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Jon Opgenorth

Rev. Jon Opgenorth serves as president of Words of Hope. Previously, he served for 18 years as senior pastor at Trinity Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa. In preparation for ministry, he received a BA in Religion from Northwestern College, and an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Devotionals

Leading Someone to Christ

Read: Romans 15:14-21 I make it my ambition to preach the gospel. (v. 20) Chances are good that God has placed people around you that do not yet believe in

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Abounding in Hope

Read: Romans 15:1-13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy. (v. 13) Why does Paul want God to fill us with “all joy and peace in believing”

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Getting Along

Read: Romans 14:1-23 So then let us pursue what makes for peace. (v. 19) An older friend reflected on his life with me over lunch. He observed that the closer

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‘Tis the Season

Read: Romans 13:8-14 Salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. (v. 11) I love the energy of playoff football games in January. The fans pulse with

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Civic Life

Read: Romans 13:1-7 Pay to all what is owed to them. (v. 7) With four children, my wife and I could claim a significant savings on our taxes. When they

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The Ripple Effect

Read: Romans 12:3-21 Let love be genuine. (v. 9) One of our kids’ favorite summer activities was dropping rocks in the still waters of Prentiss Bay on Lake Huron’s north

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How Then Shall We Live?

Read: Romans 12:1-2 Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. (v. 1) In Romans, chapters 1-11, Paul shows that God’s mercies in Christ to us

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Devotionals

Mystery and Mercy

Read: Romans 11:25-36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. (v. 36) Romans 11 ends with a final gaze at the mystery of God’s glorious

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Crescendos of Grace

Read: Romans 11:11-24 So do not become proud, but stand in awe. (v. 20 NRSV) Lake Emma sits nestled in a small canyon at 12,000 feet in the shadow of

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