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The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 30 April 2025 — Alive In Christ

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TOPIC: Alive In Christ

READ: 1 Corinthians 15:12-22 (NKJV)

  1. Now if Christ is preached that He has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
  2. But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ is not risen.
  3. And if Christ is not risen, then our preaching [is] empty and your faith [is] also empty.
  4. Yes, and we are found false witnesses of God, because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up — if in fact the dead do not rise.
  5. For if [the] dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.
  6. And if Christ is not risen, your faith [is] futile; you are still in your sins!
  7. Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
  8. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men the most pitiable.
  9. But now Christ is risen from the dead, [and] has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
  10. For since by man [came] death, by Man also [came] the resurrection of the dead.
  11. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.

THE MESSAGE:

In today’s text, Paul takes up an argument about some who said that there is no resurrection from the dead. He argued that if there is no resurrection, then Christ is not risen, the preaching of the Gospel is useless and people were still in their sins while those who died in Christ had perished. Without resurrection, those who put their faith in Christ should be most pitiable. However, Christ is risen from the dead as the first fruits of those who had died, and Paul concluded that as all men die in Adam, so shall all men be made alive in Christ.

According to Wikipedia, universal resurrection is the belief in a resurrection of or from the dead by which most or all dead people would be brought back to life. Apart from Christianity, other religions believe in the resurrection from the dead. The Bible talks of two types of resurrection: Resurrection of life (for believers) and the resurrection of condemnation (for unbelievers) (John 5:28-29). In which resurrection will you partake? Believe in Christ and live for His glory if you want to be in the resurrection of life.

PRAYER: Precious Father, I believe in the risen Lord, and I hope to be made alive in Him, Amen!

PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025
TOPIC: ALIVE IN CHRIST

  1. Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this new day, the one hundred and twentieth 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 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 year. 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. Holy Spirit, help me to be alive in Christ all the day of my life, in Jesus’ name.
  7. Holy Spirit, strengthen my belief in Christ and help me to live for His glory, in Jesus’ name.
  8. Father, in You l put my faith, please strengthen my faith, in Jesus’ name
  9. Help me Holy Spirit, to partake in the resurrection of life, 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,
  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 bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
  18. Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
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