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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Genesis 6:9–8:4 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, 39 and they were unaware until the flood came and swept [...]

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The Problem With Envy

‘God has given…you…special abilities… use them to help each other.’ Peter 4:10 TLB Earnie Larsen and Carol Hegarty write: ‘When we climb on board the see-saw of envy, we sink straight down while the focus of our discontent rises far above us. In this out-of-balance comparison we always find ourselves wanting. Envy leads to self-pity [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Acts 6–7 13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from [...]

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Develop An Overcoming Attitude

‘He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.’ 1 John 4:4 NKJV The disappointments of life can cause you to see nothing but negativity in your future. You express hopelessness, belittle your own abilities, refuse to take any risk, say no to personal growth opportunities, complain about the unfairness [...]

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Take This Cup

Jesus knew when and how He was going to die. Before the world was created, before He took human flesh and drew His first breath, before His hands were nailed to a piece of wood, Jesus knew when and how He would die. The Lord spent the final evening with his disciples honouring the Old [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

1 Corinthians 15 24:1 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were perplexed about [...]

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Do you believe this?

‘I am the Resurrection and the Life… Everyone who…believes in Me will never ever die. Do you believe this?’ John 11:25-26 NLT We struggle with the idea of our own mortality. It’s alleged that Florence Nightingale feared death so much, after the Crimean War she went to bed and basically stayed there until she died [...]

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A God Revolution!

When was the last time you used the word Resolve? It’s a word that embodies grit and determination—a doubling of commitment. In an age of growing hostility toward the Christian message, increased uncertainty and fake news, it is clearer every day that Australia needs a Revolution―not a political one, but a revolution of righteousness! ‘...be [...]

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Keep The Fire Burning

‘Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us…?’ Luke 24:32 NKJV After the resurrection Jesus met two of His disciples who’d seen Him crucified and didn’t know He’d been raised from the dead. Then later as He ate supper with them at their house, an interesting thing happened: ‘Their eyes were [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Isaiah 53 26 And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. 27 And there followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting for him. 28 But turning to [...]

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Calvary was always part of God’s plan

‘But it was the Lord’s good plan to… cause Him grief.’ Isaiah 53:10 NLT The psalmist wrote: ‘My God, why have You forsaken Me…I am…a reproach of men, and despised…All those who see Me ridicule Me…saying, “He trusted in the Lord… let Him deliver Him”…I am poured out like water…My bones are out of joint… [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Acts 1–3:10 13 Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. And after examining him before you, behold, I did not find this man guilty of any of your charges against him. 15 Neither did Herod, [...]

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Jesus Doesn’t Condemn, He Cleanses

‘Go. From now on sin no more.’ John 8:11 NAS The Bible says: ‘The Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery…they said to [Jesus]…“in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women.”’ Jesus replied: ‘“He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her”…When they heard [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Joel 1–2:16 23:1 Then the whole company of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding us to give tribute to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.” 3 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the [...]

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God Is At Work In Your Circumstances

‘[His] power…is at work within us…to [carry out His purpose].’ Ephesians 3:20 AMP Jon Walker writes: ‘We manage time, waste time, spend time, and save time. We wish it would come… we wish it would pass… we see time fly… we feel it drag. We watch clocks and carry calendars… yet God controls time. He [...]

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Be Willing To Learn From Others

‘Happy is the man who finds wisdom.’ Proverbs 3:13 NKJV Certain people can make us feel ‘less than’ when we’re in their company, but truly wise and mature people never try to do that. If you’ve had a bad experience with this, don’t allow it to drive you back in defeat. If you don’t stand [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Exodus 12:1–14 12 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, “Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 13 And he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a [...]

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Were You Really ‘Born That Way’?

‘I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.’ Psalm 51:5 GWT Whether your struggle is with alcohol, drugs, sex, anger, gossip, unforgiveness, stealing, lying, or gambling, one thing’s certain—we are all born with a propensity towards certain behaviours. So it’s not a genetics issue, it’s a spiritual issue. It’s not about science, it’s about [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Jeremiah 51–52 63 Now the men who were holding Jesus in custody were mocking him as they beat him. 64 They also blindfolded him and kept asking him, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?” 65 And they said many other things against him, blaspheming him. 66 When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people gathered [...]

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You’re Qualified For The Job

‘God has chosen.’ 1 Corinthians 1:27 NKJV People are often drawn to us because of our difference, not our similarity. So don’t fail them by downplaying the things God has given you that qualify you to meet their needs. The disciples didn’t blend in, they stood out, and the world they lived in took note [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Matthew 21:1–16 11:1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. [...]

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Simplifying Doesn’t Have To Be Complicated

‘Do not worry about your life.’ Matthew 6:25 NKJV Thoreau said, ‘Our lives are frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify.’ Jesus put it another way: ‘Do not worry about your life… the birds… neither sow… reap nor gather into barns…yet your…Father feeds them.’ (Matthew 6:25–26 NKJV) Charlie Shedd pastored a large church with many demands. [...]

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Today’s Soulfood Readings

Jeremiah 49–50 54 Then they seized him and led him away, bringing him into the high priest’s house, and Peter was following at a distance. 55 And when they had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. 56 Then a servant girl, seeing him as he sat [...]

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Be a uniter, not a divider

‘How good… it is… to dwell together in unity!’ Psalm 133:1 NKJV David said, ‘Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity… there the Lord commanded the blessing.’ (Psalm 133:1–3 NKJV) When we strive to work together in spite of our differences, God ‘commands’ His blessing to be [...]

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