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ESOCS Devotional 13 April 2021 TEXT: JOHN 20:11-23 MEMORY VERSE: “Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? Whom seekest thou? She supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me were thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.” John 20:15 KJV Notice […]

ESOCS Devotional 12 April 2021 TEXT: LUKE 18:31-43 MEMORY VERSE: “And Jesus said unto him, receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.” Luke 18:42 KJV Blindness in the Bible is often a metaphor for people who are lost, who are in darkness. The Bible tells us people are born blind—spiritually blind—and they remain blind […]

ESOCS Devotional 11 April 2021 TEXT: JOHN 16:1-15 MEMORY VERSE: “These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.” John 16:1 KJV Offended – means to stumble; trip up; to cause to lose faith in people or churches or Christians. Jesus is awesome—Christianity is awesome – some of God’s people aren’t […]

ESOCS Devotional 10 April 2021 TEXT: LUKE 15:1-20 MEMORY VERSE: “And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.” Luke 15:6 KJV Our text tells us of three lost things; A sheep, a coin, and a son. […]

ESOCS Devotional 9 April 2021 TEXT: JAMES 4:13–5:6 MEMORY VERSE: “Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain.” James 4:13 KJV Boasting neither makes a man any greater in the esteem of others nor does […]

ESOCS Devotional 8 April 2021 TEXT: JAMES 4:2-12 MEMORY VERSE: “Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.” James […]

ESOCS Devotional 7 April 2021 TEXT: 2 SAMUEL 23:1-8 MEMORY VERSE: “The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.” 2 Samuel 23:3 KJV It is of highest consequence, that Rulers should be Just Men, and such as […]

ESOCS Devotional 6 April 2021 TEXT: MATTHEW 20:17-28 MEMORY VERSE: “But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister.” Matthew 20:26 KJV Humility is a hallmark of a Christian who truly is modeling Christ in his or her life and leadership. We are called […]

ESOCS Devotional 5 April 2021 TEXT: MARK 14:1-11 MEMORY VERSE: “And being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.” Mark 14:3 KJV If […]

ESOCS Devotional 4 April 2021 TEXT: JAMES 2:1-13 MEMORY VERSE: “But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.” James 2:9 KJV Part of the sanctification process that God the Father would like to start with each and every one of us is to make sure […]

ESOCS Devotional 3 April 2021 TEXT: MARK 13:28-37 MEMORY VERSE: “Take ye heed, watch and pray; for you do not know when the time is.” Mark 13:33 KJV “Take ye heed, watch and pray,” were the words of our Saviour spoken in reference to the time of the end, and His Second Coming to take […]

ESOCS Devotional 2 April 2021 TEXT: JAMES 1:19-27 MEMORY VERSE: “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.” James 1:21 KJV Have you experienced the futility of trying to produce spiritual fruit by your own efforts? If you redirect your […]

ESOCS Devotional 1 April 2021 TEXT: MARK 13:1-13 MEMORY VERSE: “And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Mark 13:13 KJV To endure means to suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently. So, enduring to the end means, in […]

ESOCS Devotional 31 March 2021 TEXT: LUKE 18:15-43 MEMORY VERSE: “And He said, “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.” Luke 18:27 NIV Some situations facing a child of God are so persistent that the child of God will think that God does not exist or has forgotten him or her. […]

ESOCS Devotional 30 March 2021 TEXT: MATT. 25: 13-28 MEMORY VERSE: “But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.” Mathew 25:18 (NLT) To be talented is to be unique, to be creative, to be gifted, to have an inner treasure, etc. It […]

ESOCS Devotional 29 March 2021 TEXT: AMOS 6:1-8 MEMORY VERSE: “Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria; which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came.” Amos 6:1 KJV When you go to church and do not win souls for God, […]

ESOCS Devotional 28 March 2021 TEXT: MATTHEW 21:1-17 MEMORY VERSE: “Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He over-turned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.” Mathew 21: 12 NIV. Jesus expressed serious anger against those who had turned the house […]

ESOCS Devotional 27 March 2021 TEXT: JOEL 2:12-17 MEMORY VERSE: “Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead return to the Lord your God for He is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.” Joel 2:13 There are […]

ESOCS Devotional 26 March 2021 TEXT: 1 SAMUEL 2:27-35 MEMORY VERSE: “And what happens to your two sons Hophni and Phinehas will be a sign to you, they will both die the same day.” 1 Samuel 2:34 NIV Eli excelled and succeeded as a priest in his ministry but did not take charge of his […]

ESOCS Devotional 25 March 2021 TEXT: LUKE 18:1-14 MEMORY VERSE: “Yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice so that she won’t eventually wear me out with her coming.” Luke 18:5 NIV The first verse of the chapter advised us to pray and not to faint. David waited patiently […]