Devotional
Throughout the rest of the month of January, Barbara Gautier is contributing our devotionals from the Early Church Fathers, which are also available in Spanish and Portuguese, and in audo version in English.
We hope these help to focus your thoughts and prayers on the coming of the Lord Jesus.
Para leer las Devociones en Español, haga clic en "Devocionales" y siga el enlace.
Para ler os Devocionais em Português, clique em "Devocionais" e siga o link.
Archbishop Ben Kwashi
Gafcon General Secretary
29th December 2020
GOD’S CALL TO WITNESS AND REACH OUT TO OTHERS
In the Old Testament passage; Jonah chapter 1 we read in part;
“The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and...
28th December 2020
The feast Holy Innocents is observed by Western churches on December 28. It is the day the Church commemorates the execution of the innocent, male children in Bethlehem as told in Matthew 2:16. That...
25th December 2020
What is Christmas? Is it just; cards, plenty of shopping, expensive gifts, bright mixed colored street lights, beautifully wrapped gifts or drinking sprees?
Common Christmas; Old and New Testament...
24th December 2020
PRIDE
“Pride goes before a fall” is a common saying. How does one know when he or she is acting in pride? We may ask.
23rd December 2020
BEING PREPARED
At the start of his sermon, a preacher, asked if there was anybody who was feeling prepared for Jesus’ Christ second coming, to raise his or her hand up! The congregation went silent...
22nd December 2020
LEADERS ON THE WRONG
A book entitled “Can a Bishop be wrong?” took my attention in one of the libraries I went to spend some time to study. This is because of my church background where Bishops are...
21st December 2020
DOUBTING GOD’S LOVE
How do we deal with doubts regarding God’s love and sensitive life issues including marriage and divorce?
18th December 2020
THE MEEK AND HUMBLE
Our relationship with God and one another is often strained by our pride.
Today’s Old Testament passage; Zephaniah 3:1-13, is about prophecy concerning future destruction of...
17th December 2020
GOD’S JUDGEMEN OVER SIN
St. Paul addressing readers who were being tempted to continue sinning, asked a pertinent question
” What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase...
16th December 2020
Today’s Old Testament passage, Isaiah 39, is about King Hezekiah’s mistaken trust in an envoy from Babylon, proudly showing his entire armory and everything found among his treasure’s storehouse. It...
15th December 2020
EXCITING EXPERIENCES
Imagine the excitement of those who after undergoing treatment for cancer finally get a medical report showing they are now free from traces of cancer!
14th December 2020
DEVASTATING NEWS
How would you react, to a medical checkup report that reveal that your illness is terminal?
11th December 2020
GOD IN OUR DISTRESS
All including young children today pray and long for a time when we shall be free from Covid-19, healed from many other diseases and in peace.
10th December 2020
KINGDOM OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
We all long for a just society and governments in our nations led by people with integrity.
9th December 2020
ALLEGIANCE AND TRUST IN GOD
What do we rely on for security and guidance in our daily lives?
8th December 2020
In our previous Advent devotions 1-6, we attempted to answer introductory questions related to Advent namely: What, When, Why Advent, how it is arranged, its main themes, and “How the Old Testament...
7th December 2020
Today we begin with the question;
“How are the Old Testament and New Testament readings related in Advent?”
The first obvious relationship is that both The Old and The New Testaments is the inspired...
4th December 2020
Today we begin with the question:
“How is Advent Season arranged?”
Advent is arranged in such a way as to balance the two theme elements of remembrance and anticipation. The first two weeks look...