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Daily Devotion

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25
Aug2024

Cutting to the chase

by Maria Rudolph

Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me (John 6:57).

24
Aug2024

Comfort in being watched

by Pastor Steve Liersch

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry; The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:15,18).

23
Aug2024

Happy birthday

by Pastor Steve Liersch

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where he found some disciples. On hearing this, they were baptised in the name of the Lord Jesus (Acts 19:1,5). 

22
Aug2024

Responding to the unbelieving world

by Pastor Steve Liersch

And he [Gallio] drove them from the tribunal. And they [Jewish leaders] all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the tribunal. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this (Acts 18:16,17).

21
Aug2024

Reassurance from the Lord

by Pastor Steve Liersch

And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people’ (Acts 18:9,10).

20
Aug2024

Which voice do people listen to?

by Pastor Steve Liersch

May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean’ (Acts 17:19b,20).