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The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 22 October 2025 – United In Service

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TOPIC – United In Service

READ: Colossians 4:15-18 (NKJV)

  1. Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church that [is] in his house.
  2. Now when this epistle is read among you, see that it is read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
  3. And say to Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it.”
  4. This salutation by my own hand — Paul. Remember my chains. Grace [be] with you. Amen.

THE MESSAGE:

Using four critical commands, Paul concluded his epistle with a charge concerning the ways that the Colossians themselves were to serve (verses 15-18). He communicated a desire for fellowship with the Churches in Colossae and Laodicea; then a desire for the circulation of his letters between the Churches (highlighting the importance of the Word in the life of the Church); an encouragement to a specific member of the Church (Archippus) concerning the call of God upon his life so that he would fulfill it, and a final exhortation regarding prayer – that they should pray for him in his prison chains. He closed with a blessing of “grace be with you” (verse 18). From these final verses, we learn much about how we are to build up unity with one another in God’s service.

Believers in Christ should love and cooperate with one another, sharing the precious word of God within the Church family and among the brethren! This tells the rest of the world that Jesus is our Lord. We are to pray for, support, encourage, respect and exhort one another towards faithful service and fulfillment of our calling. So much of the success of God’s work and that of His faithful workers, depends on our prayers. With this and the grace of God in our midst, the Church will flourish.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, unite Your Church in Your service through Christ our Lord, Amen!

Prayer Points On Today’s Daily Fountain Devotional
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Topic: United In Service

  1. Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this new day, the two hundred and ninety-fifth day in the year 2025 in good health, sound mind and in joy.
  2. Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this new month, but they couldn’t.
  3. Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
  4. Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this month. They are plans of good, not of evil, to give me a good and successful end.
  5. Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and let no sin reign over my life this year, in Jesus’ name.
  6. Father, help me to fulfill Your calling upon my life, in Jesus’ name.
  7. Father, please surround me with the right people, and unite us in Your service, in Jesus’ name.
  8. Father Lord, please, protect and strengthen every missionary that is facing one persecution or the other, in Jesus’ name.
  9. Father, let there be love and cooperation among believers in Christ, in Jesus’ name.
  10. Holy Spirit, help me to have a deep, flourishing and an unbroken relationship with God, in Jesus’ name.
  11. LORD, help me to get my life right this year, and let Your perfect will be enforced on me, in Jesus’ name
  12. LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
  13. Heavenly Father, let Your peace continue to reign in every part of this country, in Jesus name.
  14. Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
  15. This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
  16. Personal and family prayer requests.
  17. Confession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universal Church, and God bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
  18. Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.