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Day 62
Today’s Big Idea: God astonishes his people. God wants to show up in our lives, and He wants to do it through your church body in an astonishing way.
Key Verse: While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on Gentiles (Acts 10:44–45).
Thoughts to Consider: It turns put Peter wasn’t the only visitor Cornelius had that day. Peter had some traveling companions. When they saw that the Holy Spirit was being poured out “even on Gentiles,” they were “astonished.”
God wants to astonish us again. Are you ready to be astonished? If not, why not? Perhaps the only thing more astonishing than the new thing God wants to do is a church that doesn’t want to be astonished by God. May that never be true of us. May God astonish us again.
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About this Plan
This devotional is a companion to the book 100 Days to a Healthier Church, by Karl Vaters. Like the book, the principles laid out here are not one-time, quick-fix solutions. They are long-term principles—nudges, not jumps(the tortoise, not the hare.) It is divided into four main steps over 14 weeks. It works best when it starts on a Saturday, so this devotional is designed with that in mind.
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