Learning to hear God’s voice takes time. Our ability to recognise the voice of the Spirit improves with experience and practice.
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Today’s Readings: Fri 19 Apr 2024
Acts 6–7 20 Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. 21 And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, “He is out of his mind.” 22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” [...]
Today’s Readings: Thu 18 Apr 2024
Acts 3:11–5:42 13 And he went up on the mountain and called to him those whom he desired, and they came to him. 14 And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach 15 and have authority to cast out demons. 16 He appointed [...]
How to Share the Gospel: Four Words to Remember
A simple way to share the gospel meaningfully, is to memorise these 4 words: position, problem, provision, part.
Today’s Readings: Wed 17 Apr 2024
Acts 1–3:10 7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea 8 and Jerusalem and Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. 9 And he told his disciples to have [...]
Today’s Readings: Tue 16 Apr 2024
Joel 1–2:16 3:1 Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. 2 And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. 3 And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” 4 And he said to them, “Is it [...]
Today’s Readings: Mon 15 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 51–52 23 One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, [...]
Today’s Readings: Sun 14 Apr 2024
Galatians 5:22 8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for [...]
Today’s Readings: Sat 13 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 49–50 18 Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 19 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have [...]
Today’s Readings: Fri 12 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 45–48 13 He went out again beside the sea, and all the crowd was coming to him, and he was teaching them. 14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him. 15 And as he [...]
Today’s Readings: Thu 11 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 41–44 2:1 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four [...]
Today’s Readings: Wed 10 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 36:27–40:16 40 And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” 41 Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” 42 And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. 43 And Jesus [...]
Today’s Readings: Tue 9 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 33–36:26 35 And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. 36 And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, 37 and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” 38 And he said to [...]
Today’s Readings: Mon 8 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 31–32 29 And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. 31 And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she [...]
Today’s Readings: Sun 7 Apr 2024
Galatians 5:22 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor, and the day of [...]
Today’s Readings: Sat 6 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 28–30 16 Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him. 19 And going on [...]
Does Anxiety Make My Faith Weak?
What do you do – when as a person of faith – you experience deep, unrelenting anxiety that doesn’t seem to lift?
Today’s Readings: Fri 5 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 25–27 9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 And a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved [...]
How Jesus Taught Us To Bring Flavour to Life
We preserve flavour by holding onto the ingredients that Jesus describes. So let’s stay salty, and be people who enhance life’s flavour.
Today’s Readings: Thu 4 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 22–24 1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,3 the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’” 4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness [...]
Today’s Readings: Wed 3 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 18–21 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all [...]
The Mind of Christ – Devotion
We sometimes tend to equate having the mind of Christ with being as perfect in every one of our thoughts and motivations as Jesus was.
Today’s Readings: Tue 2 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 14–17 11 While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. 12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers 13 and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night [...]
Today’s Readings: Mon 1 Apr 2024
Jeremiah 10–13 9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.” Psalm 38:13–22 24 When there were no depths I [...]
A Time For Joy
Jesus’ final, triumphant entry into Jerusalem was just what the name says. It was triumphant. It was exultingly joyful!