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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 1ST DECEMBER, 2021 TOPIC: THE RULE OF CHRIST TEXT: MATTHEW 4:23-25 23.  And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. 24.  Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them. 25.  Great multitudes followed Him -- from Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan. MESSAGE:  In today's passage, Jesus demonstrates that part of the good news of God's Kingdom is the clear manifestation of God's power over Satan and sickness: God is able to heal any disease and defeat every satanic manifestation against you. When you come to Him, He meets you at the points

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 30TH NOVEMBER, 2021  (ST. ANDREW'S DAY) TOPIC: ANDREW: AN EXAMPLE OF OBEDIENT AND ACTIVE DISCIPLESHIP TEXT: MATTHEW 4:18-22 18.  And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. 19.  Then He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." 20.  They immediately left [their] nets and followed Him. 21.  Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them, 22.  and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him. MESSAGE: Our discussion yesterday was on the Scripture and the Kingdom- based ministry of Jesus Christ. The conversion of Saint Andrew who the church celebrates today is part of the result of that ministry. Wh

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 29TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: SCRIPTURE AND KINGDOM-BASED MINISTRY TEXT: MATTHEW 4:12-17 12.  Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. 13.  And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14.  that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: 15.  "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, [By] the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: 16.  The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned." 17.  From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." MESSAGE: There are two remarkable things that our reading for today reveals to us - they are the fact that the earthly ministry of our Lord Jesus C

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 28TH NOVEMBER, 2021 (FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT) TOPIC: A SUDDEN RETURN TEXT: MATTHEW 24:36- 44  36.  " But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. 37.  "But as the days of Noah [were,] so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 38.  "For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, 39.  "and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 40.  "Then two [men] will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. 41.  "Two [women will be] grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. 42.  "Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. 43.  "But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thie

 THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: SLEEPING IN CHRIST - GOD'S GREAT GIFT! TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 4:13-18 13.  But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 14.  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15.  For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive [and] remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16.  For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17.  Then we who are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18.  Therefore comfort one another with these wor

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 26TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: LIVE TO PLEASE GOD TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 4:1-12 1. Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus that you should abound more and more, just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; 2. for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3. For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; 4. that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, 5.  not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6.  that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord [is] the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. 7.  For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. 8.  Therefore he who rejects [this] does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 25TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: INCREASING AND ABOUNDING IN LOVE TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 3:6-13 6.  But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and brought us good news of your faith and love, and that you always have good remembrance of us, greatly desiring to see us, as we also [to see] you -- 7.  therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress we were comforted concerning you by your faith. 8.  For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord. 9.  For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God, 10.  night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith? 11.  Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. 12.  And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we [do] to you, 13.  so that He

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: YOU SHALL NOT BE MOVED TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 3:1-5  1. Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone, 2. and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith, 3. that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this. 4. For, in fact, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know. 5.  For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labour might be in vain. MESSAGE: Affliction, distress, suffering, persecution and pain sometimes characterise the life of a believer in Christ. In the passage we read Paul admonished

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 23RD NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: MY CONVERT - MY JOY AND CROWN TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 2:17-20 17.  But we, brethren, having been taken away from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire. 18.  Therefore we wanted to come to you - even I, Paul, time and again -- but Satan hindered us. 19.  For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? [Is it] not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? 20.  For you are our glory and joy. MESSAGE: Today's passage expresses not just the passion, affection and love that Apostle Paul had for his converts in Thessalonica, but the longing in his heart to joyfully present the converts to the Lord Jesus in eternity as the fruit of his earthly mission. Thus he described them as his joy and crown (Phil. 4:1). Throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus was consumed with t

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 22ND NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: LEADING BY EXAMPLE TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 2:9 - 16 9.  For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God. 10.  You [are] witnesses, and God [also,] how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe; 11.  as you know how we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father [does] his own children, 12.  that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory. 13.  For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed [it] not [as] the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe. 14.  For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER, 2021  (TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY/CHRIST THE KING ) TOPIC: WHILE MEN SLEPT....  TEXT: MATTHEW 13:24-32  24.  Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25.  "but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. 26.  "But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. 27.  "So the servants of the owner came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have tares?' 28.  "He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'Do you want us then to go and gather them up?' 29.  "But he said, 'No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them. 30.  'Let both grow together until the harvest, and at

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 20TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: COST OF FOLLOWING AND PREACHING CHRIST TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 2:1 - 8 1. For you yourselves know, brethren, that our coming to you was not in vain. 2. But even after we had suffered before and were spitefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God in much conflict. 3. For our exhortation [did] not [come] from error or uncleanness, nor [was it] in deceit. 4. But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts. 5.  For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a cloak for covetousness -- God [is] witness. 6.  Nor did we seek glory from men, either from you or from others, when we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. 7.  But we were gentle among you, just as a nursing [mother] cherishes her

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 19TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: ARE YOU REASON FOR THANKSGIVING TO GOD? TEXT: 1 THESSALONIANS 1:1-10 1. Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, 3. remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father, 4. knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God. 5.  For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake. 6.  And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit, 7.  so that you became example

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 18TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: SERVE THE LORD WITH WISDOM TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 12:9-14 9.  And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out [and] set in order many proverbs. 10.  The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and [what was] written [was] upright -- words of truth. 11.  The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd. 12.  And further, my son, be admonished by these. Of making many books [there is] no end, and much study [is] wearisome to the flesh. 13.  Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all. 14.  For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil. MESSAGE: Wisdom is the ability to use your experience and knowledge in order to ma

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 17TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: SERVE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 12:1-11 1. Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, "I have no pleasure in them": 2. While the sun and the light, The moon and the stars, Are not darkened, And the clouds do not return after the rain; 3. In the day when the keepers of the house tremble, And the strong men bow down; When the grinders cease because they are few, And those that look through the windows grow dim; 4. When the doors are shut in the streets, And the sound of grinding is low; When one rises up at the sound of a bird, And all the daughters of music are brought low; 5.  Also they are afraid of height, And of terrors in the way; When the almond tree blossoms, The grasshopper is a burden, And desire fails. For man goes to his eternal hom

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 16TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: BE WARNED: THERE IS A DAY OF DARKNESS AND JUDGEMENT TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 11:7-10 7.  Truly the light is sweet, And [it is] pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun; 8.  But if a man lives many years [And] rejoices in them all, Yet let him remember the days of darkness, For they will be many. All that is coming [is] vanity. 9.  Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; Walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these God will bring you into judgment. 10.  Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh, For childhood and youth [are] vanity. MESSAGE: Today's reading reminds us that life is not to be taken for granted. There are times of enjoyment and times when we experience darkness (v.8). It comes to both the good and the bad. And it is n

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 15TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: DON'T BE DISCOURAGED, KEEP SOWING TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 11:1-6 1. Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days. 2. Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, For you do not know what evil will be on the earth. 3. If the clouds are full of rain, They empty [themselves] upon the earth; And if a tree falls to the south or the north, In the place where the tree falls, there it shall lie. 4. He who observes the wind will not sow, And he who regards the clouds will not reap. 5.  As you do not know what [is] the way of the wind, [Or] how the bones [grow] in the womb of her who is with child, So you do not know the works of God who makes everything. 6.  In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike [will be] good. MESSAGE: Sowin

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER, 2021  (TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY) TOPIC: DIVINE MANDATE TEXT: MATTHEW 18:18-20  18. "Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19. "Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. 20. "For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them." MESSAGE: Jesus said in Matthew 28:18-19, "All authority in Heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore... "(RSV). On this same authority. our Lord Jesus Christ empowers the church in our passage today. They "you in the passage is plural: and as such. Jesus addresses the body of His disciples (the church) here. He gives the Church the authority that He had earlier g

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, AND 13TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: THE EFFECT OF WISDOM AND OF FOOLISHNESS TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 10:12-20 12. The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up; 13. The words of his mouth begin with foolishness, And the end of his talk [is] raving madness. 14. A fool also multiplies words. No man knows what is to be; Who can tell him what will be after him? 15. The labor of fools wearies them, For they do not even know how to go to the city! 16. Woe to you, O land, when your king [is] a child, And your princes feast in the morning! 17. Blessed [are] you, O land, when your king [is] the son of nobles, And your princes feast at the proper time -- For strength and not for drunkenness! 18. Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks. 19. A feast is made for laughter, And wine makes merry; But money

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 12TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: WISDOM LESSONS FROM THE IRONY OF LIFE TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 10:1-11 1. Dead flies putrefy the perfumer's ointment, And cause it to give off a foul odor; [So does] a little folly to one respected for wisdom [and] honor. 2. A wise man's heart [is] at his right hand, But a fool's heart at his left. 3. Even when a fool walks along the way, He lacks wisdom, And he shows everyone [that] he [is] a fool. 4. If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, Do not leave your post; For conciliation pacifies great offenses. 5. There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error proceeding from the ruler: 6. Folly is set in great dignity, While the rich sit in a lowly place. 7. I have seen servants on horses, While princes walk on the ground like servants. 8. He who digs a pit will fall into it, And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 11TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: WISDOM OF THE POOR IS MORE THAN STRENGTH TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 9:13-18  13. This wisdom I have also seen under the sun, and it [seemed] great to me: 14. [There was] a little city with few men in it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great snares around it. 15. Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city. Yet no one remembered that same poor man. 16. Then I said: "Wisdom [is] better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, And his words are not heard. 17. Words of the wise, [spoken] quietly, [should be] heard Rather than the shout of a ruler of fools. 18. Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war; But one sinner destroys much good." MESSAGE: Verses 1-12 of Ecclesiastes 9 discuss death and how best humans are to apply wisdom in their daily living. The Preacher

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: LIFE IS GIVEN FOR A PURPOSE TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 9:1-12  1. For I considered all this in my heart, so that I could declare it all: that the righteous and the wise and their works [are] in the hand of God. People know neither love nor hatred [by] anything [they see] before them. 2. All things [come] alike to all: One event [happens] to the righteous and the wicked; To the good, the clean, and the unclean; To him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As is the good, so [is] the sinner; He who takes an oath as [he] who fears an oath. 3. This [is] an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing [happens] to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness [is] in their hearts while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead. 4. But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 9TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: GOD IS JUST TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 8:10-17  10. Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of holiness, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done. This also [is] vanity. 11. Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. 12. Though a sinner does evil a hundred [times,] and his [days] are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him. 13. But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow, because he does not fear before God. 14. There is a vanity which occurs on earth, that there are just [men] to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked [men] to whom it happens according to the work of the righte

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 8TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: OBEY THE COMMANDMENT OF THE KING TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 8:1-9  1. Who [is] like a wise [man?] And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face shine, And the sternness of his face is changed. 2. I [say,] "Keep the king's commandment for the sake of your oath to God. 3. "Do not be hasty to go from his presence. Do not take your stand for an evil thing, for he does whatever pleases him." 4. Where the word of a king [is, there is] power; And who may say to him, "What are you doing?" 5. He who keeps his command will experience nothing harmful; And a wise man's heart discerns both time and judgment, 6. Because for every matter there is a time and judgment, Though the misery of man increases greatly. 7. For he does not know what will happen; So who can tell him when it will occur? 8. No one has power ov

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER, 2021 (TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY ) TOPIC: ARISE, TAKE UP YOUR BED AND WALK TEXT: JOHN 5:2-14  2. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep [Gate] a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. 3. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. 4. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. 5.  Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. 6.  When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been [in that condition] a long time, He said to him, "Do you want to be made well?" 7.  The sick man answered Him, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, a

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 6TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: DETERMINED TO BE WISE TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 7:15-29 15. I have seen everything in my days of vanity: There is a just [man] who perishes in his righteousness, And there is a wicked [man] who prolongs [life] in his wickedness. 16. Do not be overly righteous, Nor be overly wise: Why should you destroy yourself? 17. Do not be overly wicked, Nor be foolish: Why should you die before your time? 18. [It is] good that you grasp this, And also not remove your hand from the other; For he who fears God will escape them all. 19. Wisdom strengthens the wise More than ten rulers of the city. 20. For [there is] not a just man on earth who does good And does not sin. 21. Also do not take to heart everything people say, Lest you hear your servant cursing you. 22. For many times, also, your own heart has known That even you have cursed others. 23. All this I have prove

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: CARE FOR OUR REPUTATION TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 7:1-14  1. A good name [is] better than precious ointment, And the day of death than the day of one's birth; 2. Better to go to the house of mourning Than to go to the house of feasting, For that [is] the end of all men; And the living will take [it] to heart. 3. Sorrow [is] better than laughter, For by a sad countenance the heart is made better. 4. The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth. 5. [It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise Than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6. For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, So [is] the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity. 7. Surely oppression destroys a wise [man's] reason, And a bribe debases the heart. 8. The end of a thing [is] better than its beginning; The patient in spirit [is]

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER, 2021 TOPIC: A STRIVING AFTER WIND TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 6:7-12 7. All the labor of man [is] for his mouth, And yet the soul is not satisfied. 8. For what more has the wise [man] than the fool? What does the poor man have, Who knows [how] to walk before the living? 9. Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire. This also [is] vanity and grasping for the wind. 10. Whatever one is, he has been named already, For it is known that he [is] man; And he cannot contend with Him who is mightier than he. 11. Since there are many things that increase vanity, How [is] man the better? 12. For who knows what [is] good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will happen after him under the sun? MESSAGE: The "Preacher" in this section uses another mind-blowing phrase to describe the activitie

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 3RD NOVEMBER, 2021  TOPIC: FROM VANITY INTO DARKNESS TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 6:1-6  1. There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it [is] common among men: 2. A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor, so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires; yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This [is] vanity, and it [is] an evil affliction. 3. If a man begets a hundred [children] and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not satisfied with goodness, or indeed he has no burial, I say [that] a stillborn child [is] better than he -- 4. for it comes in vanity and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness. 5. Though it has not seen the sun or known [anything,] this has more rest than that man, 6. even if he lives a thousand years twice -- but has not seen goodness. Do not al

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 2ND NOVEMBER, 2021 (ALL SOULS DAYS) TOPIC: ETERNAL LIFE OR JUDGEMENT: THE CHOICE IS YOURS TEXT: JOHN 5:24-29 24. " Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life. 25. "Most assuredly, I say to you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God; and those who hear will live. 26. "For as the Father has life in Himself, so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself, 27. "and has given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is the Son of Man. 28. "Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29. "and come forth -- those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 1ST NOVEMBER, 2021 (ALL SAINTS DAY ) TOPIC: ENJOYING THE BLESSEDNESS OF SAINTLY CHARACTER TEXT: MATTHEW 5:1-12  1. And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him. 2. Then He opened His mouth and taught them, saying: 3. "Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4. Blessed [are] those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. 5. Blessed [are] the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. 6. Blessed [are] those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. 7. Blessed [are] the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. 8. Blessed [are] the pure in heart, For they shall see God. 9. Blessed [are] the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. 10. Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11. "Blessed are you w