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Weekly Devotional

Welcome to Weaver Baptist Church's Weekly Devotional page, your go-to source for spiritual nourishment and encouragement straight from the heart of our faith community in Saltillo, Texas. Each week, Pastor Daniel Kurtz delivers a fresh, biblically grounded message designed to deepen your walk with Christ, foster family connections, and inspire practical application in everyday life. Whether you're seeking a quick mid-week boost or a reflective start to your Sunday, these devotionals blend timeless Scripture with relatable insights to help you grow closer to God amid life's joys and challenges.

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Who Should Participate?

Who Should Participate?

Who Should Participate?

Sometimes we can come to the scripture with one of two attitudes. The first is the attitude that nothing applies to me, that this is...

May 2, 20234 min read

Communion or Mass?

Communion or Mass?

Communion or Mass?

The great 19th-century preacher Charles H. Spurgeon once said, "Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is...

Apr 25, 20234 min read

An Important Distinction

An Important Distinction

An Important Distinction

Something very strange often happens when people come to the scripture. People who are in every other circumstance able to distinguish...

Apr 18, 20234 min read

Of Holy Communion

Of Holy Communion

Of Holy Communion

This last week we celebrated Easter. It is a beautiful time of celebration and remembrance for who Christ is, what he accomplished on the...

Apr 11, 20234 min read

Washed by the Blood

Washed by the Blood

Washed by the Blood

Analogies can be beneficial rhetorical devices. They can help us understand something by relating two things together so that our minds...

Apr 4, 20234 min read

Of Holy Baptism

Of Holy Baptism

Of Holy Baptism

In our last post, we talked about the importance of the sacraments as ordinary means of grace. Where when we come together as the church...

Mar 28, 20233 min read

The Importance of The Sacraments

The Importance of The Sacraments

The Importance of The Sacraments

Everyone understands the concept of something being sacred, even if they do not understand the word. Something is sacred when it is...

Mar 14, 20234 min read

The Origin of Gifts

The Origin of Gifts

The Origin of Gifts

When we were children gathered around the Christmas tree, we were filled with wonder at the presents that were laid out before us. Boxes...

Mar 7, 20234 min read

Paul's Favorite Rhetorical Device

Paul's Favorite Rhetorical Device

Paul's Favorite Rhetorical Device

If you have read through the book of Romans you will notice something striking about how Paul arranges his letter. He uses a rhetorical...

Mar 1, 20235 min read

By Faith Alone

By Faith Alone

By Faith Alone

There have been many different issues that have come up for debate throughout the history of the church. On Sunday nights at our church,...

Feb 21, 20234 min read

The Profit of Belief

The Profit of Belief

The Profit of Belief

Over the last several weeks, we have looked at various questions from the Heidelberg Catechism concerning the Apostles Creed. Each...

Feb 14, 20234 min read

What Happens at the End?

What Happens at the End?

What Happens at the End?

The question of what happens after we die is one that every single person has dealt with or will deal with at some point in their lives....

Feb 7, 20235 min read

What is the Church?

What is the Church?

What is the Church?

Over the past few years, I have had the opportunity to talk to many different people about various aspects of the Christian religion....

Jan 31, 20234 min read

Christ Shall Come Again

Christ Shall Come Again

Christ Shall Come Again

Last week we spent some time talking about what it meant that Christ was the head of the church. We talked about the different names used...

Jan 24, 20234 min read

Christ, The Head of the Church

Christ, The Head of the Church

Christ, The Head of the Church

Throughout the New Testament, Jesus is referred to by various different names and titles. He is referred to as the Son of David (Matt...

Jan 17, 20233 min read

Encouragement for the Day

Encouragement for the Day

Encouragement for the Day

What are some of the things that encourage you? Perhaps like me, you are motivated by people reaching out to you to say they are thinking...

Jan 10, 20233 min read

Rethinking What We Think We Know

Rethinking What We Think We Know

Rethinking What We Think We Know

We have spent some time over the last few weeks talking about names and titles. We talked about the name Jesus, and the title Christ. We...

Jan 3, 20234 min read

The Name of the Lord

The Name of the Lord

The Name of the Lord

Names are an interesting thing. I really enjoy a good name, not that I have ever been all that great at remembering them. Recently I had...

Dec 20, 20225 min read

The Danger of Shallow

The Danger of Shallow

The Danger of Shallow

Have you ever looked at a 3-D Picture? You know one of those pictures that really messes with your mind and makes you think that you are...

Dec 13, 20224 min read

What a Savior

What a Savior

What a Savior

Have you ever thought about why we use different words or where they come from? Words are fascinating and understanding how they came to...

Dec 6, 20223 min read

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