Weekly Devotions

Weekly Devotions from Pastor Dave Miner released every Friday. Join us for this Journey Through the Bible!

April 5, 2024

By Pastor Dave Miner
April 05, 2024
Reading: 1 Chronicles 21 Optional Reading: 1 Chronicles 20, 22-24 “But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying the full price. I will not...

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March 29, 2024

By Pastor Dave Miner
March 29, 2024
Reading: 1 Chronicles 16 Optional Reading: 1 Chronicles 15, 17 - 19 “Then David assigned some of the Levites to the Chest of God to lead worship: to intercede, give thanks, and praise the God of Israe...

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March 22, 2024

By Pastor Dave Miner
March 22, 2024
Reading: 1 Chronicles 11 Optional Reading: 1 Chronicles 10, 12-14 “17 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of wa...

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March 15, 2024

By Pastor Dave Miner
March 15, 2024
Reading: 1 Chronicles 4 | Optional Reading: 1 Chronicles 1-3, 5-9 [LONG reading, stay awake, it is mostly genealogy] “Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me and keep me from harm so t...

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March 8, 2024

By Pastor David Miner
March 08, 2024
Reading: 2 Kings 22 Optional Reading: 2 Kings 21, 23 - 25 “Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah about what is written in this ...

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March 1, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
March 01, 2024
Reading: 2 Kings 19 Optional Reading: 2 Kings 17, 18, 20 “That night the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When...

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February 23, 2024

By Pastor David Miner
February 23, 2024
Reading: 1 Kings 11 Optional Reading: 2 Kings 9, 10, 12 “When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal famil...

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February 16, 2024

By Pastor David Miner
February 16, 2024
Reading: 2 Kings 6 Optional Reading: 2 Kings 5, 7, 8 “And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see.” Then the LORD opened the s...

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February 9, 2024

By Pastor David Miner
February 09, 2024
Reading: 2 Kings 2 Optional Reading: 2 Kings 1, 3, 4 “When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am take...

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February 2, 2024

By Pastor David Miner
February 02, 2024
Reading: 1 Kings 21 Optional Reading: 1 Kings 20, 22 “Ahab said to Naboth, “Let me have your vineyard to use for a vegetable garden, since it is close to my pal...

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January 26, 2024

By Pastor David Miner
January 26, 2024
Reading: 1 Kings 18 Optional Reading: 1 Kings 17, 19 “When all the people saw this, they fell prostrate and cried, “The LORD—he is God! The LORD—he ...

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January 19, 2024

By Pastor David Miner
January 19, 2024
Reading: 1 Kings 15 Optional Reading: 1 Kings 13, 14, 16 “Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.” (1 Kings 15:11 NIV) A ...

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January 12, 2024

By Pastor David Miner
January 12, 2024
Reading: 1 Kings 11 Optional Reading: 1 Kings 9, 10, 12 “He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.” ...

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January 5, 2024

By Pastor David Miner
January 05, 2024
Reading: 1 Kings 8 Optional Reading: 1 Kings 5 - 7 “When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the LORD.” (1 Kin...

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December 29, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
December 29, 2023
Reading: 1 Kings 3 Optional Reading: 1 Kings 1, 2, 4 “At Gibeon, the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for wh...

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December 22, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
December 22, 2023
Reading: 2 Samuel 22 Optional Reading: 2 Samuel 21, 23, 24 “He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the ho...

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December 15, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
December 15, 2023
Reading: 2 Samuel 19 Optional Reading: 2 Samuel 17, 18, 20 “Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the LORD that if you don't go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. Thi...

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December 8, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
December 08, 2023
Reading: 2 Samuel 13 Optional Reading: 2 Samuel 14 - 16 “In the course of time, Amnon, son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David. (2 Samuel 13:1 NIV)...

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December 1, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
December 01, 2023
Reading: 2 Samuel 9 Optional Reading: 2 Samuel 10 - 12 “Don't be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jo...

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November 24, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
November 24, 2023
Reading: 2 Samuel 7 | Optional Reading: 2 Samuel 5, 6, 8 “Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.’” (2 Samuel 7:16 NIV) God made a tremendous promise to King David. He told him that his kingdom ...

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November 17, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
November 17, 2023
Reading: 2 Samuel 1 Optional Reading: 2 Samuel 2 - 4 “26 I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women. (2 Samuel 1:26 NIV) All of us will face it sooner or later. A close fr...

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November 10, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
November 10, 2023
Reading: 1 Samuel 31 | Optional Reading: 1 Samuel 29 - 30 “4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me.” But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do ...

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November 3, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
November 03, 2023
Reading: 1 Samuel 28 | Optional Reading: 1 Samuel 25 - 27 “7 Saul then said to his attendants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I may go and inquire of her.” “There is one in Endor,” they said. (1 Samuel 28:7 NIV) When I was in college, I...

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October 27, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
October 27, 2023
Reading: 1 Samuel 26 Optional Reading: 1 Samuel 25, 27, 28 “11 The LORD forbid that I should put out my hand against the LORD’S anointed. But take now the spear that is at his head and the jar of water and let us go.” 1 Samuel 26:11 “Our b...

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October 20, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
October 20, 2023
Reading: 1 Samuel 23 Optional Reading: 1 Samuel 21, 22, 24 “2The [David] inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” 1 Samuel 23:2 I remember back when I was considering a job offer from Amazon. One of my friends asked, &ldquo...

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October 13, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
October 13, 2023
Reading: 1 Samuel 17 Optional Reading: Samuel 18 - 20 “39 David fastened his sword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was not used to them. “I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not used to them.” So, he t...

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October 6, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
October 06, 2023
Reading: 1 Samuel 15 Optional Reading: Samuel 13, 14, 16 “22 But Samuel replied: Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” (1 S...

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September 29, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
September 29, 2023
Reading: 1 Samuel 11 Optional Reading: Samuel 9, 10, 12 “6When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger.” (1 Samuel 11:6 NIV) I had returned home from my freshman year at Westmont College. My home church asked...

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September 22, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
September 22, 2023
Reading: 1 Samuel 7 Optional Reading: Samuel 5, 6, 8 “3So Samuel said to all the Israelites, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the LORD and serve him only, ...

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September 22, 2023

September 15, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
September 15, 2023
Reading: 1 Samuel 1 Optional Reading: Samuel 2 - 4 “11And she made a vow, saying, “LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant's misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of...

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September 8, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
September 08, 2023
Reading: Ruth 1 Optional Reading: Ruth 2 - 4 “16 But Ruth replied, “Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God." (Ruth 1:16 NIV) Maybe you...

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September 1st, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
September 01, 2023
Reading: Judges 17 Optional Reading: Judges 18 - 21 “6 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.” (Judges 17:6) In the 1960’s the motto was to do your own thing. If it makes you feel good, go ahead, and do it. Or you may ha...

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August 25, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
August 25, 2023
Reading: Judges 16 Optional Reading: Judges 13 - 15 “28 Then Samson prayed to the LORD, “Sovereign LORD, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.” (Judges 16:28 NIV) S...

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August 18, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
August 18, 2023
Reading: Judges 10; Optional Reading: Judges 9, 11, 12 “6 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD. They served the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites and the gods of the Philisti...

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August 11, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
August 11, 2023
Reading: Judges 5 Optional Reading: Judges 6 - 8 “Hear this, you kings! Listen, you rulers! I, even I, will sing to the LORD; I will praise the LORD, the God of Israel, in song.” (Judges 5:3 NIV) God loves music. Church music. Contemporary music. Rock musi...

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August 4, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
August 04, 2023
Reading: 2 Peter 2:1-22 Last Wednesday, Pastor Ken Hauge was guiding the Midweek Pastor’s Bible Study through the second chapter in 2 Peter when he asked, “Do you think Peter is being over the top, too harsh of the people?” After class, two members suggested I ...

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July 28, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
July 28, 2023
Reading: Judges 2 (Optional Reading: Judges 1, 3, 4) “1 The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bokim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land I swore to give to your ancestors. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you,&...

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July 21, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
July 21, 2023
Reading: Joshua 24 (Optional Reading: Joshua 21 – 23) “ 15But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whos...

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July 14, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
July 14, 2023
Reading: Joshua 17 (Optional Reading: Joshua 18 - 20) "16people of Joseph replied, “The hill country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who live in the plain have chariots fitted with iron, both those in Beth Shan and its settlements and those in t...

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July 7, 2023

By Pastor David Miner
July 07, 2023
Reading: Joshua 14 (Optional Reading: Joshua 13, 15, 16) “I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions,” (Joshua 17:7 NIV) Conviction is on t...

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