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  • Devotional
    • Devotionals
    • What is a Devotional?
    • Verse of the Day
    • Bible
  • Resources
    • Articles
    • Messages
    • Bookstore
    • Deshen School
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Our Beliefs
    • My Story
    • Support the Ministry
    • Contact Us
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Devotional life

Are You Feeling Spiritually Tired and Weary?

by Patrick Oben
spiritual fatigue

For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds (Hebrews 12:3 KJV) Physical fatigue is an integral part of …

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Categories Christian Life Tags Devotional life, Strength 2 Comments

The Ebb and Flow of the Spirit 

by Patrick Oben
ebb and flow of the Spirit showing tides

.. Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, Saith the Lord of hosts (Zechariah 4:6 KJV) Ebb and flow is an English idiom used to describe something …

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Jesus Withdrew Himself into the Wilderness and Prayed

by Patrick Oben
he withdrew himself into the wilderness showing Jesus in the desert praying

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed  (Luke 5:16 KJV) Jesus’ life has volumes to teach us about God and man; the Gospels record both His way of …

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What is the purpose of a devotional?

by Patrick Oben
What is the purpose of a devotional showing a man with his hands on the bible

If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine… …

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What is a devotional in the Bible?

by Patrick Oben
Daily devotional life showing the Bible and some food

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word (Acts 6:4 ESV). The term devotional means something connected to religious worship, a piece of Christian …

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Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read

by Patrick Oben

Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: No one of these shall fail, None shall want her mate: For my mouth it hath commanded, And his …

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Devotional prayer: learning from our Lord Himself

by Patrick Oben
Image of Jesus alone praying in the mountain

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. (Mark 1:35 NIV) We …

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How to use daily devotionals 

by Patrick Oben
devotional life showing a man praying with his bible

Give us this day our daily bread. (Matthew 6:11 KJV) We continue our series on the devotional life as we celebrate the transition from Glory & Grace Daily to Deshen …

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Patrick Oben Ministries Inc is the teaching ministry of Dr. Patrick Oben based in Ankeny, Iowa. Our singular purpose is to build the Body of Christ by the wisdom and power of the Word of God through the Holy Spirit.

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