Missionary Renegade: The Upper Room Daily Devotional from The United Methodist Church of Nashville, Tennessee, United States for Sunday, 19 November 2017 "Unseen Gifts" by Robert Boyce (Tennessee)

The Upper Room Daily Devotional from The United Methodist Church of Nashville, Tennessee, United States for Sunday, 19 November 2017 "Unseen Gifts" by Robert Boyce (Tennessee) - Luke 9:1-6

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Put on the full armor of God. (Ephesians 6:11 (NIV))

A few years ago, my wife and I traveled to Kenya to serve for two weeks at Kijabe Hospital. As I packed for the trip, I had to closely evaluate each item since our luggage had to hold personal items as well as medical supplies for the hospital. I hesitated...

TODAY'S PRAYER:

Dear God, in our daily journeys remind us to take the gift of scripture so that we may offer it to others. Amen.
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TODAY'S READING: Luke 9:1-6
Luke 9:1 Calling together the Twelve, Yeshua gave them power and authority to expel all the demons and to cure diseases; 2 and he sent them out to proclaim the Kingdom of God and to heal. 3 He said to them, “Take nothing for your trip — neither a walking stick nor a pack, neither bread nor money; and don’t have two shirts. 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there and go out from there. 5 Wherever they don’t welcome you, shake the dust from your feet when you leave that town as a warning to them.” 6 They set out and went through village after village, healing and announcing the Good News everywhere.
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