Daybreak Devotions

Can we know for sure what God is calling us to in life, and furthermore, what exactly is meant by God's calling? Each person has an individual call that God is placing on them, but it is up to each of us to learn to discern His voice? How do we do that? Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com ⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC

Does it take more grace to be redeemed out of heathenism or out of religionism? Paul was a fiercely devout man of religion, but also the chief of sinners. Thank God that His grace is sufficient for the sinner in the back alley of Sin Town and the sinner on the front pew of the church! Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC "Give Him the Glory,&qu...

As Paul begins to address the purpose of his writing he names, not only the shocking turn of the people to believing a false gospel, but he names at least four problems in this early church experience that we must still guard against in our day. The enemy is real and always at work. He does the most damage by bringing doctrine that looks, feels, and sounds closest to the truth. Write us at daybrea...

WARNING! This episode contains potentially controversial content concerning the way of salvation through, in, and by Jesus Christ alone. Galatians is a letter written by a fierce preacher who refused to frustrate the grace of God, or allow others to do so to the detriment of these young believers. Listener Discretion is Advised! Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com https://www.mcleansvillebaptis...

Memorial Day is the time for Americans to reconnect with their history and core values by honoring those who gave their lives for the values and freedoms we cherish. More than a million American service members died in the wars and conflicts this nation has fought since the American Revolution in 1775 to fight for independence, to the ambiguous frontlines of the War on Terror today, still protecti...

As we finish the week of discussion on how to treasure Christ in the heart we take time to answer a few questions that came up about this very important topic. But first, we have a little weekend news and fun for you! The resource referenced in this episode is... https://www.amazon.com/Life-Without-Lack-Living-Fullness/dp/1400208211/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=580629419172&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9009613&a...

There are two things to emphasize for the sake of encouraging one another: 1. We truly want to live this way, as treasuring Christ above all else (we do, and you do). 2. It is challenging for all of us because the world is vying for our most precious resource, our attention! As a lead into this third part of the discussion on how to treasure Christ, we discuss these aspects of discipleship in a di...

It is a fair question, "How?" We may genuinely want to treasure Christ in our heart above all else, but how do we do this? The answer is not complicated; it is not magic, it is not super ascetism, it is not mystical, it is actually very down to earth, very practical, and very doable, but we must be intentional, and we must be willing, and the prayer of our heart must be like that of Asap...

Jesus tells us to "lay up our treasure in heaven." Why? Because wherever our treasure is, that is where our heart will be, and ultimately, that is his greatest interest, our heart! The greatest treasure our heart can hold is the loving, valuing, and desiring of Christ above everything else. But how can we do that? What does it look like to treasure Christ above all else? Write us at dayb...

God has designed our heart to have a life of its own. It has desires, impulses, goals, and longings all of its own. What are we to do? Learn to allow the life of our good heart, given to us by God, to live out in every way through our lives! Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC⁠

"This world demands a life saturated with God, and this world is the perfect storm to prevent our soul from having it." - John Eldredge, from Get Your Life Back (2020) Is there a simple and sustainable way that we can live our lives saturated with the life of God? It would be most helpful in a world increasingly calling us away from life with God and distracting us from the most essentia...

"This world demands a life saturated with God, and this world is the perfect storm to prevent our soul from having it." - John Eldredge, from Get Your Life Back (2020) Is there a simple and sustainable way that we can live our lives saturated with the life of God? It would be most helpful in a world increasingly calling us away from life with God and distracting us from the most essentia...

The attention of our heart is under constant assault. Our enemy knows that it cannot remove the good heart that has been given to us through Jesus, yet if it can be distracted, it is rendered ineffective. We must identify the ways that we are drawn to distraction, and intentionally "keep our hearts with all diligence." Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com ⁠McLeansville Baptist Church -...

Our heart, in Christ, is good. Yet, Jesus warns about all of the evil that can proceed out of the heart (Matthew 15:18-19). So, what are we to make of this? We must learn to live out of the good heart and let it lead as it is led by our Good Shepherd. Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC

Dallas Willard calls the heart "the executive center of the self." It is where decisions are made, and it is from the heart the rest of the soul will follow. When we let the heart, filled with God and his word, lead us, we will find our life in the right path and our soul resilient. Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC

It is a neglected and avoided topic in many circles of the church, or perhaps it has just been forgotten, but the life of the heart is absolutely essential. To live life to its fullest, to know full freedom in Christ, to live with joy, peace, love, and hope as daily realities, we are going to have to learn what it means to live from the heart. Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com McLeansville Ba...

No one lived from the heart more freely and truly than Jesus. We are called to this sort of amazing living, but we need to find our true identity in our relationship with God the Father through Jesus Christ. Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC

Jesus’ Obedience to God's Will (The Surrendered Life) is the result of his Confidence in his Identity (A Secure Soul), which came from his Relationship to the Father (The Son Beloved), and this drove his Loyalty to the Cause (The Steadfast Focus/Purpose). The linchpin to all of it, we believe, is the Identity which came from his truly devout and whole relationship with the Father. It may well...

The very first words and the first scenes of Jesus' life which are recorded in the gospels give us this foundational truth about his devout and holy heart, he was completely given to doing his Father's will! Obedience, loyalty to the cause, which was so incredibly steadfast because it came from the security of his heart, a security he possessed through the deep relationship he had with God...

To become more like Jesus we pray, we ask for the transformation of our heart and the renewing of our minds. We also turn our attention to him; he becomes the object of our beholding. There are many ways to do that, but certainly by meditating on the heart of Jesus as revealed in the gospels, we can be "changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord" (...

It's a Friday Funday extraordinaire as we welcome Deacon Dean back to the program for a little spirit competition in honor of the Star Wars theme of the week. Beyond the hype, what are the valuable Biblical truths which can be gleaned and applied from one of the most iconic and epic stories of our time? Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC

Not only by the testimony of scripture, but because of our experience of living in this world in this hour, we can understand that resilience of soul must be sought after and in order to have it we need to plan for it. Paul's prayer for the Ephesian church is a great place to start, he is, essentially, asking God to give them resilience (Ephesians 3:14-19). So, we begin there, with our quest t...

Jesus, in Luke 21, assures his followers that we can secure our souls during the most turbulent of times (21:19), and then he gives clear instruction on how-to. Resilience is found in where we are looking. There are three points of focus we should give our attention to in order to live with resilience. Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC

There is a great volume of material in scripture to warn us of the world's drain on our soul. Before we consider the ways to replenish our soul with God, we take some time in this episode to discuss the threats. Write us at daybreakdevotion@gmail.com McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC

As Jesus was teaching the disciples about the way the world would be during the final hours of the last days, he tells them a story of ten bridesmaids who are awaiting the coming of the bridegroom, and there were five wise bridesmaids and five foolish ones. The distinction? The wise had enough oil to keep their lamps burning, and this is the picture of resilience which Jesus is telling us we need...