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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 31ST JULY, 2022  TOPIC: FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT TEXT: GALATIANS 5:16-26  16.  I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17.  For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18.  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19.  Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20.  idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21.  envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told [you] in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22.  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, j...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 30TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: LIFE IS GOVERNED BY RULES AND REGULATIONS TEXT: EXODUS 21:32-36  32.  "If the ox gores a male or female servant, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. 33.  " And if a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls in it, 34.  "the owner of the pit shall make [it] good; he shall give money to their owner, but the dead [animal] shall be his. 35.  " If one man's ox hurts another's, so that it dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide the money from it; and the dead [ox] they shall also divide. 36.  "Or if it was known that the ox tended to thrust in time past, and its owner has not kept it confined, he shall surely pay ox for ox, and the dead animal shall be his own. MESSAGE:  Today’s text confirms that laws and regulations are ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 29TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: GIVE YOUR BEST TO THE LORD TEXT: JOHN 12:1-8 1. Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. 2. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. 3. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. 4. Then one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son,] who would betray Him, said, 5.  "Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" 6.  This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. 7.  But Jesus said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 28TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: DO NOT FEAR: DRAW NEARER GOD TEXT: EXODUS 20: 18-26  18.  Now all the people witnessed the thunderings, the lightning flashes, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw [it,] they trembled and stood afar off. 19.  Then they said to Moses, "You speak with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die." 20.  And Moses said to the people, "Do not fear; for God has come to test you, and that His fear may be before you, so that you may not sin." 21.  So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God [was.] 22.  Then the LORD said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: 'You have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23.  'You shall not make [anything to be] with Me -- gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for ...

 165 CMS ANNIVERSARY Excerpts from the sermon @ St Stephen's Church, Inland Town Onitsha, preached by Ven Izu TOPIC: HOPES FOR THE HELPLESS TEXT: Ps 10:17 God saw that humanity needed help, and without waiting for man to pray for it, He sent him help by sending His only begotten son - Jn 3:16.  Likewise, in 1857, the CMS Missionaries saw that Igboland needed help, and without waiting for the people to pray for it, they arrived Onitsha, with hopes and packages of help:  Hospitals Education/Colleges Foods Churches Termination & reduction of evil practices Trained missionary teachers, nurses, Doctors, etc. In the same vein, considering the state of helplessness and hopelessness in which we are, the Christians and Churches of today need to create more readily available avenues of bringing HOPES TO THE HELPLESS in our society and environments without waiting for them to beg, pray or solicit for it, thereby following the footsteps of Jesus Christ our Lord & the footpri...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 27TH JULY, 2022 *CMS ANNIVERSARY (NIGER MISSION)* TOPIC: LET US PRAISE THE LORD TEXT: PSALM 148:1-14 1. Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! 2. Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! 3. Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all you stars of light! 4. Praise Him, you heavens of heavens, And you waters above the heavens! 5.  Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created. 6.  He also established them forever and ever; He made a decree which shall not pass away. 7.  Praise the LORD from the earth, You great sea creatures and all the depths; 8.  Fire and hail, snow and clouds; Stormy wind, fulfilling His word; 9.  Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars; 10.  Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying fowl; 11.  Kings of the earth and all peoples...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 27TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: YOU SHALL NOT MURDER TEXT: EXODUS 20:12-17  12.  " Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you. 13.  " You shall not murder. 14.  " You shall not commit adultery. 15.  " You shall not steal. 16.  " You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 17.  " You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that [is] your neighbor's." MESSAGE:  Yesterday, we discussed how King Herod killed James. Interestingly enough, he reaped mysterious death in return (Acts 12:23). In the Decalogue, the sixth commandment says “Thou shall not kill.” God forbids killing for His covenant people and by extension, for the entire human race. It...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 25TH JULY, 2022 (ST JAMES’ THE APOSTLE’S DAY)  TOPIC: JAMES: A ZEALOUS DISCIPLE TEXT: ACTS 11:27-12:2  27.  And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28.  Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar. 29.  Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. 30.  This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. 12: 1. Now about that time Herod the king stretched out [his] hand to harass some from the church. 2. Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. MESSAGE:  Today, we commemorate St. James, the son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve Apostles. Though he was a devoted and zealous disciple, his lif...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 24TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: LOVE NOT THE WORLD TEXT: 1 JOHN 2:8-17 8.  Again, a new commandment I write to you, which thing is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the true light is already shining. 9.  He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. 10.  He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. 11.  But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. 12.  I write to you, little children, Because your sins are forgiven you for His name's sake. 13.  I write to you, fathers, Because you have known Him [who is] from the beginning. I write to you, young men, Because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, Because you have known the...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 23RD JULY, 2022  TOPIC: COMPLETE OBEDIENCE TEXT: EZEKIEL 24:15-END  15. Also the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 16. “Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down.  17. Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man’s bread of sorrow.”  18. So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded. 19. And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?”  20. Then I answered them, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying,  21. ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, I will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 22ND JULY, 2022  TOPIC: MARY MAGDALENE: A GRATEFUL SERVANT TEXT: LUKE 8:1-3  1. Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve [were] with Him, 2. and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities -- Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, 3. and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance. MESSAGE:  Mary Magdalene was one of the women that followed and supported Jesus’ ministry when He was here on earth. She was called Mary Magdalene to differentiate her from other Mary who also followed Jesus in His life time. She was from the City of Magdala hence the name, Mary Magdalene. She was one of the early followers of Jesus Christ and certainly deserves to be calle...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 21ST JULY, 2022  TOPIC: CONSEQUENCES OF REBELLION TEXT: EZEKIEL 20:21-38 21.  "Notwithstanding, the children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, and were not careful to observe My judgments, 'which, [if] a man does, he shall live by them'; but they profaned My Sabbaths. Then I said I would pour out My fury on them and fulfill My anger against them in the wilderness. 22.  "Nevertheless I withdrew My hand and acted for My name's sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out. 23.  "Also I raised My hand in an oath to those in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the Gentiles and disperse them throughout the countries, 24.  "because they had not executed My judgments, but had despised My statutes, profaned My Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers' id...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 20TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: GOD FORGIVES SIN BUT PUNISHES SINNERS TEXT: EZEKIEL 18:21-32  21.  "But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 22.  "None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. 23.  "Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?" says the Lord GOD, "[and] not that he should turn from his ways and live? 24.  " But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked [man] does, shall he live? All the righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; because of the unfaithfulness of which he is guilty and the sin which he has ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 19TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: ALL SOULS’ BELONG TO GOD TEXT: EZEKIEL 18:1-20  1. The word of the LORD came to me again, saying, 2. "What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, And the children's teeth are set on edge'? 3. "[As] I live," says the Lord GOD, "you shall no longer use this proverb in Israel. 4. "Behold, all souls are Mine; The soul of the father As well as the soul of the son is Mine; The soul who sins shall die. 5.  But if a man is just And does what is lawful and right; 6.  If he has not eaten on the mountains, Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Nor defiled his neighbor's wife, Nor approached a woman during her impurity; 7.  If he has not oppressed anyone, [But] has restored to the debtor his pledge; Has robbed no one by violence, [But] h...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 18TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: GOD IS MINDFUL OF THE RIGHTEOUS TEXT: EZEKIEL 14:12 - 23  12. The word of the LORD came again to me, saying: 13. “Son of man, when a land sins against Me by persistent unfaithfulness, I will stretch out My hand against it; I will cut off its supply of bread, send famine on it, and cut off man and beast from it.  14. Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness,” says the Lord God.  15. “If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they empty it, and make it so desolate that no man may pass through because of the beasts,  16. even though these three men were in it, as I live,” says the Lord God, “they would deliver neither sons nor daughters; only they would be delivered, and the land would be desolate.  17. “Or if I bring a sword on that land, and say, ‘...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 17TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: TRANSFORMATION BY RENEWAL OF THE MIND TEXT: ROMANS 12:1-8  1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, [which is] your reasonable service. 2. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what [is] that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. 3. For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. 4. For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, 5.  so we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. 6.  Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 16TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: CHILDREN, OBEY YOUR PARENTS TEXT: EPHESIANS 6:1-4  1. Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2. "Honor your father and mother," which is the first commandment with promise: 3. "that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth." 4. And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord. MESSAGE:  Our passage today shows how Paul pointed out the responsibilities of children in the home - they are to obey their parents with unreserved respect. In other words, they must carry out the instructions of their parents without rebuffing. Quoting from the Old Testament, Paul emphasised that it is the first commandment with a promise of long life and prosperity (vv. 1-3; Exodus 20:12). That is, obedient children will live to fulfil their days on the land ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 15TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: DIVINE PRINCIPLE FOR A HAPPY HOME (II) TEXT: EPHESIANS 5:25-33  25.  Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26.  that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27.  that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28.  So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29.  For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord [does] the church. 30.  For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. 31.  "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." 32.  This is a gre...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 14TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: DIVINE PRINCIPLES FOR A HAPPY HOME (I) TEXT: EPHESIANS 5:22-33  22.  Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23.  For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24.  Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in everything. 25.  Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, 26.  that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, 27.  that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. 28.  So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. 29.  For no one ever hated his ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 13TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT TEXT: EPHESIANS 5:18-21 18.  And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19.  speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20.  giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21.  submitting to one another in the fear of God. MESSAGE:  The Holy Spirit is the third Person in Trinity. He is the Promise and Gift of God to all believers in Christ. Jesus Christ told His disciples that they would receive power when the Holy Spirit had come upon them and they would be His witnesses in every part of the world (Acts1:8).  In our text today, Paul admonished the believers in Ephesus not to get drunk with wine but to be filled with the Holy Spirit. ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 12TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD TEXT: EPHESIANS 5: 13-17  13.  But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14.  Therefore He says: "Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light." 15.  See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16.  redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17.  Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord [is.] MESSAGE:  One major characteristic of light is that it exposes (v.13). In other words, it does not allow anything to hide from sight. Nothing is hidden where light is present. Jesus says in Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.” Believers in Christ are the light of the world. This is the background of Paul’s pos...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 11TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: STOP THAT FELLOWSHIP TEXT: EPHESIANS 5:11-12  11.  And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose [them.] 12.  For it is shameful even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret. MESSAGE:  The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines fellowship as an organised group of people who share an interest, aim or belief. In the two verses in our text, Apostle Paul was emphatic in telling the Ephesian Church not to fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness. This was not the first time he would be addressing people on this matter. He also mentioned it to the Church at Corinth in his second letter that they should not be unequally yoked with unbelievers and their works (2Cor. 6:14-18). Beloved, every Child of God is known by what he or she does or associates with (Matt. 7:17).  Amos 3:3 say...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 10TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: DO WHAT IS RIGHT TEXT: DEUTERONOMY 24:10-22  10.  " When you lend your brother anything, you shall not go into his house to get his pledge. 11.  "You shall stand outside, and the man to whom you lend shall bring the pledge out to you. 12.  "And if the man [is] poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight. 13.  "You shall in any case return the pledge to him again when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his own garment and bless you; and it shall be righteousness to you before the LORD your God. 14.  " You shall not oppress a hired servant [who is] poor and needy, [whether] one of your brethren or one of the aliens who [is] in your land within your gates. 15.  "Each day you shall give [him] his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he [is] poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the LOR...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 9TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: CONSECRATION: AN ASSURANCE OF GOD’S PRESENCE TEXT: EXODUS 19:9-25 9.  And the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever." So Moses told the words of the people to the LORD. 10.  Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. 11.  "And let them be ready for the third day. For on the third day the LORD will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people. 12.  "You shall set bounds for the people all around, saying, 'Take heed to yourselves [that] you do [not] go up to the mountain or touch its base. Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death. 13.  'Not a hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot [with an arrow;] whether man ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 8TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: YOU ARE A SPECIAL TREASURE TEXT: EXODUS 17:1-8  1. Then all the congregation of the children of Israel set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped in Rephidim; but [there was] no water for the people to drink. 2. Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, "Give us water, that we may drink." And Moses said to them, "Why do you contend with me? Why do you tempt the LORD?" 3. And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, "Why [is] it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?" 4. So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!" 5.  And the LORD said to Moses, "Go on before the people, and take...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 7TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: BE HUMBLE ENOUGH TO TAKE ADVICE TEXT: EXODUS 18:1-27  1. And Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people -- that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2. Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, 3. with her two sons, of whom the name of one [was] Gershom (for he said, "I have been a stranger in a foreign land") 4. and the name of the other [was] Eliezer (for [he said,] "The God of my father [was] my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh"); 5.  and Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mountain of God. 6.  Now he had said to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 6TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: LIFT THE HAND OF YOUR MOSES TEXT: EXODUS 17:8-16  8.  Now Amalek came and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9.  And Moses said to Joshua, "Choose us some men and go out, fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in my hand." 10.  So Joshua did as Moses said to him, and fought with Amalek. And Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11.  And so it was, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed; and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12.  But Moses' hands [became] heavy; so they took a stone and put [it] under him, and he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13.  So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 1...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 5TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: GOD HATES MURMURING TEXT: EXODUS 17:1-7  1. Then all the congregation of the children of Israel set out on their journey from the Wilderness of Sin, according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped in Rephidim; but [there was] no water for the people to drink. 2. Therefore the people contended with Moses, and said, "Give us water, that we may drink." And Moses said to them, "Why do you contend with me? Why do you tempt the LORD?" 3. And the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses, and said, "Why [is] it you have brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?" 4. So Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me!" 5.  And the LORD said to Moses, "Go on before the people, and take with ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 4TH JULY, 2022  TOPIC: BELIEVE, DO NOT DOUBT TEXT: JOHN 20: 24-29  24.  Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25.  The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." 26.  And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, "Peace to you!" 27.  Then He said to Thomas, "Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand [here,] and put [it] into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing." 28.  And Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" 29.  Jesus said to him, "Thomas, because you h...

After a successful Episcopal Synod held at the Archbishop Vinning Memorial Cathedral Church, Ikeja Lagos on Saturday July 2nd 2022, The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, The Most Rev. Dr. Henry Ndukuba has announced the Translation of Bishops And Newly Elected Bishops in the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion. The Primate asked for Prayers for the Bishops to succeed in their new see. These are: 1. Bishop Olushola Ajayi of Ekiti-Kwara now translated to Ekiti Diocese. 2. Venerable Benjamin Enwuchola, Chief Protocol of the CoN now the Bishop-Elect of Otukpo Diocese. 3. Bishop Emmanuel Okojaja of Niger-Delta West now translated to Niger-Delta Diocese. 4. Bishop Williams Aladekugbe of Oyo Diocese now translated to the Diocese of Ibadan-North. 5. Rev'd Canon Prince Christian Ayim, a priest from Aba Diocese as the Bishop-Elect of Isuikwuato/Umunneochi. 6. Very Rev’d Dr. Isaac Adeyemi Adeniji, the Provost in Egba Diocese as the Bishop-Elect of Ilaje Diocese. 7. Bisho...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 3RD JULY, 2022  TOPIC: BEWARE OF THE FALSE GOSPEL TEXT: GALATIANS 3:23– 4:7  23.  But before faith came, we were kept under guard by the law, kept for the faith which would afterward be revealed. 24.  Therefore the law was our tutor [to bring us] to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25.  But after faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor. 26.  For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27.  For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28.  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29.  And if you [are] Christ's, then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. 4:1. Now I say [that] the heir, as long as he is a child, does not differ at all from a slave, though he is master of all...