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    Abide in Daniel 10:10-14

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    This week’s Abide episode comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional from Monday the 29th of July, and it’s looking at the passage Daniel 10:10-14.

    Cast your mind back to when you were a young child. Like many, you may have had an invisible friend. They might have been our stuffed animals…

    Abide In Ephesians 2:4-10

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    This week’s Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional for Monday the 22nd of July, and our passage is Ephesians 2:1-10 (though we will focus on just a few verses).

    Sometimes when I read a Bible passage, I try picturing the place where it’s happening. For example, when I read of…

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    Abide in Colossians 4:2-6

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    This week’s Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional for Monday the 15th of July, and our passage is Colossians 4:2-6,12-13.

    Together, we’ll be reading through some verses in Colossians chapter 4 that are an exhortation to prayer. Before we begin, let’s take a moment to look at the…

    Abide in Matthew 25:31-40 part 2

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    How do you feel when you see someone in need? Does your heart immediately empathise and you look for ways to help, or are you perhaps a bit more guarded - like me - and don’t immediately spring into action?

    Let’s take a look at what Jesus says about this in this…

    Abide in Ephesians 4:11-16

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    This week’s Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional from Monday 1 July, and the passage is Ephesians 4:11-16. 

    Is there a person in your life who has been a good friend, mentor, pastor, or leader to you? Have they helped you feel equipped and encouraged to live out your…

    Abide in Exodus 20:18-21

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    This week’s Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional from Monday 24 June, and the passage is Exodus 20:18-21. 

    When I was reading this passage, I was instantly drawn towards Moses’ words in verse 20. They seemed rather contradictory to me. “Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid.…

    Abide in Deuteronomy 24:17-22

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    This week’s Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional from Monday 17 June, and the passage is Deuteronomy 24:17-22. 

    In this book, the big exodus of the Israelites from Egypt has occurred, and all the epic adventures seem to have given way to chapter after chapter of the nitty-gritty parts…

    Abide in 2 Timothy 4:1-8

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    This week’s Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional from Monday 10 June, and the passage is 2 Timothy 4:1-8. 

    “In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this…

    Abide in 1 John 1:5-10

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    This week’s Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional from Monday 3 June, and the passage is 1 John 1:5-10. 

    As I was reading this passage, verse 10 stuck out to me. John writes, “If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and…

    Abide in 1 Peter 5:6-11

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    This week’s Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional from Monday 27 May.

    Today we’ll be abiding in 1 Peter 5:6-11. Using this passage, we’re going to meditate on the words and bring ourselves before God in prayer. But first, let’s look at the verses:

    6 “Humble yourselves, therefore,…

    Abide In Jeremiah 29

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    This week's Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional for Monday 20 May, which is Jeremiah 29.

    Have you ever experienced times when you longed for yesterday? When a difficult circumstance arises, we can tend to want to return back to the way things were before landing in the mess we…

    Abide in 2 Chronicles 18:9-16

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    This week's Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional for Monday 13 May, which is 2 Chronicles 18:9-16.

    Before we read the passage, let me help set the scene by summarising the first few verses.

    King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshephat of Judah are allies, and they’re deciding whether to unite…

    Abide in John 14:15-21

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    This week's Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional for Monday 6th May. It's John 14:15-21

    Sometimes words in the Bible come with baggage - they have a deep, rich meaning attached to them, and the ideas in the Bible all have a backstory.

    In the Abide on April 15, we looked…

    Abide in Ephesians 6:11-18

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    This week's Abide comes from the passage in the Our Daily Bread devotional for Monday 29th April, which is Ephesians 6:11-18.

    Superhero movies encompass various battle scenes that keep you on the edge of your seat. The thing that helps a superhero survive the battle is a good, solid suit of armour. The superhero wears the…