PRAISE, PONDER & PRAY
Welcome to Praise, Ponder & Pray, our Church’s online daily devotional—a place to draw closer to God through worship, reflection, and prayer. Join us each day as we seek His presence, deepen our faith, and intercede for others, experiencing the power of His Word and Spirit to transform our lives and the lives of those we love.
WELCOME
We warmly welcome you to join us in a beautiful and uplifting experience of Praise, Ponder & Pray. As we worship together, we invite the LORD to move in our hearts and minds, filling us with HIS love, compassion, and joy. We truly believe that this quiet time together will uplift and inspire you as you enter the presence of God. So come as you are, with an open heart and a willingness to connect, and let's worship together.
PRAISE
Whether you feel led to sing along or prefer to quietly reflect, this is your moment to connect with the Lord through our songs of worship. Play the YouTube video to immerse yourself in the words of the hymn—sing the words as an offering of praise or simply listen and follow along with the lyrics, allowing the message to fill your heart and mind. Let the words guide you into a deeper awareness of God’s presence and love.
DAY 3 - Amazing Grace
BIBLE READING AND VERSE OF THE DAY
Stay rooted in God’s Word by joining us in today’s reading from the Chronological Bible in a Year. This daily journey through Scripture unfolds the grand narrative of the Bible in the order events occurred, offering a deeper understanding and connection to God’s story. Whether you’re starting fresh or continuing faithfully, let today’s passage inspire, challenge, and draw you closer to the Lord.
You have the option to follow along with our Chronological Reading Plan or embrace your own personal Bible reading plan that resonates with your spiritual journey. Whatever path you choose, immerse yourself in God’s Word daily, as you walk through the Bible one day at a time!
PONDER
Start your day with inspiration and reflection by delving into the timeless treasures of Spurgeon’s Chequebook to the Bank of Faith, a daily devotional that offers promises from Scripture to inspire and strengthen your Christian walk.
True Heart-Energy
Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them, that thy profiting may appear to all. (1 Timothy 4:15)
This is, practically, a promise that, by diligent meditation and the giving up of our whole mind to our work for the Lord we shall make a progress which all can see. Not by hasty reading but by deep meditation we profit by the Word of God. Not by doing a great deal of work in a slovenly manner, but by giving our best thought to what we attempt, we shall get real profit. "In all labor there is profit" but not in fuss and hurry without true heart-energy.
If we divide ourselves between God and mammon, or Christ and self, we shall make no progress. We must give ourselves wholly to holy things, or else we shall be poor traders in heavenly business, and at our stocktaking no profit will be shown.
Am I a minister? Let me be a minister wholly and not spend my energies upon secondary concerns. What have I to do with party politics or vain amusements? Am I a Christian? Let me make my service of Jesus my occupation, my lifework, my one pursuit. We must be in-and-in with Jesus, and then out-and-out for Jesus, or else we shall make neither progress nor profit, and neither the church nor the world will feel the forceful influence which the Lord would have us exercise.
PRAY
After a moment of quietness, let the Spirit of God lead you as you pray for 5 people who you would love to see become followers of Jesus Christ, or people who you know have strayed from God. Name them before the Lord, asking God to reveal Himself to them, and that He would draw them in grace, mercy and love to trust and follow Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.
Close your prayer time with the Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day
our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever. Amen.
