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Scott Hoezee

Scott Hoezee is an ordained pastor in the Christian Reformed Church of North America. He served two Michigan congregations from 1990-2005 and since 2005 has been a faculty member at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he serves chiefly as the Director of The Center for Excellence in Preaching. He is the author of several books, including most recently Why We Listen to Sermons (Calvin Press 2019) and is the co-host of the “Groundwork” radio program.
Devotionals

Worthy!

Read: Revelation 4:1-11 Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power. (v. 11) It is fitting to conclude our reflections on Jesus’ birth by

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Antichrists

Read: 1 John 4:1-6 This is the spirit of the antichrist. (v. 3) Most of us have heard of the Antichrist. And most of us have picked up on the

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Be Not Deceived

Read: 1 John 1:1-10 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves. (v. 8) Most of us are more familiar with John 1 than with 1 John 1.

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Family

Read: Galatians 4:1-7 God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” (v. 6) Earlier this month in looking at the family tree of Jesus

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Epiphany

Read: Titus 2:11-15 For the grace of God has appeared . . . (v. 11) In ten days the church will mark Epiphany. The word means “to appear,” and on

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Emptied Out

Read: Philippians 2:5-11 [He] emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant. (v. 7) Paul loved the Philippian church. But he had heard that the sin of pride had

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The Dragon

Read: Revelation 12:1-6 And the dragon stood before the woman. (v. 4) If you read today’s passage on this Christmas Day, then you know we are a long way from

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Why Jesus Came

Read: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. (v. 15) The letters to Timothy and Titus are called “The Pastoral Epistles” because Paul wrote to

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Fullness

Read: Ephesians 1:3-10 . . . as a plan for the fullness of time. (v. 10) When Paul in Ephesians 1 climaxes his words about all the spiritual blessings we

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