Devotional
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Daily Readings: Matthew 1 and Psalm 1 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 1:20 NLT) Devotional Thoughts
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From Monday 12 February, the weekday daily blog posts will focus on a chapter (or sometimes two) of the New Testament. This aligns with our Walmer Methodist Church Annual Bible Reading Plan (available for download on the Resources Page of this blog). The readings will cover the entire New Testament over the rest of 2024.
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Daily Reading: Ephesians 4:11-16 We know that Jesus came to make the only Way for us to be brought home and adopted into the Family of God. He died and rose again to restore us to right relationship with God. While He certainly would have done that for you even if you were the only
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Today we turn our attention to the final “Ancient Path” we’ll be considering in this Series – that of diligently following Jesus in community with others. This is one of those beautiful ways we are invited to walk down to encounter the Lord more deeply. Daily Reading: Mark 1:16-20 In our individualistic society, we tend
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Daily Reading: Psalm 86:1-10 Because we only ever read these poems we call the Psalms after they have been translated into our own language, we miss out on the original language’s flow, rhythms and rhymes that are such important elements of any poetry. Perhaps that’s why a psalm can sometimes feel like a slightly disorganised
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Daily Reading: Hebrews 10:19-22 Did you notice that those four verses are a single sentence? It’s as though the author of Hebrews was so excited and overwhelmed by the revelation of God’s invitation that it all came spilling out in breathless wonder. At its very heart, this long sentence is an invitation to “Draw near
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Daily Reading: Exodus 33:7-11 As we continue to reflect on the “Ancient Path” of a lifestyle of prayer, we come to a very significant insight from Exodus 33: 7 Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the ‘tent of meeting’. Anyone enquiring of the Lord would go
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Daily Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16 Today’s passage offers a glorious picture of what is actually happening whenever we truly pray: Prayer is not some sort of cosmic phone call to God. It is an intimate, in-person conversation with a loving Heavenly Father. Hebrews 4 paints the picture that, in the instant we turn our hearts and
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Daily Reading: Matthew 6:5-15 Today we shift our attention to the Ancient Path of Prayer. We understand that the diligent pursuit of God-pleasing, sincere prayer has been a trustworthy path for relating to God faithfully, and for living in His abundant life, ever since Adam and Eve walked with the LORD in the Garden “in
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Daily Reading: Psalm 25 Walking out our faith through everyday, practical life-application of God’s will, comes with multiple challenges. Psalm 25 recognises that one of the first challenges is accurately discerning the will and the ways of the Lord. Life is complex. People and situations can be confusing; and even our own thoughts and feelings
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