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Our Family Table: Authenticity
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 21 July 2025 Reading From Acts 23:1-15 “Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day.”At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said…
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Our Family Table: Transformative Grace
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 20 July 2025 Reading From Acts 22 “A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there. He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that…
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Our Family Table: All Are Welcome
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 19 July 2025 Reading From Acts 21:18-40 “The next day Paul and the rest of us went to see James, and all the elders were present. Paul greeted them and reported in detail what God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. When they heard this, they…
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Our Family Table: Publicly and House to House
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 17 July 2025 Reading From Acts 20:17-38 “You know that I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you but have taught you publicly and from house to house. I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God…
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Our Family Table: The Voice of the Spirit
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 18 July 2025 Reading From Acts 21:1-17 “After sighting Cyprus and passing to the south of it, we sailed on to Syria. We landed at Tyre, where our ship was to unload its cargo. We sought out the disciples there and stayed with them seven days. Through the…
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Summer on the Mountain
The mountain declares the majesty of its Maker. Its rocky parapets proclaim the praises of the Prince of Peace. The snows of its slopes melt in the heat of the sun whose brilliant beams He sends to warm and to guide. Cool, clear steams flow to sustain the living creatures formed by His Word and…
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Our Family Table: Let Us Break Bread Together
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 16 July 2025 Reading From Acts 20:1-16 “On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.” —Acts 20:7 I love that when the…
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Our Family Table: Abundant Treasure
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 15 July 2025 Reading From Acts 19:21-41 “About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. He called them together, along with the workers in…
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Our Family Table: God’s Method
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 14 July 2025 Reading From Acts 19:1-20 “While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They answered, “No, we have not even heard that…
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Our Family Table: The Value of Fellowship
Daily Encouragement for the Family of God by Kenton Cheek 13 July 2025 Reading From Acts 18 “After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went…