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Daily Devotion

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Aug2024

It’s called ‘poking the bear’

by Pastor Steve Liersch

And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead (Acts 17:2,3).

18
Aug2024

Dear fellow ‘non-cannibals’, unite!

by Pastor Steve Liersch

So Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you’ (John 6:53).

17
Aug2024

Cries and answers

by Richard Hauser

I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me; he freed me from all my fears (Psalm 34:4).

16
Aug2024

There is always hope with Jesus

by Len Tscharke

Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household (Acts 16:31).

15
Aug2024

The power of Jesus’ name

by Len Tscharke

But Paul, very much annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, ‘I order you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her’. And it came out that very hour (Acts 16:18b).

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Aug2024

What does Jesus want you to do?

by Len Tscharke

That night Paul had a vision in which he saw a Macedonian standing and begging him, ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us!’ As soon as Paul had this vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, because we decided that God had called us to preach the good news to the people there (Acts 16:9,10).