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Friday, October 29: Hymn – Our God our Help in Ages Past
Friday, October 29: Hymn – Our God our Help in Ages Past https://youtu.be/3uWFnYkgRlY Prayer Focus: In yesterday’s devotion I mentioned Isaac Watts. Watts was one of the first hymn composers to introduce new poetry or original songs to the English church. Even when he based his hymns off a Psalm (for example our hymn today…
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Thursday, October 28: Hymn – Come Sing to God
Thursday, October 28: Hymn – Come Sing to God https://youtu.be/JTgr8k8y_Os Prayer Focus: The hymn “Come Sing to God” may or may not be familiar to you. The text was written in the 1980s by Fred Anderson, but the words are set to a familiar tune. You might know the tune Ellacombe from the Isaac Watts…
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Wednesday, October 27: Hymn – The Church’s One Foundation
Wednesday, October 27: Hymn – The Church’s One Foundation https://youtu.be/pKRmncbUMps Prayer Focus: Our hymn today, “The Church’s One Foundation” begins to shift our focus from the Reformation to All Saints Day. It is a beautiful hymn, sung with heartfelt passion as a solo in today’s video. I hope this version helps us hear the hymn…
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Tuesday, October 26: Hymn – I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art
Tuesday, October 26: Hymn – I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art https://youtu.be/Pe7-dk78m1U Prayer Focus: Our second hymn is another classic from the Reformation. “I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art,” is attributed to John Calvin. As Calvin preferred singing the psalms instead of hymns, it is doubtful that he was the original…
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Monday, October 25: Hymn – A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Monday, October 25: Hymn – A Mighty Fortress is Our God https://youtu.be/_vT6HQ1QaU4 Prayer Focus: This coming Sunday we have planned a special musical service to mark Reformation Day and All Saints’ Day. For the first time since the pandemic began, we will have significant congregational singing – are you excited? To do so as…
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Sunday, October 24: Scripture – John 6:14
14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, “This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.” Prayer Focus: The people originally came because of the signs that Jesus had been doing to heal the sick. Now, they see this sign of feeding in the…
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Saturday, October 23: Scripture – John 6:12-13
12 When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. Prayer Focus: The story could have ended with “everyone…
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Friday, October 22: Scripture – John 6:10-11
10 Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as…
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Thursday, October 21: Scripture – John 6:7-9
7 Philip answered him, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” Prayer…
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Wednesday, October 20: Scripture – John 6:5-6
5 When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. Prayer Focus: Does Jesus test us? I’ve never been fond…