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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 30TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: DO NOT GRIEVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TEXT: EPHESIANS 4:30-32  30.  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31.  Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32.  And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you. MESSAGE:  The Holy Spirit is the promise made to believers by Christ before His ascension to heaven. This was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were baptized with the Holy Spirit and got empowered for service. In John 14:17, Jesus again spoke about Him saying “...The Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees Him nor knows Him, but you know Him for He dwells with you and will be in you.” The Holy Spirit lives inside the believer t...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 29TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: ON THIS ROCK, I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH TEXT: MATHEW 16:13-19  13.  When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" 14.  So they said, "Some [say] John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15.  He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" 16.  Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." 17.  Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed [this] to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18.  "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19.  "And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever yo...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 28TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: STEAL NO MORE TEXT: EPHESIANS 4:28-29  28.  Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with [his] hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. 29.  Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. MESSAGE:  Apostle Paul exhorted the Ephesian Christians on the proper conduct expected of them. According to him, a new man has an encounter with Christ and is expected to bear fruits that befit his new life. A strong charge highlighted in our text is to STOP STEALING. Stealing simply means to take another person’s property without his permission or legal right and without the intention to return it. It includes stealing of ideas, musical compositions, technological software, publications, skill, sermons or pr...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 27TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: PUT ON THE NEW MAN TEXT: EPHESIANS 4:23-27  23.  and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24.  and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. 25.  Therefore, putting away lying, ["Let] each one [of you] speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another. 26.  "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath, 27.  nor give place to the devil. MESSAGE:  The instruction to put off the old man was stressed in our reading last Saturday. Today, another instruction to put on the new man is given to believers. If there is a “putting off”, then there must be a “putting on” for life abhors a vacuum. What then shall we put on? It is the new man created in God’s likeness of righteousness and holiness. In putting on the new man, we must do the ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 26TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: KNOWING THIS TEXT: ROMANS 6:3-11 3. Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? 4. Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 5.  For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be [in the likeness] of [His] resurrection, 6.  knowing this, that our old man was crucified with [Him,] that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin. 7.  For he who has died has been freed from sin. 8.  Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, 9.  knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 25TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: PUT OFF THE OLD MAN TEXT: EPHESIANS 4:17-22  17.  This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, 18.  having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; 19.  who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20.  But you have not so learned Christ, 21.  if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: 22.  that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, MESSAGE:  The life of every believer is made up of the old and the new man.  The old man refers to the s...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 24TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: THE BIRTH AND MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST TEXT: LUKE 1:57-66, 80  57.  Now Elizabeth's full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. 58.  When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they rejoiced with her. 59.  So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias. 60.  His mother answered and said, "No; he shall be called John." 61.  But they said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name." 62.  So they made signs to his father -- what he would have him called. 63.  And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, "His name is John." So they all marveled. 64.  Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue [loosed,] and he spoke, pra...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 23RD JUNE, 2022 TOPIC: THE PURPOSE OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS READ: EPHESIANS 4:12-16  12.  for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 13.  till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14.  that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15.  but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head -- Christ -- 16.  from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. MESSAGE: In our read...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 22ND JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: GRACE GIVEN TO EACH ONE OF US TEXT: EPHESIANS 4:7-11  7.  But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift. 8.  Therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men." 9.  (Now this, "He ascended" -- what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10.  He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) 11.  And He Himself gave some [to be] apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, MESSAGE:  In order to foster the unity and growth of the church, grace has been given to every believer. This grace is a special ability that enables every member to work for the strengthening of the church. When Christ ascended into heaven after His re...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 21ST JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: UNITY OF BELIEVERS TEXT: EPHESIANS 4:4-6  4. [There is] one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5.  one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6.  one God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all. MESSAGE:  Believers are people who have put their faith in Jesus Christ and have surrendered their lives to Him through repentance. Through this process, they become born again and form the church - the body of Christ.  The church therefore is made up of people of different nationalities, cultures, languages and colour, with Jesus as the head. Apostle Paul in today’s text drew the attention of the Ephesian Christians to the need to be united. This unity is based on the truth that they share one body, one spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and one father in ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 20TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: LIVING WORTHY OF THE DIVINE CALLING TEXT: EPHESIANS 4:1-3  1. I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2. with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3. endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. MESSAGE:  Every calling as a soldier, banker, nurse, etc., demands codes of conduct that distinguished their members. Some of these codes are depicted by colours of uniforms, speech and work patterns. Similarly, we have a divine calling to become God’s children. 1 Peter 2:9 states that we are called to be a royal priesthood and a holy nation called into His marvelous light to show forth His praises.  Today’s passage enjoins us to live worthy of this great calling and outlines expected codes of conduct including humil...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE:SUNDAY, 19TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: PUT OFF AND ON TEXT: I PETER 2:1-10  1. Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2. as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3. if indeed you have tasted that the Lord [is] gracious. 4. Coming to Him [as to] a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God [and] precious, 5.  you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6.  Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, "Behold, I lay in Zion A chief cornerstone, elect, precious, And he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame." 7.  Therefore, to you who believe, [He is] precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 18TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: THE ALL-SURPASSING GOD TEXT: EPHESIANS 3:14-21  14.  For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15.  from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16.  that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17.  that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18.  may be able to comprehend with all the saints what [is] the width and length and depth and height -- 19.  to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. 20.  Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21.  to Him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus to...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 17TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: DIVINE MYSTERY UNFOLDED TEXT: EPHESIANS 3:1-13  1. For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for you Gentiles -- 2. if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which was given to me for you, 3. how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, 4. by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), 5.  which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: 6.  that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, 7.  of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power. 8.  To me, who am less than the least of all the sa...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 16TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: THE DIVINE STRUCTURE FOR BELIEVERS TEXT: EPHESIANS 2:11-22  11.  Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh -- who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands -- 12.  that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13.  But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14.  For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15.  having abolished in His flesh the enmity, [that is,] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man [from] the two, [thus] making peace, 16.  and that He might reconcile the...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 15TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: SAVED BY HIS LOVE TEXT: EPHESIANS 2:4-10  4. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5.  even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6.  and raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in the heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus, 7.  that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in [His] kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8.  For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; [it is] the gift of God, 9.  not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10.  For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. MESSAGE:  A story was told of a couple who saw a bird singing. The husband said, “This ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 14TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: THE ACID TEST OF UNRIGHTEOUSNESS TEXT: EPHESIANS 2:1-3  1. And you [He made alive,] who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2. in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3. among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. MESSAGE:  Historically, metals are tested with acid to prove whether they are really gold, hence the name acid test. Similarly, today’s passage outlines behaviours that depict a life of sin:  1) Habitual walk-in trespasses and sins  2) Deadness of conscience to sin  3) Obedience to the control of demonic spirits  4) Rebellion to the purposes and words of G...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 13TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: UNDERSTANDING HIS GREATNESS TEXT: EPHESIANS 1:15-23  15.  Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16.  do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17.  that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18.  the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19.  and what [is] the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20.  which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated [Him] at His right hand in the heavenly [places,] 21.  far above all principality...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 12TH JUNE, 2022 (TRINITY SUNDAY)  TOPIC: DIVINE BLESSINGS FOR BELIEVERS TEXT: EPHESIANS 1:3-14  3. Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ, 4. just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5.  having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6.  to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved. 7.  In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8.  which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9.  having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in H...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 11TH JUNE, 2022 (ST. BARNABAS THE APOSTLE)  TOPIC: ELEVEN QUALITIES OF APOSTLE BARNABAS TEXT: ACTS 11:19-30 19.  Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only. 20.  But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21.  And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord. 22.  Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. 23.  When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord. 24.  For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 10TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: A NEW SONG! TEXT: EXODUS 15: 1-2  1. Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the LORD, and spoke, saying: "I will sing to the LORD, For He has triumphed gloriously! The horse and its rider He has thrown into the sea! 2. The LORD [is] my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He [is] my God, and I will praise Him; My father's God, and I will exalt Him. MESSAGE:  Songs often spring from a personal unique experience with God. Today’s passage is the first recorded song in the Bible, significantly coming after redemption from bondage. Israel’s sighs (Ex. 2:23) were turned to singing in Exodus 15. Moses did not copy the song from anywhere; it sprang from his experience and inspiration by the Spirit of God.  This hymn of Praise has significant lessons in its four stanzas namely: God’s victory was announced (vs. 1-5); God’s...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 9TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: FEAR NOT TEXT: EXODUS 14:13-31  13.  And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. 14.  "The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace." 15.  And the LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16.  "But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry [ground] through the midst of the sea. 17.  "And I indeed will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. So I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18.  "Then the Egyptians shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have gained h...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 8TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: BEWARE OF EGYPT TEXT: EXODUS 14:10-12  10.  And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them. So they were very afraid, and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD. 11.  Then they said to Moses, "Because [there were] no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? Why have you so dealt with us, to bring us up out of Egypt? 12.  "[Is] this not the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptians?' For [it would have been] better for us to serve the Egyptians than that we should die in the wilderness." MESSAGE:  Egypt represents the land of slavery, oppression and sorrow. God in a miraculous way, delivered Israel from slavery. It was 430 years of sorrow and misery. It is very surprising that few years after...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 7TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: URGENT NEED FOR FOLLOW-UP TEXT: ACTS 8:14-17 14.  Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15.  who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16.  For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17.  Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. MESSAGE:  Young converts need a lot of assistance from the older ones in the faith. Philip preached the word in Samaria, and many of them became converted. However, there was a challenge of a witch doctor in the land - Simon the sorcerer - who amazed the people of Samaria for a long time through witchcraft (v.11).  The Apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God an...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 6TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: NO DISCRIMINATION IN THE CHURCH OF GOD TEXT: ACTS 10:34-48  34.  Then Peter opened [his] mouth and said: "In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. 35.  "But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. 36.  "The word which [God] sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ -- He is Lord of all -- 37.  "that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 38.  "how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. 39.  "And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. 40.  "Him God raised ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 5TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: PENTECOST SUNDAY TEXT: ACTS 2:1-21 1. When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and [one] sat upon each of them. 4. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 5.  And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. 6.  And when this sound occurred, the multitude came together, and were confused, because everyone heard them speak in his own language. 7.  Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? 8.  "And how [is it that] we hear, eac...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 4TH JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: ALL TO GOD’S GLORY TEXT: EXODUS 14:1-9  1. Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2. "Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pi Hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baal Zephon; you shall camp before it by the sea. 3. "For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, 'They [are] bewildered by the land; the wilderness has closed them in.' 4. "Then I will harden Pharaoh's heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will gain honor over Pharaoh and over all his army, that the Egyptians may know that I [am] the LORD." And they did so. 5.  Now it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was turned against the people; and they said, "Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?" 6.  So he made ready his chariot and took h...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 3RD JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: GUIDANCE TEXT: EXODUS 13:17-22  17.  Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them [by] way of the land of the Philistines, although that [was] near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt." 18.  So God led the people around [by] way of the wilderness of the Red Sea. And the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt. 19.  And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for he had placed the children of Israel under solemn oath, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here with you." 20.  So they took their journey from Succoth and camped in Etham at the edge of the wilderness. 21.  And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pilla...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 2ND JUNE, 2022  TOPIC: A WORTHY MEMORIAL TEXT: EXODUS 13:1-16  1. Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2. "Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, [both] of man and beast; it is Mine." 3. And Moses said to the people: "Remember this day in which you went out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out of this [place.] No leavened bread shall be eaten. 4. "On this day you are going out, in the month Abib. 5.  "And it shall be, when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month. 6.  "Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day [there shall be]...