WORSHIP
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Daily Readings: Psalm 55 and Revelation 4-5 In Revelation 4-5 the Holy Spirit opens John’s spiritual eyes to a vision of the heavenly throne room. While here “below”, God’s people (in the seven churches and beyond) continue to pursue His Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven, there “above”, God rules and reigns over
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Daily Readings: Luke 5 and Psalm 21 As I read and reflect on Luke 5, I’m struck by the contrasting reactions to Jesus and His ministry. On the one hand there are those who are awestruck by His authority, power or forgiveness. In awe of Jesus, Peter “fell at Jesus’ knees” (v.8). Knowing of Jesus
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Daily Readings: Luke 4 and Psalm 20 8 Jesus answered, ‘It is written: “Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.”’ Seldom will temptation come to us as overtly from the devil as it did for Jesus in the wilderness. In any event, I’ve certainly never experienced it that way. Far more common is the subtle
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Daily Readings: 1 Corinthians 16 and Psalm 119:145-160 1 Now about the collection for the Lord’s people: do what I told the Galatian churches to do. 2 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I
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Daily Readings: 1 Corinthians 11 and Psalm 119: 65-96 In 1 Corinthians 11, Paul’s concern was to teach the Christian community in Corinth to worship the Lord with the honour due to Him. That is the heart of everything that follows. When it comes to codes of dress for Christians attending worship, different people and
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Daily Readings: 1 Corinthians 6 and Psalm 118 1 Corinthians 6 is filled with Holy Spirit-inspired instruction and correction from Paul. Although he addressed a range of areas where the Corinthian Christians were falling into sinful tendencies, the heart of his instruction was to remind them that their salvation had begun with repentance from sin.
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Daily Readings: Romans 15 and Psalm 111 “(Christ Jesus) gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.” (v.16) What a wonderful way for the apostle Paul to view his ministry. He understood that the Lord had
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Daily Readings: Romans 12 and Psalm 108 Romans 11 invited us to marvel at the mercy of God, and now chapter 12 begins with the instruction: “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true
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Daily Reading: Psalm 116 LORD, I love you. You sustain the Universe and uphold all things every day, yet somehow You pay attention to my slightest whisper. You know me by name, and You intervene when I call on You. You are gracious, helping me when I least deserve it. You are righteous and always
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Daily Reading: Psalm 111 There were moments in Scripture when Almighty God revealed His glory in physically visible ways. Moses beheld a glimpse of God’s glory on the mountain. The Israelites saw the cloud of God’s glory leading them in the wilderness, resting on Moses’ tent of meeting and later filling the tabernacle when it
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