Devotional
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Daily Reading: Colossians 1:15-29 To celebrate Christmas is to celebrate the wonder and mystery of the glorious, almighty, infinite and eternal Son of God choosing to take on our humanity and be born of a virgin. Through His incarnation, Jesus became the visible manifestation (the “image”) of the invisible God. He is the firstborn over…
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Today’s reading highlights the hope we have of beholding the glory of God, in this life and in eternity. Daily Reading: Romans 5:1-5 As Christian believers, we are at peace with God. Our relationship with God has been completely restored and made right. And all of this has happened because of God’s own unfathomable mercy…
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Daily Reading: Psalm 33 17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.18 But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love … 20 We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust…
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Next Sunday is the 1st Sunday of Advent 2023. For Christians it’s the beginning of the new “liturgical year” and, as such, it’s very fitting that the theme of our first Sunday is HOPE. We could all use a fresh injection of hope as we look to the future. To help us receive that, all…
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Daily Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” The little word that helps us to make sense of these three short verses is the word “in“. The equivalent instruction in Philippians 4:4, instructs us to “rejoice in the Lord”. To “rejoice…
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Daily Reading: Luke 17:11-19 Two things distinguished the leper in this story from the other nine – first, he was a Samaritan, and second, he was the only one who returned to thank Jesus for healing him. As a Samaritan, everyone would have expected him to be least spiritually aware. And yet, while the other…
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Daily Reading: Isaiah 12 As our Thanksgiving journey continues, today’s reading invites us to thank the Lord in relation to our salvation. Don’t miss the fact that Isaiah 11 describes the coming of God’s anointed Saviour King, the Messiah, and the perfect justice and peace of His Kingdom. In that context, Isaiah 12 calls us…
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As we continue our deliberate journey of thanksgiving, may I remind you of my suggestion that we each take a daily time of reflection to write down as comprehensive a list as possible of our reasons for thanksgiving. This is a response to the call of Psalm 107:43 to, “Ponder the loving deeds of the…
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This week we will be on a deliberate journey of thanksgiving as we (Walmer Methodist Church) prepare our hearts for our Thanksgiving Services next Sunday. On a practical note, may I suggest we each take a daily time of reflection to consider our reasons for thanksgiving, and even to write down as comprehensive a list…
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My apologies to those on the email distribution list. For some reason the links to the Scripture readings from the email are malfunctioning. I’m trying to get to the bottom of it. In the meantime, if you want the convenience of clicking through to the Bible, please click on the large print title above (“The…
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