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21st. January. 2022. Daily Devotion.
3 In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3 A father’s words to his son learning to care for a car in the sixties: “He took me tool by tool through his truck. After what seemed like an hour of show-and-tell, he closed […]
20th. January. 2022. Daily Devotion.
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. ~ Matthew 6:13 Evil takes us where we never plan to go and will keep us much longer than we plan to stay. When we pray to God, and say, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,” we are not only speaking […]
19th. January. 2022. Daily Devotion.
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. ~ Psalm 95:1-2 I read a rather boastful comment about this which I thought I would share today: I would not […]
18th. January. 2022. Daily Devotion.
47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven – as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.’ 48 Then Jesus said to her, ‘Your sins are forgiven.’ 49 The other guests began to say among themselves, ‘Who is this who even forgives sins?’ 50 Jesus said to the woman, ‘Your faith has saved […]
17th. January. 2022. Daily Devotion.
The younger one said . . . “Father, give me my share of the estate.” . . . [The older one said,] “Look! . . . You never gave me even a young goat. . .” — Luke 15:12, 29. Both of the brothers in this story felt entitled. Clearly, the younger son was unrighteous, demanding his […]
16th. January. 2022. Service.
First Sunday after the Epiphany Prelude “Crown him with many crowns” Bible Introit 186 “Father God I wonder” Opening Prayer Almighty God, whose Son our Saviour Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory, that he may […]
15th. January. 2022. Daily Devotion.
8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. 9 The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. Psalm 145:8-9 Who in the past hasn’t been encouraged by those ‘quality of mercy’ words? ‘The Lord upholds all who fall. And raises up all who are bowed down.’ He is […]
14th. January. 2022. Daily Devotion.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28 And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? […]
13th. January. 2022. Daily Devotion.
30 He must become greater; I must become less.’ 31 The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one […]
12th. January. 2022. Daily Devotion.
12 Then Jesus said to his host, ‘When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbours; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and […]