Curriculum: Contending for the Faith & True Obedience

Volume 1: When Love Must Draw A Line

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JONAH 1:12 Encounter Day 157 Devotional WHEN LOVE MUST DRAW A LINE Not every act of love looks gentle. Read Day 157

September 17, 2026

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Volume 2: To Hell With These Sugarcoated Sermons

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JOHN 1:14 Encounter Day 158 Devotional TO HELL WITH THESE SUGARCOATED SERMONS Many people speak of Jesus as though His highest priority

September 17, 2026

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Volume 3: The Family Trademark

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JOHN 8:44 Encounter Day 159 Devotional THE FAMILY TRADEMARK A dear friend recently asked me a genuine question that many people assume

September 17, 2026

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Volume 4: Stop Playing God And Start Obeying God

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 3:5 Encounter Day 160 Devotional STOP PLAYING GOD AND START OBEYING GOD From the beginning of Scripture, humanity has wrestled with

September 17, 2026

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Volume 5: Borrowed Revelation Cannot Produce Biblical Authority

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” ACTS 19:13 Encounter Borrowed Revelation Cannot Produce Biblical Authority One of the greatest dangers in the Christian life is becoming dependent upon

September 17, 2026

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Volume 6: A Warning About Every Message Ever Preached

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JOHN 5:39 Encounter A Warning About Every Message Ever Preached Pulpit hirelings, false prophets, self-appointed influencers, opinionated podcasters, and money-… Read A

September 17, 2026

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Volume 7: Stop Confusing Friends and Enemies

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” EPHESIANS 6:12 Encounter Stop Confusing Friends and Enemies One of Satan’s greatest victories is not merely convincing people that he does not

September 17, 2026

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Volume 8: Never Mistake Kindness for Weakness

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JOHN 11:35 Encounter Never Mistake Kindness for Weakness Many people mistake kindness for weakness. Read Never Mistake Kindness for Weakness Many people

September 17, 2026

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Volume 9: Contending for the Faith in an Age of Spiritual Counterfeits

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JAMES 4:7 Encounter Contending for the Faith in an Age of Spiritual Counterfeits There has never been a greater need for biblical

September 17, 2026

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Volume 10: Discipline During Dark Times

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” ROMANS 7:21 Encounter Discipline During Dark Times It is easy to see—or assume—that the devil is using someone else. Read Discipline During

September 17, 2026

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Volume 11: Don’t Outgrow Your First Love

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” REVELATION 2:4 Encounter Don’t Outgrow Your First Love It is one thing to know about God. Read Don’t Outgrow Your First Love

September 17, 2026

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Volume 12: Leviticus Was Never Just About Rules

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” LEVITICUS 19:2 Encounter Leviticus Was Never Just About Rules Following Jesus has never been about choosing the convenient path. Read Leviticus Was

September 17, 2026

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Volume 13: God Never Charged People to Come to Him

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” LEVITICUS 5:7–11 Encounter God Never Charged People to Come to Him One of the questions I am asked most often is why

September 17, 2026

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Volume 14: And He Called

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” EXODUS 32:26 Encounter And He Called Leviticus is probably one of the most skipped books in the entire Bible. Read And He

September 17, 2026

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Volume 15: Covered In Prayer

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” EPHESIANS 6:18–20 Encounter COVERED IN PRAYER One of the greatest privileges God has given us through the Remnant7 movement has been watching

September 17, 2026

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Volume 16: Why Would An All-knowing God Ask A Question?

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” ISAIAH 46:10 Encounter WHY WOULD AN ALL-KNOWING GOD ASK A QUESTION? One of the most overlooked teaching methods in the entire Bible

September 17, 2026

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Volume 17: Don’t Despise Small Beginnings

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” ZECHARIAH 4:10 Encounter DON’T DESPISE SMALL BEGINNINGS Today’s devotional is shorter than usual. Read DON’T DESPISE SMALL BEGINNINGS Today’s devotional is shorter

September 17, 2026

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Volume 18: Keep It Simple

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 22:14 Encounter KEEP IT SIMPLE One of the greatest lies our generation has embraced is that more always means better. Read

September 17, 2026

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Volume 19: The Christian No One Sees

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” 1 SAMUEL 16:7 Encounter THE CHRISTIAN NO ONE SEES One of the greatest deceptions in modern Christianity is believing that following Jesus

September 17, 2026

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Volume 20: Believe It Or Not… He’s Still God

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” ISAIAH 55:8 Encounter BELIEVE IT OR NOT… HE'S STILL GOD One of the greatest mistakes people make is believing that God’s existence

September 17, 2026

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Volume 21: Don’t Let The Devil Steal Your Friendships

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” HEBREWS 3:13 Encounter DON'T LET THE DEVIL STEAL YOUR FRIENDSHIPS One of the greatest misconceptions about holiness is that it somehow happens

September 17, 2026

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Volume 22: Speaking The Truth Is Not Cruelty—it’s A Requirement

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” EPHESIANS 4:15 Encounter SPEAKING THE TRUTH IS NOT CRUELTY—IT’S A REQUIREMENT One of the greatest deceptions of our generation is confusing love

September 17, 2026

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Volume 23: Competing Desires

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” ROMANS 7:20–21 Encounter COMPETING DESIRES One of the greatest battles you will ever fight is not between you and the world. Read

September 17, 2026

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Volume 24: Faith Is More Than Just Believing

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” HEBREWS 11:6 Encounter FAITH IS MORE THAN JUST BELIEVING One of the most foundational, yet misunderstood words in Christianity is faith. Read

September 17, 2026

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Volume 25: Bible-based Faith

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” SEE HEBREWS 11:1 Encounter BIBLE-BASED FAITH Are you confusing the fruit of faith with faith itself? Many believers have unknowingly shifted their

September 17, 2026

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Volume 26: How To Increase Your Faith

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” LUKE 17:5 Encounter HOW TO INCREASE YOUR FAITH There is only one recorded request the disciples ever made concerning faith: “Lord, increase

September 17, 2026

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Volume 27: An Inconvenient Faith

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” PHILIPPIANS 3:10 Encounter AN INCONVENIENT FAITH Yesterday we discovered that praying for greater faith is often praying for greater opportunities to obey,

September 17, 2026

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Volume 28: Faith To Navigate Darkness

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” 1 KINGS 8:12 Encounter FAITH TO NAVIGATE DARKNESS In this devotional I’m about to lean into some biblical tension that many believers

September 17, 2026

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Volume 29: Faith Beyond Feelings

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” ROMANS 1:17 Encounter FAITH BEYOND FEELINGS Recently, God used a difficult situation to stretch my faith. Read FAITH BEYOND FEELINGS Recently, God

September 17, 2026

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Volume 30: Saved By Grace Through Faith

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JAMES 2:19 Encounter SAVED BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH Throughout this series on faith, we have examined faith from several biblical angles. Read

September 17, 2026

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Volume 31: REPETITION vs. REVELATION

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” ACTS 19:13–15 Encounter REPETITION vs. REVELATION Have you ever noticed how easy it is to repeat what you’ve heard without ever experiencing

September 17, 2026

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Volume 32: The Gospel Of Convenience

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” MATTHEW 16:24 Encounter THE GOSPEL OF CONVENIENCE A serious threat to Christianity today is not persecution, but comfort. Read THE GOSPEL OF

September 17, 2026

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Volume 33: Don’t Make The Bible Say What It Doesn’t Say

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” 2 TIMOTHY 2:15 Encounter DON’T MAKE THE BIBLE SAY WHAT IT DOESN’T SAY One of the biggest challenges in studying Scripture is

September 17, 2026

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Volume 34: The Story Behind Why The Devil Hates You

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 1:1 Encounter THE STORY BEHIND WHY THE DEVIL HATES YOU Why would a spiritual being who existed before you were born

September 17, 2026

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Volume 35: Reading The Words, But Missing The Message

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JOHN 10:9 Encounter READING THE WORDS, BUT MISSING THE MESSAGE One of the easiest ways to misunderstand the Bible is to assume

September 17, 2026

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Volume 36: The War Came To Earth

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 1:26 Encounter THE WAR CAME TO EARTH Before moving deeper into Genesis 3, let’s remember what we have seen so far.

September 17, 2026

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Volume 37: Don’t Miss The Details: Before The Fall

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 1:29 Encounter DON’T MISS THE DETAILS: BEFORE THE FALL As we get ready to move beyond the first three chapters of

September 17, 2026

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Volume 38: Don’t Miss The Details: After The Fall

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 3:8 Encounter DON’T MISS THE DETAILS: AFTER THE FALL Yesterday, we ended with Adam and Eve standing beneath a covering they

September 17, 2026

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Volume 39: Learning How To Eat

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JOHN 6:1–14 Encounter LEARNING HOW TO EAT As we continue our journey through Scripture, there is an important lesson we have to

September 17, 2026

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Volume 40: An Unacceptable Offering?

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” HEBREWS 11:4 Encounter AN UNACCEPTABLE OFFERING? Genesis 4 opens with Cain and Abel both bringing an offering to God, but only one

September 17, 2026

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Volume 41: All Or Nothing

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” EXODUS 20:3 Encounter ALL OR NOTHING God does not want to simply be a part of your life. Read ALL OR NOTHING

September 17, 2026

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Volume 42: Stop Looking At The Leaves—judge The Fruit

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JOHN 15:1–2 Encounter STOP LOOKING AT THE LEAVES—JUDGE THE FRUIT You cannot eat from every tree. Read STOP LOOKING AT THE LEAVES—JUDGE

September 17, 2026

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Volume 43: Who Is “everyone”?

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 4:14 Encounter WHO IS “EVERYONE”? Genesis 4 contains one of those statements that becomes more interesting when you slow down and

September 17, 2026

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Volume 44: Success Is Not Proof Of God’s Approval—and It Doesn’t Mean God Is With You

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 4:16 Encounter SUCCESS IS NOT PROOF OF GOD’S APPROVAL—AND IT DOESN’T MEAN GOD IS WITH YOU One of the most dangerous

September 17, 2026

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Volume 45: God Was Preserving A Bloodline

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 1:26–27 Encounter GOD WAS PRESERVING A BLOODLINE By now it’s clear that God was establishing a family. Read GOD WAS PRESERVING

September 17, 2026

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Volume 46: When Everybody’s Doing It, But God Has Had Enough

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 6:2 Encounter WHEN EVERYBODY’S DOING IT, BUT GOD HAS HAD ENOUGH Sometimes, doing things the wrong way can become so normal

September 17, 2026

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Volume 47: The Flood Changed The World, But Not The Heart

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JOHN 8:31 Encounter THE FLOOD CHANGED THE WORLD, BUT NOT THE HEART You can drown people in Scripture and still never make

September 17, 2026

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Volume 48: Seeing Is Believing

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” PROVERBS 27:17 Encounter SEEING IS BELIEVING This devotional is written in honor of my brother in the faith, Timothy, who is a

September 17, 2026

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Volume 49: A Perfect Display Of Love

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” JOHN 13:35 Encounter A PERFECT DISPLAY OF LOVE Someone I love dearly recently called me “a real one” because of the sacrifices

September 17, 2026

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Volume 50: What About Your Birthday?

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 40:20–22 Encounter WHAT ABOUT YOUR BIRTHDAY? Recently, I’ve celebrated several friends’ birthdays. Read WHAT ABOUT YOUR BIRTHDAY? Recently, I’ve celebrated several

September 17, 2026

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Volume 51: Everybody Has Some Secret Or Another

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” LUKE 12:2 Encounter EVERYBODY HAS SOME SECRET OR ANOTHER We often hear people say, “What’s done in the dark will come to

September 17, 2026

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Volume 52: Self-control Is Critical

“Open your Bible this week and let the Lord speak.” GENESIS 2:16 Encounter SELF-CONTROL IS CRITICAL The words, “because thou hast… not asked,” echo in my heart. Read SELF-CONTROL IS CRITICAL The

September 17, 2026

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