Daily Devotions with Pastor Marcus: Recent Episodes

Marcus Elmer

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1 Corinthians 15:3-9

Acts 1:12-26

Luke 6:12-16

Luke 6:12-16

Mark 3:13-19

Mark 3:13-19

Luke 5:27-28

John 6:5-7

John 1:43-51

John 11:14-16

Luke 6:12-16

Acts 1:13

Luke 6:12-16

James 3:13-17

Proverbs 24:3-4

Ephesians 4:29

Sorry the audio is so low on this podcast. I forgot to put on my lapel mic!

2 Chronicles 16:9

Daniel 1:17

Proverbs 1:5

Proverbs 13:20

2 Timothy 3:14-15

John 15:15

1 Corinthians 1:20-31

Psalm 119:54

John 14:13-14

Luke 4:1-2, 14-15

Romans 12:12

Proverbs 2:1-6

Still having glitchy problems with the recording. Not sure why. Working on it.

There is some buffering in the audio on this one. Sorry for that. Not sure why it didn't record as well today.

Psalm 25:14

Joshua 1:8

John 13:1-17

Matthew 26:14-16

Matthew 26:6-13

Mark 11:12-18

1 Corinthians 3:18-19

Proverbs 12:11

1 Kings 3:5-15

Proverbs 1:7

Proverbs 3:7

Psalm 1:1-3

Proverbs 1:20-33

Proverbs 2:1-6

Colossians 2:1-3

Proverbs 3:21-23

1 Kings 4:29-34

Proverbs 8:22-31

Proverbs 1:7

Colossians 4:14-18

Colossians 4:12-13

Colossians 4:10-11

Colossians 4:7-9

Colossians 4:2-6

Colossians 3:18-4:1

Colossians 3:15

Colossians 3:15-17

Colossians 3:12-14

Colossians 3:9-11

Colossians 3:5-8

Colossians 3:1-4

Colossians 2:18-23

Colossians 2:11-17

Colossians 2:6-10

Colossians 2:1-5

Colossians 1:28-29

Colossians 1:24-27

Colossians 1:19-23

Colossians 1:18

Colossians 1:15-17

Colossians 1:12-14

Colossians 1:9-11

Colossians 1:1-8

Let's take this day and pray strength and wisdom for our new government leaders.

What is your impossible situation today?

What do you need to tell God today? Or receive from God today? Or hear from God today?

God is writing the poem of my life.

What does it mean that God has seated me with Christ in the heavenly realms?

How can I serve Jesus today by serving others?

What is your ambassadorial territory?

How would you behave differently if you truly believed that God lives inside your body?

Why not share the story of your salvation with someone today?

God has hired YOU to be His fruitbearing representative in your territory!

Stay close to Jesus!

It's a privilege!

Where do you find your greatest significance?

The greatest act of love of all time: God sent Jesus!

Don't let any anyone or anything steal your joy!

What takes your peace away? How does Jesus restore your peace?

What is your HOPE, specifically, this week in Jesus?

The Apostle John teaches us the simple, but profound truth that we are born of God and the evil one has no true power over us!

Will God meet you in your future problem and be with you? YES!

What are some of the greatest ways to confront your fears?

The things of earth will grow strangely dim...

Do you ever lose heart, thinking that you're not growing and maturing? Meditate on Philippians 1:6.

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 is a short, but power-packed passage of promises!

Sorry, the first three minutes of this podcast are a little hard to hear.

What lies has Satan told you recently? Name them and reject them!

How do you look at the bad situations in your life?

What does it mean to be free from condemnation? In eternity and in this life?

Only on the SOLID ROCK of CHRIST can we be secure forever!

In what do you find your greatest wealth?

Total forgiveness brings total freedom.

What does it mean to reign with Christ in Heaven?

Christian, did you know you were a priest?!

Is it arrogant to think of yourself as a saint?

Where do I find my great sense of belonging? In the Body of Christ.

What does is mean to be bought out of slavery to sin?

What does it mean to be united with Christ?

Do you truly believe that through faith in Christ, God sees you as totally righteous?

Where in the Bible does Christ tell me I am His friend?

Do you know you're loved as a child of God? Or do you wander around with a sense of failure and detachment?

Whose acceptance have you most desired but never gotten? People disappoint us, but God is our ultimate ROCK of acceptance.

May the marriage bed kept pure!

What idols are you tempted to worship instead of God?

Solomon prays for wisdom instead of riches and honor. What are you praying for?

What will you do when God says "No!" to one of your good ideas?

What is your first and foremost identity found in?

Do you ever treat the things of God too casually or with disrespect?

Why is God patient with sinners and their sin?

Sometimes the main way that God shows up is when we invite Him to show up.

Where is God in the midst of the greatest battles?

When God calls you to do the hard thing what is your response? Chicken out or step up?

Have you ever written out a prayer of thanksgiving to God for an answered prayer?

Who do you go to in a time of grief or trial? Hannah went to God.

What would you do if the odds were stacked against you? Would you still have faith in God?

Is "putting out a fleece" a clever way to communicate with God?

Do you ever struggle with a sense of inadequacy? This famous story of Gideon will bolster your faith.

God made the sun stand still! And so much more...

God conquers the most impossible situations!

When you are unsure about taking that step of faith, that new direction in life, that scary responsibility... Remember, "Be Strong and Courageous." (Joshua 1:9)

What does it take for God to get your attention? Hopefully not a talking donkey!

What is the key to fearless faith? Listen in to how Joshua & Caleb choose to understand the presence of God.

What is God interested in? Just the end product? No, the processes of preparation are equally important.

What's the difference between "wrestling with God" and "accusing God?"

What is your impossible situation? GOD is your deliverer, redeemer and rescuer!

Moses gave God five excuses why he shouldn't follow God's call. God responded with His presence. What excuses are you giving to God?

Even when we wrestle with God in prayer, He is with us... loving us... persisting with us.