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Daily Devotion

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31
Aug2023

Paul’s got feelings, and so do you

by Emma Strelan

So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding (1 Corinthians 14:15).

30
Aug2023

It’s all Christianese to me

by Emma Strelan

If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker is a foreigner to me (1 Corinthians 14:11).

29
Aug2023

Love does

by Emma Strelan

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud (1 Corinthians 13:4).

28
Aug2023

Body issues (part one)

by Emma Strelan

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it (1 Corinthians 12:27).

27
Aug2023

Question one

by Emma Strelan

‘But what about you?’ he asked. ‘Who do you say I am?’ (Matthew 16:15).

26
Aug2023

Praying for an answer

by Pastor Mathew Ker

On the day I called, you answered me, you increased my strength of soul (Psalm 138:3).