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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.
Devotionals

Walk Worthy of Honor

Read: Ephesians 6:1-4 Honor your father and mother. (v. 2) As a father of four, I loved quoting to my children the command to “obey your parents.” After my children

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Walk in Humility

Read: Ephesians 5:21-33 . . . as Christ loved the church . . . (v. 25) Our youth group was once pressed into service for an extravagant wedding feast. We

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Walk in Wisdom

Read: Ephesians 5:15-21 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise. (v. 15) James Holzhouer captured the attention of North American TVs last spring. For six

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Walk in Light

Read: Ephesians 5:3-14 You were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. (v. 8) After beginning chapter 5 with the broad instruction to be “imitators of God” (v.

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Walk in Love

Read: Ephesians 5:1-2 Be imitators of God . . . (v. 1) Celebrity impersonators pretend to be well-known stars, mimicking phrases and mannerisms of the famous. We laugh, but everyone

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God’s Grief

Read: Ephesians 4:25-32 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God. (v. 30) This passage offers myriad dos and don’ts. The essence, however, is to “not grieve the Holy

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More like Christ

Read: Ephesians 4:17-24 . . . to be renewed in the spirit of your minds . . . (v. 23) Paul makes spiritual growth sound as easy as taking off

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My Favorite Missionary

Read: Ephesians 4:7-16 . . . to equip the saints . . . (v. 12) My favorite missionary is my dad. He has no formal academic degree and does not

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One?

Read: Ephesians 4:1-6 There is one body. (v. 4) Newcomers to the Dutch community in Iowa where I lived were surprised not only by the number of churches, but they

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