Lessons for Living from the Bible
in Everyday English
An Anthology of Over 100 Daily Devotionals
By Dennis Magee
November, 2020
Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements
Preface
Lesson 1: What is Important and Meaningful in Life
Lesson 2: Lessons in Morality
Lesson 3: God’s Law, His Word, the Commandments
Lesson 4: Reaping What We Sow
Lesson 5: Changing Ourselves
Lesson 6: God’s Power in Us
Lesson 7: Justification/Sanctification
Lesson 8: God’s Love
Lesson 9: Growing Our Love
Lesson 10: God In Us
Lesson 11: No Longer Under God’s Condemnation
Lesson 12: Adultery/Faithfulness in Marriage
Lesson 13: Working Out Our Salvation
Lesson 14: Our Union with Christ
Lesson 15: Two Kingdoms: The Heavenly Kingdom and the Earthly Kingdom
Lesson 16: Be Joyful in the Lord in All Circumstances
Lesson 17: The Deity of Christ
Lesson 18: Knowledge of God’s Will
Lesson 19: All That God Has Done for Us
Lesson 20: Sanctification
Lesson 21: Faith, Hope and Love
Lesson 22: Sexual Immorality
Lesson 23: Assurance of Resurrection
Lesson 24: Patience and Endurance
Lesson 25: Living by the Holy Spirit
Lesson 26: Christ’s Mission
Lesson 27: God’s Grace
Lesson 28: God’s Blessings to Us in Christ
Lesson 29: God’s Judgment
Lesson 30: True Repentance
Lesson 31: God Satisfied His Own Requirement for Justice
Lesson 32: Enduring Trials and Tribulations
Lesson 33: Backsliding
Lesson 34: Imitating Christ
Lesson 35: Examine Yourself
Lesson 36: Proof of God
Lesson 37: The Bible No Longer Relevant?
Lesson 38: The Power of Prayer
Lesson 39: Sampson and the Modern Christian
Lesson 40: When Good People Suffer
Lesson 41: Living Our Faith
Lesson 42: Remedy for Struggle with Sin
Lesson 43: Idolatry
Lesson 44: Leaving a Legacy
Lesson 45: Accepting and Loving God for Who He Is
Lesson 46: Godly Precepts to Live By
Lesson 47: Spiritual Gifts We Need Daily from God
Lesson 48: Union with Christ
Lesson 49: Made Righteous in God’s Sight Through Faith in Christ
Lesson 50: Living for God
Lesson 51: Living as a Child of God
Lesson 52: Our New Faith-Based Life
Lesson 53: Importance of the Bible
Lesson 54: Accepting God’s Only Salvation
Lesson 55: Our New Life in Christ
Lesson 56: Faith
Lesson 57: Our Assurances as Children of God
Lesson 58: Living without Fear of Punishment from God
Lesson 59: Suffering – Summary Insights from “Be Still My Soul”
Lesson 60: Inspirational Note from the Gideons
Lesson 61: Trusting God
Lesson 62: The Christian Gospel Message
Lesson 63: Some Thoughts on Salvation
Lesson 64: God’s Comfort
Lesson 65: God’s Righteous Kingdom
Lesson 66: Serve the Lord with Gladness
Lesson 67: Jesus: The Only Way
Lesson 68: Enduring Hardship
Lesson 69: Obedience to God
Lesson 70: Don’t Fret Over Evil or Violent People
Lesson 71: The Glory of God
Lesson 72: God’s Justice
Lesson 73: Prayer
Lesson 74: Delight in God
Lesson 75: Living by the Moral Order
Lesson 76: Universalism or Election
Lesson 77: Joy in Spite of our Circumstances
Lesson 78: The Fleeting Pleasures of Sin
Lesson 79: Accepting God’s Will
Lesson 80: Having the Bible More Important than Seeing a Miracle
Lesson 81: Resisting satan
Lesson 82: The Struggle to Control the Mind
Lesson 83: Worldly Versus Godly Satisfaction
Lesson 84: The Psalms, Our Manual on How to Pray
Lesson 85: Our Complete Dependence on Christ
Lesson 86: Obedience from Gratitude
Lesson 87: Fear of Dying
Lesson 88: Our Fall from Grace
Lesson 89: God as the Center of our Lives
Lesson 90: My Summary of the Christian Faith to One Examining Faith
Lesson 91: Biblical Principles for Marriage
Lesson 92: Perfected in Christ Though We Struggle with Sin
Lesson 93: Membership in God’s Kingdom: A Present Reality for the Believer
Lesson 94: Fear of God
Lesson 95: Pleasure Versus Happiness
Lesson 96: Salvation Guaranteed
Lesson 97: We Need God and Jesus More Than We Think
Lesson 98: The Reality of Death
Lesson 99: The Pleasures of God
Lesson 100: Wake-Up Call
Lesson 101: Words of Comfort for a Funeral/Celebration of Life Memorial Service
Lesson 102: Words of Comfort for a Suicide Memorial Service
Lesson 103: What Jesus Did for Us
Lesson 104: How Can We Be Sure That We Have the Holy Spirit
Lesson 105: Mankind’s Problem with God: Resolved
Lesson 106: Lukewarm Faith
Lesson 107: Establishing a Relationship with God
Lesson 108: Living Life to Its Fullest
Lesson 109: Indestructible Joy (John Piper)
Lesson 110: The Full Meaning of Easter
Lesson 111: The Fall of Man and Why there are Natural Disasters
Lesson 112: Man’s Condition Under God’s Law
Lesson 113: Living God’s Highest Purpose
Lesson 114: Connecting with Someone in Need
Lesson 115: Life’s Lessons Learned
Lesson 116: Work from a Biblical Perspective
Lesson 117: Sin No Longer Our Master
Lesson 118: Life’s Meaning and Purpose
Epilogue