Nothing’s Too Hard for God devotionals available
By Dan Van Veen
The Nothing’s Too Hard for God media outreach campaign recently launched in both the Southwest Missouri and the North Texas Districts, now has new support materials free to access, download and distribute.
According to Rick Griepp, the project manager for the campaign, the AG National Prayer Center has produced seven daily devotionals for each of the eight main sub-themes of the Nothing’s Too Hard for God campaign.
Each of the 56 devotionals provides depth and insight into the campaign sub-themes, including forgiveness, loneliness, relationships, illness, fear, finances, loss and addiction. The devotionals also conclude each day with questions concerning that day’s topic to consider.
“We took the sermon outlines for the Nothing’s Too Hard for God campaign and drew devotions from the Scripture references in those outlines,” explains NPC Assistant Director James Meredith. “We worked hard to write the devotions in a way that not only tied them into the theme, but even if someone wasn’t struggling with, let’s say addiction, they could benefit from the devotion.”
Gary Ankrom, senior pastor at First Assembly of God in Bolivar, Missouri, distributed the devotionals to his congregation during the church’s participation in the Southwest Missouri NTHFG campaign.
Ankrom says that in past experiences he’s found when devotions are included with a ministry effort, people come to church already connected, as their hearts have been prepared on a daily basis. “People seem to be more energized and more in tune to what the Holy Spirit is trying to do through the whole process,” Ankrom explains.
“Outstanding!” Ankrom says, when asked for his evaluation of the outreach devotions. “They’re very in tune [with the campaign] and provide a progression, bringing us through the week. I think these daily devotions will enable individuals to better see the particular needs of people around them when it comes to forgiveness, broken relationships, illness and so on.”
“We’re very excited about the addition of the devotionals to the campaign resources,” Griepp says. “They are extremely well-written and just an incredible benefit to people.”
For more information, see the Nothing’s Too Hard For God booth (#728) in the Exhibit Hall or go to www.ag.org and click on the NTHFG link. The devotions are available in a text format or as a PDF that can be attached to an e-mail.