A Morning Cup of J is a daily Bible devotional that focuses on the life of Christ. The first devotions expound on the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. Next lessons will be about the several visions of the pre-incarnate Christ and also the prophecies of the coming Messiah. After these lessons we will work through the Gospels focusing on the miracles and parables of Christ as well as His key sermons.
Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day and the Year! A Vision for 2023 “And have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.” Colossians 3:10 A New Year’s Poem for Christians Vision for 2023 Instead of making a New Year’s resolutionConsider committing to a […]
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The Birth of Christ Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! Christ is Born of Mary. Luke 2: 1-20 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone
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Christ’s Birth Announced to Mary Christ’s Birth Was Announced to Mary. 26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice,
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Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! Prophecies of the Coming Messiah The Many Prophecies of the Coming Messiah, the Christ. Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 11:1 A shoot will come up from
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Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! Go out into the Highways and Hedges Go Out into the highways and hedges Luke 14:16-24 16 Then He said to him, “A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, 17 and sent his servant at supper time to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, for all things are now
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Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! The Lowest Seat at the Feast Romans 12:3 For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. Proverbs 27:2
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Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! A Friend in Need Jesus tells the parable of the friend in need in order to illustrate the importance of being persistent in prayer. It has a similar theme to parables such as the persistent widow and the unjust judge. They remind us to be determined and faithful in
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Morning Cup of J(esus) Fueling the Day! The Good Samaritan Who were the Samaritans, and why are they considered significant in this parable? In 722 B. C., the Northern Kingdom of Israel was captured by the Assyrians. Many Hebrews were taken away as captives. But some remained, and many of these remaining Jews intermarried with
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