Flow In Your Gift—Two2Grow, Wednesday, September 2 “A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.” 1 Corinthians 12:7 NLTI never wanted to preach. I grew up in a pastor’s home and saw many of the downsides, so I wanted to get into business. But then I met the Lord and woke up to the fact that God had given me a gift that I needed to steward, so I began preaching in my late tee...  Read More

The Power of Giving—Two2Grow, Tuesday, September 1 “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.” Proverbs 3:9–10 NIVGiving to the Lord is a practice we have to learn, as it doesn’t come naturally to most of us, as our fallen nature tends to want to hold fast to the money and poss...  Read More

God Behind the Scenes—Two2Grow, Monday, August 31 The women said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! Ruth 4:14 NIVA post by Josephine StenhammarThe book of Ruth is a beautiful story of Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth, a Moabite woman. The book shows the redemption of God and His love and plan to inc...  Read More

Authority in Jesus—Two2Grow, Saturday, August 29 “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues.” Mark 16:17 NKJVMy first personal encounter with the demonic is still a vivid memory to me. Growing up in a pastor’s home, we sometimes had people living with us who had various challenges and problems. One time, we had a person st...  Read More

Build on the Rock—Two2Grow, Friday, August 28 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Matthew 7:24 NIVI grew up as a pastor’s kid in a Christian home and have always believed in Jesus, but I wasn’t very interested in living for Him. In my late teens, my older brother, who was on fire for the Lord, invited me...  Read More

I Don’t Want to Be One of the Nine — Two2Grow, Thursday, August 27 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?” Luke 17:17 NIVThe first time I came to East Africa, I was 20 years old, and I spent time in very poor areas. I was struck by the joy that believers showed, especially the children. This impression has proven to be true; there is a deep joy among believers in Africa...  Read More

Who Will Cry When You Die?—Two2Grow, Wednesday, August 26 “Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.” Acts 9:39 NIVThe fallen world around us tells us to live for ourselves, get the most out of life, and maximize our happiness—e...  Read More

Fear No Monsters—Two2Grow, Tuesday, August 25 "The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1 NIVWhen I was a kid, like most kids, I had a lively imagination—especially when it was dark. The staircase in our house leading upstairs to my bedroom had openings between the steps so that you could see through them....  Read More

Being Before Doing—Two2Grow, Monday, August 24 “He appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.” Mark 3:14–15 NIVWhen I first started walking with Jesus, I thought being a disciple was all about doing: getting involved in church, studying Scripture, living in obedience to God’s Word, sharing the gospel with others...  Read More

Prioritizing God—Two2Grow, Sunday, August 23 “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:6 NIVI found prayer hard for many reasons. One of my biggest hindrances was that I found prayer dull and slow. I liked to be on the move and have stuff happening. When I tried to pra...  Read More

Are You on God’s Side?—Two2Grow, Saturday, August 22 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What m...  Read More

Cling to Jesus—Two2Grow, Friday, August 21 “I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.” Psalm 63:8 NIVHave you ever seen a child clinging to one of their parent’s legs? Perhaps you have a memory of yourself doing it, or you remember your own child hanging on to you like that—wrapping their little arms and legs around yours and, with their whole body, holding on so tightly that if you move, so doe...  Read More