
The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 2 February 2025 — Preaching Christ Crucified
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TOPIC: Preaching Christ Crucified
TEXT: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (NKJV)
- For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
- Where [is] the wise? Where [is] the scribe? Where [is] the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
- For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
- For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom;
- but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness,
- but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
- Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
THE MESSAGE:
Every preacher is meant to prepare what he is to preach and this includes how to present the message to sound convincing. To achieve this, such a preacher must first believe what he preaches about Christ. Paul was bold to preach Christ crucified despite how some perceived it – a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Greeks (verse 23). Of the Trinity, Christ is the most misunderstood. It takes skill and understanding to know how to present Him to people. To the unbeliever, it may sound foolish. To the believer, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God (verse 24).
As a preacher, you must be knowledgeable and bold enough to present Christ convincingly to an unbeliever. To achieve this, you must study the Scripture and imbibe its teachings (2 Timothy 2:15, KJV). You must also pray fervently and ask for the help of the Holy Spirit.
Academic knowledge alone or ability to speak well may not be enough to achieve the purpose of reaching men with the Gospel of Christ. How do you present Christ to those around you or your circle of friends, using even the social media? Don’t be ashamed to talk about Christ! Be bold like Paul: proclaim Christ no matter the audience or circumstances.
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PRAYER: Lord, please give me the boldness to always preach Christ to everyone. Amen!
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2025
TOPIC: PREACHING CHRIST CRUCIFIED
- Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this day, the thirty-three day in year 2025 in good health, sound mind and in joy
- Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this month, but they couldn’t.
- Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
- 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.
- Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and let no sin reign over my life this year, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help me to know more about Christ crucified, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit give me the skill and understanding needed to present Christ to the unbelievers, in Jesus’ name.
- I receive boldness and knowledge to convincingly present Christ to the world, in Jesus’ name.
- I receive grace to study the Scripture and imbibe its teaching, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help my prayer life, in Jesus’ name.
- LORD, help me to get my life right this year, and let Your perfect will be enforced on me, in Jesus name
- LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
- Heavenly Father, let Your peace continue to reign in every part of this country,
- Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
- This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
- Personal and family prayer requests.
- Confession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universal Church, and bless our country Nigeria – 1 Chronicles 17:27.
- Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.