90 Devotions for Kids

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Contents

How to Use These Devotions, by John Avery Whittaker

Theme 1—Salvation (Ephesians 2:5)
by Marshal Younger

1 What Salvation Is Not (Ephesians 2:8)

2 What Salvation Is (2 Corinthians 5:17)

3 The Perfect Place (John 14:2)

4 And That’s Not All! (John 10:10)

5 “What Must I Do to Be Saved?” (Romans 10:9–10)

6 Baptism (Matthew 3:16)

7 “Okay, I’m Dry. What Now?” (Luke 2:52)

Theme 2—Learning About Jesus (John 8:12)
by Kathy Buchanan

8 A Not-So-Royal Welcome (Mark 10:45)

9 A Holy Lot of Fish and Bread (Matthew 19:26)

10 Going Out on a Limb (Luke 19:10)

11 Being Sheepish (John 10:11)

12 The Rest of the Time (Psalm 46:10)

13 Doing the Unexpected (John 11:25)

14 Hope Returned (John 3:16)

Theme 3—Discipleship (Ephesians 5:1)
by Jeanne Gowen Dennis

15 Just Like Whit (2 Corinthians 3:18)

16 Try, Try Again (2 Timothy 1:7)

17 Stand Strong (1 Corinthians 16:13–14)

18 Everything for Jesus (Matthew 16:24)

19 Different for Jesus (1 Peter 1:14–15)

20 Even the Greatest Obeyed (2 Corinthians 10:5)

21 Jesus, Not Me (1 Peter 5:6)

Theme 4—Prayer (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
by Marshal Younger

22 The Best Friend (Psalm 5:3)

23 How to Pray, Part I: Thanksgiving and Praise (Psalm 100:4)

24 How to Pray, Part II: Confession (1 John 1:9)

25 How to Pray, Part III: Intercession (James 5:16)

26 How to Pray, Part IV: Petition (Philippians 4:6)

27 “I’m Starving!” (Ezra 8:21)

28 Unanswered Prayers (Romans 11:33)

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