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Start or finish each day in God’s word, with devotions written by LCANZ members. Sign up to receive Daily Devotion in your inbox every morning. Permission is granted to print and publish these devotions with this acknowledgement: ‘Reproduced with permission: Lutheran Church of Australia 2025.’ If possible, please provide a link to the Daily Devotion archive page: www.lca.org.au/daily-devotion. LCA Communications is producing a week of devotions in advance in ready-to-print format for congregations to deliver to members. To receive a link to the printable sets each week, simply ask us at lca.comms@lca.org.au. Click here to find the print versions of Daily Devotion.

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Apr2017

Buried for life

I am telling you the truth: a grain of wheat remains no more than a single grain unless it is dropped into the ground and dies. If it does die,… Read more

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10
Apr2017

A ‘useless’ gift

Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, the man he had raised from death. They gave a dinner for him there, which Martha helped… Read more

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09
Apr2017

Palm Sunday hero

When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, “Surely he was the Son of… Read more

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08
Apr2017

Christ the cornerstone

The stone which the builders rejected as worthless turned out to be the most important of all. This was done by the Lord what a wonderful sight it is! This… Read more

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07
Apr2017

Jesus is with you

When Jesus heard what had happened, he found the man and asked him, ‘Do you believe in the Son of Man?’ The man answered, ‘Tell me who he is, sir,… Read more

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06
Apr2017

Laws or love?

The Pharisees, then, asked the man again how he had received his sight. He told them, ‘He put some mud on my eyes; I washed my face, and now I… Read more

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