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THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 31ST OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: LIFE IS PROFITABLE - ONLY IN CHRIST JESUS TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 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 se...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 30TH OCTOBER, 2022 (TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY)  TOPIC: LOVE - HALLMARK OF CHRISTIAN UNITY TEXT: EPHESIANS 3:20-4:1-6 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 all generations, forever and ever. Amen. 22. I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, MESSAGE:  In today’s bible passage, Paul encourages the believers at Ephesus to walk worthy of their calling. It is possible to be engaged with more than one assignment or responsibility within the body of Christ but, it is another thing to demonstrate sincere love for one another. Unity within the fold may not be possible, and future hope for the body of Christ may not be realistic if we do not subject our perso...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 29TH OCTOBER, 2022 TOPIC: MODERATION - A KEY TO GOOD LIVING TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 5  1. Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil. 2. Do not be rash with your mouth, And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God [is] in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few. 3. For a dream comes through much activity, And a fool's voice [is known] by [his] many words. 4. When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For [He has] no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed -- 5.  Better not to vow than to vow and not pay. 6.  Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger [of God] that it [was] an error. Why should God be angry at your excuse and destroy the work of your hands? 7.  For in the multitud...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 28TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: CHRIST: THE SOURCE OF PEACE AND UNITY TEXT: EPHESIANS 2:13-22 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 them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. 17.  And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 18.  For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. 19.  Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the sain...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 27TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: GOD, THE LEVELLER! TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 3:16-4:16 16.  Moreover I saw under the sun: [In] the place of judgment, Wickedness [was] there; And [in] the place of righteousness, Iniquity [was] there. 17.  I said in my heart, "God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, For [there is] a time there for every purpose and for every work." 18.  I said in my heart, "Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are [like] animals." 19.  For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all [is] vanity. 20.  All go to one place: all are from the dust, and all return to dust. 21.  Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and t...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 26TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: GOD CONTROLS TIMES AND SEASONS TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 3:1-23 1. To everything [there is] a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: 2. A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck [what is] planted; 3. A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; 4. A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; 5.  A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing; 6.  A time to gain, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to throw away; 7.  A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak; 8.  A time to love, And a time to hate; A time of war, And a time of peace. 9.  What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? 10.  I have seen th...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 25TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: BEWARE OF UNGUARDED WORLDLY CRAVINGS TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 2:1-23 1. I said in my heart, "Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure"; but surely, this also [was] vanity. 2. I said of laughter -- "Madness!"; and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?" 3. I searched in my heart [how] to gratify my flesh with wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what [was] good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives. 4. I made my works great, I built myself houses, and planted myself vineyards. 5.  I made myself gardens and orchards, and I planted all [kinds] of fruit trees in them. 6.  I made myself water pools from which to water the growing trees of the grove. 7.  I acquired male and female servants, and had servants born in my house. Yes, I had greate...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: LEADERSHIP BY STRATEGIC INFLUENCE TEXT: ACTS 15: 12-29 12.  Then all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring how many miracles and wonders God had worked through them among the Gentiles. 13.  And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, "Men [and] brethren, listen to me: 14.  "Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name. 15.  "And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written: 16.  'After this I will return And will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins, And I will set it up; 17.  So that the rest of mankind may seek the LORD, Even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, Says the LORD who does all these things.' 18.  "Known to God from eternity are all His...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 23RD OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TEXT: ROMANS 8:12-17 12.  Therefore, brethren, we are debtors -- not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13.  For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14.  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15.  For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba, Father." 16.  The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17.  and if children, then heirs -- heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with [Him,] that we may also be glorified together. MESSAGE: Paul begins today’s passage by making a contrast between two ways of living, which consequently have...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 22ND OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: LIFE WITHOUT GOD IS VANITY TEXT: ECCLESIASTES 1 1. The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 2. "Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher; "Vanity of vanities, all [is] vanity." 3. What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun? 4. [One] generation passes away, and [another] generation comes; But the earth abides forever. 5. The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And hastens to the place where it arose. 6. The wind goes toward the south, And turns around to the north; The wind whirls about continually, And comes again on its circuit. 7. All the rivers run into the sea, Yet the sea [is] not full; To the place from which the rivers come, There they return again. 8. All things [are] full of labor; Man cannot express [it.] The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor the ear filled with hear...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 21ST OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: HOPE FOR THE FAITHFUL TEXT: EZEKIEL 11:14-25 14.  Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 15.  "Son of man, your brethren, your relatives, your countrymen, and all the house of Israel in its entirety, [are] those about whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, 'Get far away from the LORD; this land has been given to us as a possession.' 16.  "Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Although I have cast them far off among the Gentiles, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet I shall be a little sanctuary for them in the countries where they have gone." ' 17.  "Therefore say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel." ' 18.  "And they will go ther...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: GOD’S JUDGMENT ON DISAPPOINTMENT TEXT: ISAIAH 5:1-7 1. Now let me sing to my Well-beloved A song of my Beloved regarding His vineyard: My Well-beloved has a vineyard On a very fruitful hill. 2. He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected [it] to bring forth [good] grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes. 3. " And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard. 4. What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected [it] to bring forth [good] grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes? 5.  And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; [And] break down its wall, and it shall be tram...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 19TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: RESTORATION TEXT: ISAIAH 60:13-20 13.  "The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, The cypress, the pine, and the box tree together, To beautify the place of My sanctuary; And I will make the place of My feet glorious. 14.  Also the sons of those who afflicted you Shall come bowing to you, And all those who despised you shall fall prostrate at the soles of your feet; And they shall call you The City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 15.  " Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, So that no one went through [you,] I will make you an eternal excellence, A joy of many generations. 16.  You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, And milk the breast of kings; You shall know that I, the LORD, [am] your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. 17.  " Instead of bronze I will bring gold, Instead of iron I will bring ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 18TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: DO THE WORK OF EVANGELIST! TEXT: 2 TIMOTHY 4:5-13 5.  But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. 6.  For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7.  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8.  Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. 9.  Be diligent to come to me quickly; 10.  for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica -- Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia. 11.  Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for ministry. 12.  ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 17TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: THE RICH AND THE POOR TEXT: PROVERBS 14:31- 15:17 31.  He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy. 32.  The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death. 33.  Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, But [what is] in the heart of fools is made known. 34.  Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin [is] a reproach to [any] people. 35.  The king's favor [is] toward a wise servant, But his wrath [is against] him who causes shame. 36. A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. 37. The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness. 38. The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good. 39. A wholesome tongue [is] a tree of life, But perversene...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 16TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: LOVE IN ACTION TEXT: 1 JOHN 4:18-5:1-5 18.  There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. 19.  We love Him because He first loved us. 20.  If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? 21.  And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God [must] love his brother also. 22. Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves Him who begot also loves him who is begotten of Him. MESSAGE:  John, in today's lesson, dwells on fear. This fear which he speaks of is not the reverential fear by which Christians have deep respect for God. Rather he speaks of the fear of vengeful masters who ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 15TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: GOD'S CONCERN FOR HIS FLOCK TEXT: EZEKIEL 34:1-16 1. And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2. "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD to the shepherds: "Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 3. "You eat the fat and clothe yourselves with the wool; you slaughter the fatlings, [but] you do not feed the flock. 4. "The weak you have not strengthened, nor have you healed those who were sick, nor bound up the broken, nor brought back what was driven away, nor sought what was lost; but with force and cruelty you have ruled them. 5.  "So they were scattered because [there was] no shepherd; and they became food for all the beasts of the field when they were scattered. 6.  "My sheep wandered through all ...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 14TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: BEWARE OF DECEPTION TEXT: ROMANS 16:17-27 17.  Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them. 18.  For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple. 19.  For your obedience has become known to all. Therefore I am glad on your behalf; but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil. 20.  And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen. 21.  Timothy, my fellow worker, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my countrymen, greet you. 22.  I, Tertius, who wrote [this] epistle, greet you in the Lord. 23.  Gaius, my host and [the host] of the whole church,...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 13TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: APPRECIATE YOUR CO-WORKERS TEXT: ROMANS 16:1-16 1. I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea, 2. that you may receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her in whatever business she has need of you; for indeed she has been a helper of many and of myself also. 3. Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4. who risked their own necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. 5.  Likewise [greet] the church that is in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia to Christ. 6.  Greet Mary, who labored much for us. 7.  Greet Andronicus and Junia, my countrymen and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. 8.  Greet Amplias, my belov...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 12TH OCTOBER, 2022 TOPIC: STRIVE IN PRAYERS FOR SPIRITUAL LEADERS TEXT: ROMANS 15:22-33 22.  For this reason I also have been much hindered from coming to you. 23.  But now no longer having a place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come to you, 24.  whenever I journey to Spain, I shall come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your [company] for a while. 25.  But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints. 26.  For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem. 27.  It pleased them indeed, and they are their debtors. For if the Gentiles have been partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister to them in material things. 28.  Therefore, when I h...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 11TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: BREAK NEW GROUND TEXT: ROMANS 15:14-21 14.  Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. 15.  Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on [some] points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God, 16.  that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. 17.  Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the things [which pertain] to God. 18.  For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ has not accomplished through me, in word and deed, to make the Gentiles obedient -- 19.  in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: MONDAY, 10TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: BE A BURDEN BEARER TEXT: ROMANS 15:1-13 1. We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2. Let each of us please [his] neighbor for [his] good, leading to edification. 3. For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, "The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me." 4. For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. 5.  Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, 6.  that you may with one mind [and] one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7.  Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. 8.  Now I say that Jesus Christ has become a se...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SUNDAY, 9TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: BE KIND TO OTHER PEOPLE TEXT: 1 PETER 4:7-11 7.  But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8.  And above all things have fervent love for one another, for "love will cover a multitude of sins." 9.  [Be] hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10.  As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11.  If anyone speaks, [let him speak] as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, [let him do it] as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen. MESSAGE:  To be kind is to exhibit a gentle nature, an interest in helping people and doing good to bring about happiness in others. Kindness reveals a heart fille...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: SATURDAY, 8TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: LOVE TRANSCENDS DIFFERENCES TEXT: ROMANS 14:1-23 1. Receive one who is weak in the faith, [but] not to disputes over doubtful things. 2. For one believes he may eat all things, but he who is weak eats [only] vegetables. 3. Let not him who eats despise him who does not eat, and let not him who does not eat judge him who eats; for God has received him. 4. Who are you to judge another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. Indeed, he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand. 5.  One person esteems [one] day above another; another esteems every day [alike.] Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. 6.  He who observes the day, observes [it] to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe [it.] He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord h...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: FRIDAY, 7TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: LOVE: THE ONLY DEBT WE OWE EVERYONE TEXT: ROMANS 13:8-14 8.  Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9.  For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not bear false witness," "You shall not covet," and if [there is] any other commandment, are [all] summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 10.  Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love [is] the fulfillment of the law. 11.  And [do] this, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation [is] nearer than when we [first] believed. 12.  The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the ar...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: THURSDAY, 6TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: OBEDIENCE TO THE AUTHORITIES TEXT: ROMANS 13:1-7 1. Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves. 3. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4. For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to [execute] wrath on him who practices evil. 5. Therefore [you] must be subject, not only because of wrath but also for conscience' sake. 6. For because of this you also pay taxes, for they are God's mini...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: WEDNESDAY, 5TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: SPIRITUAL GIFTS FOR CHURCH GROWTH TEXT: ROMANS 12:3-21 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 given to us, [let us use them:] if prophecy, [let us prophesy] in proportion to our faith; 7.  or ministry, [let us use it] in [our] ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; 8.  he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. 9.  [Let] love [be...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE: TUESDAY, 4TH OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: A CALL FOR DEDICATION TEXT: ROMANS 12:1, 2 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. MESSAGE:  Paul usually ends his letters with advice. In this epistle, he ends it with a practical advice that brings the body of the letter to a close. Paul's letters often take this pattern of doctrinal teaching followed by practical instructions aimed at helping believers live out their faith in Christ. In today’s passage, Paul discusses the individual’s responsibility for worship and personal transformation. Believers must possess a single-minded passion to please God in...

THE DAILY FOUNTAIN DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE OF THE CHURCH OF NIGERIA (ANGLICAN COMMUNION) DATE:MONDAY, 3RD OCTOBER, 2022  TOPIC: FAITH OF OUR FATHERS: LIVING STILL TEXT: ACTS 20:28-38 28.  "Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. 29.  "For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30.  "Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. 31.  "Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears. 32.  "So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. 33.  "I have coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. 34.  "Yes, you yourselve...