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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 31ST MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: APPROPRIATING THE BENEFITS OF CHRIST’S ATONING DEATH TEXT: HEBREWS 10:19-25  19.  Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20.  by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, 21.  and [having] a High Priest over the house of God, 22.  let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23.  Let us hold fast the confession of [our] hope without wavering, for He who promised [is] faithful. 24.  And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25.  not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as [is] the manner of some, but exhorting [one another,] and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. MESSAGE:  Christ is our High Priest; his atoning

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 30TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: JESUS CHRIST THE PERFECT SACRIFICE TEXT: HEBREWS 10:1-18 1. For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with these same sacrifices, which they offer continually year by year, make those who approach perfect. 2. For then would they not have ceased to be offered? For the worshipers, once purified, would have had no more consciousness of sins. 3. But in those [sacrifices there is] a reminder of sins every year. 4. For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. 5.  Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me. 6.  In burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin You had no pleasure. 7.  Then I said, 'Behold, I have come -- In the volume of the book it is written of Me -- To do You

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 29TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: JESUS CHRIST THE MEDIATOR OF THE NEW COVENANT TEXT: HEBREWS 9:15-28  15.  And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. 16.  For where there [is] a testament, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 17.  For a testament [is] in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives. 18.  Therefore not even the first [covenant] was dedicated without blood. 19.  For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and goats, with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, 20.  saying, "This [is] the blood of the covenant which God has comman

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE:  MONDAY, 28TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: A BETTER COVENANT IN JESUS CHRIST TEXT: HEBREWS 9:1-14 1. Then indeed, even the first [covenant] had ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary. 2. For a tabernacle was prepared: the first [part,] in which [was] the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary; 3. and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All, 4. which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which [were] the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; 5.  and above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail. 6.  Now when these things had been thus prepared, the priests always went into the first part of the tabernacle, performing [the services.] 7.  But into

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 27TH MARCH, 2022 (MOTHERING SUNDAY)  TOPIC: CHRISTIAN MOTHERHOOD TEXT: EXODUS 2:1-10 1. And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi.  2. So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months.  3. But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank.  4. And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.  5. Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it.  6. And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”  7. Then his sister said to Phara

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 26TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEART TEXT: EXODUS 11  1. And the LORD said to Moses, "I will bring yet one [more] plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets [you] go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. 2. "Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold." 3. And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses [was] very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants and in the sight of the people. 4. Then Moses said, "Thus says the LORD: 'About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt; 5.  'and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 25TH MARCH, 2022 (ANNUNCIATION OF BLESSED OF THE VIRGIN MARY)  TOPIC: BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVOURED TEXT: LUKE 1:26-38  26.  Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27.  to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name [was] Mary. 28.  And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored [one,] the Lord [is] with you; blessed [are] you among women!" 29.  But when she saw [him,] she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. 30.  Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31.  "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. 32.  "He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him

The Mothering Sunday is a celebration of the Anglican Church from the early Church. It was originally a day to honour and give thanks to the Virgin Mary, also known as “Mother Mary”, for her agony as recorded in Luke 2:35. The Celebrations required people to visit their mother Church – the main Church or Cathedral in the family area. As Christianity spread through Europe in the 16th Century, the celebration increased and was included in the Church Calendar as Mothering Sunday; an Occasion to thank and appreciate all mothers as well as a family honoured reunion. It also became a celebration when children, especially the girls who had been away from home as domestic helps or apprentice had a day off to join their family and see their mothers. The Mothering Sunday is celebrated in the Anglican Church every Fourth Sunday in Lent, which is also three Sundays before Easter. Since it is celebrated mid Lent, it is also known as Refreshing Sunday, where fasting could be eased for the day and pe

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 24TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: HUMBLE YOURSELF BEFORE GOD TEXT: EXODUS 10  1. Now the LORD said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his servants, that I may show these signs of Mine before him, 2. "and that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your son's son the mighty things I have done in Egypt, and My signs which I have done among them, that you may know that I [am] the LORD." 3. So Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh and said to him, "Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 4. 'Or else, if you refuse to let My people go, behold, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your territory. 5.  'And they shall cover the face of the earth, so that no one will be able to see the earth; and they shall eat the residue of wha

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 23RD MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: CONSEQUENCES OF STUBBORNNESS (5TH-7TH PLAGUES) TEXT: EXODUS 9:1-24  1. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go in to Pharaoh and tell him, 'Thus says the LORD God of the Hebrews: "Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 2. "For if you refuse to let [them] go, and still hold them, 3. "behold, the hand of the LORD will be on your cattle in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the oxen, and on the sheep -- a very severe pestilence. 4. "And the LORD will make a difference between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt. So nothing shall die of all [that] belongs to the children of Israel."  5.  Then the LORD appointed a set time, saying, "Tomorrow the LORD will do this thing in the land." 6.  So the LORD did this thing on the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died; but of the livesto

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 22ND MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: DIVINE DISTINCTION (FOURTH PLAGUE) TEXT: EXODUS 8:20-32  20.  And the LORD said to Moses, "Rise early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh as he comes out to the water. Then say to him, 'Thus says the LORD: "Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 21.  "Or else, if you will not let My people go, behold, I will send swarms [of flies] on you and your servants, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms [of flies,] and also the ground on which they [stand.] 22.  "And in that day I will set apart the land of Goshen, in which My people dwell, that no swarms [of flies] shall be there, in order that you may know that I [am] the LORD in the midst of the land. 23.  "I will make a difference between My people and your people. Tomorrow this sign shall be." ' " 24.  And the LORD

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 21ST MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: THE FINGER OF GOD (SECOND AND THIRD PLAGUES IN EGYPT) TEXT: EXODUS 8:1-19  1. And the LORD spoke to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'Thus says the LORD: "Let My people go, that they may serve Me. 2. "But if you refuse to let [them] go, behold, I will smite all your territory with frogs. 3. "So the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into your house, into your bedroom, on your bed, into the houses of your servants, on your people, into your ovens, and into your kneading bowls. 4. "And the frogs shall come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants." ' " 5.  Then the LORD spoke to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.' " 6.  So Aaron

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 20TH MARCH, 2022 (THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT)  TOPIC: JESUS NEVER FAILS TEXT: JOHN 11:17-27  17. So when Jesus came, He found that he had already been in the tomb four days. 18. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles away.  19. And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.  20. Now Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him, but Mary was sitting in the house.  21. Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.  22. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” 23. Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”  24. Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”  25. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. 26. And wh

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 19TH MARCH, 2022 (JOSEPH OF NAZARETH DAY)  TOPIC: THE WILLING AND AVAILABLE VESSEL TEXT: MATTHEW 1:18-25 18.  Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. 19.  Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man,] and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. 20.  But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21.  "And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins." 22.  So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: 23.

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 18TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: DELAY IS NEVER DENIAL TEXT: JOHN 11:1-17  1. Now a certain [man] was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2. It was [that] Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3. Therefore the sisters sent to Him, saying, "Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick." 4. When Jesus heard [that,] He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it." 5.  Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6.  So, when He heard that he was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was. 7.  Then after this He said to [the] disciples, "Let us go to Judea again." 8.  [The] disciples said to Him, "Rabbi, lately the Jews sought to stone You, and are You going there again?" 9. 

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 17TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: DO NOT DOUBT TEXT: JOHN 10:22-42  22.  Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23.  And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. 24.  Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, "How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly." 25.  Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father's name, they bear witness of Me. 26.  "But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. 27.  "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28.  "And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29.  "My Father, who has given [them] to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of My Father's hand. 30.  "I an

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 16TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: JESUS CHRIST, THE GOOD SHEPHERD TEXT: JOHN 10:11-21 11.  "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. 12.  "But a hireling, [he who is] not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. 13.  "The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. 14.  "I am the good shepherd; and I know My [sheep,] and am known by My own. 15.  "As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16.  "And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock [and] one shepherd. 17.  "Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. 18.  "No

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 15TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: JESUS, THE DOOR OF SALVATION TEXT: JOHN 10:1-10  1. "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2. "But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3. "To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4. "And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5.  "Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers." 6.  Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them. 7.  Then Jesus said to them again, "Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8.  "All who [ever] came befo

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 14TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: STAND FOR JESUS TEXT: JOHN 9:18-41  18.  But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight. 19.  And they asked them, saying, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?" 20.  His parents answered them and said, "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind; 21.  "but by what means he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself." 22.  His parents said these [things] because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed [that] He [was] Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue. 23.  Therefore his parents said, "He is of age; ask him." 24.  So they again called the man who was blin

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 13TH MARCH, 2022 (2ND SUNDAY IN LENT)  TOPIC: COMFORT FROM ABOVE TEXT: ISAIAH 51: 1-11 1. "Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the LORD: Look to the rock [from which] you were hewn, And to the hole of the pit [from which] you were dug. 2. Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarah [who] bore you; For I called him alone, And blessed him and increased him." 3. For the LORD will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the LORD; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody. 4. " Listen to Me, My people; And give ear to Me, O My nation: For law will proceed from Me, And I will make My justice rest As a light of the peoples. 5.  My righteousness [is] near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands wil

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 12TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: JESUS CHRIST: A NEW AND BETTER COVENANT TEXT: HEBREWS 8:1-13  1. Now [this is] the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, 2. a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man. 3. For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices. Therefore [it is] necessary that this One also have something to offer. 4. For if He were on earth, He would not be a priest, since there are priests who offer the gifts according to the law; 5.  who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, "See [that] you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain." 6.  But now He has obtained a more excell

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 11TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: JESUS CHRIST OUR SUPERIOR HIGH PRIEST TEXT: HEBREWS 7:11-28 11.  Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need [was there] that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron? 12.  For the priesthood being changed, of necessity there is also a change of the law. 13.  For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar. 14.  For [it is] evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood. 15.  And it is yet far more evident if, in the likeness of Melchizedek, there arises another priest 16.  who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an endless life. 17.  For He t

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 10TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: THE PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST AND MELCHIZEDEK TEXT: HEBREWS 7:1-10 1. For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2. to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated "king of righteousness," and then also king of Salem, meaning "king of peace," 3. without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, remains a priest continually. 4. Now consider how great this man [was,] to whom even the patriarch Abraham gave a tenth of the spoils. 5.  And indeed those who are of the sons of Levi, who receive the priesthood, have a commandment to receive tithes from the people according to the law, that is, from their brethren, though they have come from the loins of A

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 9TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: THE CERTAINTY OF GOD’S PROMISES TEXT: HEBREWS 6:13-20 13.  For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14.  saying, "Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you." 15.  And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16.  For men indeed swear by the greater, and an oath for confirmation [is] for them an end of all dispute. 17.  Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed [it] by an oath, 18.  that by two immutable things, in which it [is] impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before [us.] 19.  This [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence [behind] the ve

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 8TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: A CALL FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND MATURITY TEXT: HEBREWS 5:11 – 6:12  11.  of whom we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12.  For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need [someone] to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13.  For everyone who partakes [only] of milk [is] unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14.  But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, [that is,] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. 6:1. Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary [principles] of Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, 2. of the doctrine of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resur

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 7TH MARCH, 2022  TOPIC: THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST'S PRIESTHOOD TEXT: HEBREWS 4:14 – 5:10  14.  Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast [our] confession. 15.  For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all [points] tempted as [we are, yet] without sin. 16.  Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. 5:1. For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things [pertaining] to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. 2. He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also subject to weakness. 3. Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer [sacrifices] for sins. 4. And no man takes t

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 6TH MARCH, 2022 (FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT)  TOPIC: LIVING FOR CHRIST TEXT: PHILIPPIANS 1:1-26  1. Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 2. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3. I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 4. always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy, 5.  for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now, 6.  being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete [it] until the day of Jesus Christ; 7.  just as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my chains and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers with me of grace. 8.  For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the af