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Daily Reading: James 1:27 Jesus has come into our world. First in the flesh, and now by His Spirit. This week we’re reflecting on the importance of recognising the presence of Jesus in our world and then of making His presence real to others, through living His Life in our world. James 1:27 is a…
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Daily Reading: Isaiah 35 In context, Isaiah 35 was a message of hope to God’s people in exile in Babylon. Into their state of weakness, fear and despair, God spoke His word of promise and hope: “Be strong! Do not fear! I am coming to save you!” And then He gave them the wondrous poetic…
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Daily Reading: Psalm 146:5-10 During this third week of our Advent devotions, we are focused on recognising the presence and work of Jesus in our world. Jesus has come to us and is at work among us, but if we do not recognise Him, we cannot work with Him to bring about His Kingdom. In…
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Daily Reading: Matthew 11:2-11 Last week we witnessed the powerful ministry of John the Baptist, calling people to repent because the Kingdom of God was at hand. The Gospels also show us how, in those early days, John supernaturally recognised that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ – the King of God’s Kingdom. John 1…
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Daily Reading: Romans 12:1-2 It’s a generally accepted principle that we humans are greatly influenced in our personal development by the company we keep and by what we spend our time reading, watching or thinking about. Some have suggested that we are shaped into the image of the average of the top five people we…
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Daily Reading: Romans 15:5-13 This week we’re thinking about God’s invitation to repent towards Jesus by filling our minds and hearts with truth about Him. Throughout the New Testament letters, a very common issue the apostles addressed was the relationship between Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians. Their historic religious and cultural divides were so deep…
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Daily Reading: Isaiah 11:1-9 This week the invitation is to repent towards Jesus by filling our minds and hearts with truth about Him. It may seem a little strange, then, to read a passage from the Old Testament. But this is a prophecy about the coming Messianic King, so we know that it is actually…
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Daily Reading: Psalm 72 Let’s keep thinking about the call to repent as a call to turn towards Jesus, the King of God’s Eternal Kingdom. Psalm 72 is an ancient prayer for the king of Israel, and it highlights the thought that the earthly king’s rule should be a reflection of God’s rule. So the…
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In this second week of Advent, John the Baptist calls out his timeless message that to be ready for the coming of the Lord – either physically at the End of the Age or spiritually today – we must live in repentance. Daily Reading: Matthew 3:1-12 2 …‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come…
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Daily Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 I’ve read that many people report that the best day of their holiday is the one just before it starts, when the anticipation is at its peak. Perhaps you have an “Advent Calendar” on your fridge right now, counting down to Christmas Day. Perhaps your children or grandchildren are “counting…
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