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Going deeper...to go further

Daily Bible reading strengthens our relationship with God, nourishes our spirits and equips us to live a fruitful, effective life for Him.

This month we're looking at some scriptures about the Holy Spirit and faithfulness alongside reading a chapter from the New Testament each day. As we read the Word it’s important that we apply what we read and pray it out over our lives. One of the way you can do this is by using the acronym SOAP. To find out more about SOAP watch this video.

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Faithfulness

  • It is God’s nature to be faithful.
  • He is faithful in honouring His Word and in keeping every promise He has given.
  • His children can have faith and complete trust in Him and in what He says, because He is faithful.
  • God wants His children to be faithful to Him and to one another.
  • Faithfulness is part of the fruit of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers.
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1 Thessalonians 5:16-20

16Always be full of joy.17Keep praying all the time.18Give thanks to God, regardless of your circumstances. All this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.19Do nothing to dampen the fire of God's Spirit within you.20Do not treat genuine prophetic words from the Lord with contempt by ignoring them.

John 15:26

26"However, when I send you the Counsellor from the Father, the Spirit of Truth who comes from the Father, He will bear witness to all I have said and done.

Luke 3

John prepares the way1While he was living in the desert, God's Word came to John, the son of Zechariah, during the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was the governor of Judea, Herod ruled in Galilee, his brother Philip was ruler of Iturea and Traconitis and Lysanias ruled in Abilene.2This was during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas.3John travelled to the areas around the river Jordan, preaching a baptism for the forgiveness of sins for those who turned to God in repentance. He fulfilled the words written by the prophet Isaiah:4'He is a voice crying out in the desert, "Prepare the way for the Lord's coming; get ready to receive Him.5Every valley shall be filled and every mountain levelled. The crooked ways will be straightened and the rough ways made smooth.6Then everyone will see the Saviour sent by God."'John preaches to the crowds7John spoke to the crowds that came to be baptised by him: "You brood of snakes! Who warned you to run from the impending judgment?8Produce the lifestyle that demonstrates you have truly repented, that you have turned away from your sins and have turned to God. It is no use saying to yourselves, 'We are safe because Abraham is our father.' For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from among these stones.9His axe is poised, ready to strike at the very roots of the trees that fail to produce good fruit. They will be cut down and thrown into the fire."10"What are we to do then?" the people asked.11John replied: "He who has two sets of clothes should give to the one who has nothing to wear, and the one who has plenty to eat should give to the hungry."12Tax collectors, known for being corrupt, also came to be baptised asking: "Teacher, what should we do?"13"Only collect what is due, nothing more," John replied.14Some soldiers asked him: "What is expected of us?" John answered: "Don't use your authority to extort money from people and don't bring false accusations against them. Be content with your wages."15Because people were eager for the coming of the Messiah, they wondered whether he might indeed be the one for whom they were waiting.16But John made it clear: "I only baptise you with water. But the One who will come after me is far more powerful than I am. I am not even worthy to do the job of a slave for Him. He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and the fire of God.17He is ready to thresh the wheat and gather the grains into His barn, but burn the chaff with a fire that cannot be extinguished."18John often gave the people such warnings but also preached the good news to them.19However John spoke against Herod Antipas because he had married his brother's wife, Herodias, and was guilty of many other evils.20So later Herod had John thrown into prison, adding this to his many other sins.John baptises Jesus21-22When Jesus came to the place where the people were being baptised, He also was baptised by John. Afterwards, while He was praying, the heavens opened and the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus in the form of a dove. A heavenly voice was heard saying: "You are My Son whom I love; I am delighted with You."Jesus' genealogy23Jesus was about thirty years old when this happened, marking the beginning of His ministry. He was considered to be the Son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli,24who was the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melki, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,26the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,28the son of Melki, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,30the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,33the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,35the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan,38the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
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