”. A guest teacher from the Walk Through the Bible organization will be with us for three sessions, giving us an engaging, interactive, entertaining overview of the New Testament. Should be fun.

This Friday and Saturday, 23 members of our church will read through the New Testament from Matthew to Revelation. You can view it on our Facebook Live site. Should be fun.

David’s Daily Devotion for April 18

April 18, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, April 18.

I hope you had a wonderful, blessed, and encouraging Easter weekend. Here at First Baptist Church of Center, Texas, on Saturday, we welcomed our community to a “Party in the Park”. Several hundred children and young families joined us for fun, food, and Easter eggs. Lots of smiles and laughter. It was encouraging.

David’s Daily Devotion for April 16

April 16, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Saturday, April 16.

We focus this morning on two very unlikely followers of Jesus. These two were members of the Jewish Sanhedrin - their Supreme Court. They were wealthy and powerful men. They had a lot to lose. And yet, as Jesus was taken down from the cross, they were there. As His disciples were nowhere to be found, Joseph of Arimethea and Nicodemus were there.

David’s Daily Devotional for April 15

April 15, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Friday, April 15.

Today is Good Friday. Have you ever wondered why the adjective "good" is applied to the day that Jesus died? It goes to the changing definitions of words over time. At one time, "good" was a synonym for "holy" - and we can certainly see the appropriateness of that adjective for this sacred day.

David’s Daily Devotion for April 14

April 14, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Thursday, April 14.

Final words are important. You want your final words to be memorable. You want your final words to outlive you. These final words have lived on -

"It is very beautiful over there." - Thomas Edison

"Swing low, sweet chariot." - Harriet Tubman

"All is well." - George Washington

"The comedy is ended." - Ludwig Beethoven

David’s Daily Devotion for April 13

April 13, 2022 - Good Morning! It’s Wednesday, April 13.

Wednesday of Holy Week saw Jesus and His disciples back in Bethany, a couple of miles east of Jerusalem, near the Mount of Olives. It would be a day of dramatic contrasts. A day with an inspiring act of worship and a disturbing act of betrayal.

David’s Daily Devotion for April 12

April 12, 2022 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, April 12.

On Tuesday of Holy Week, Jesus and The Twelve were back in the Jerusalem temple. Friday would be a day of incredible testing for Jesus, but Tuesday would have testing of its own.

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