Strength for the Week is a weekly devotional written by the Flood Church teaching team, designed to strengthen you for the week ahead.
STRENGTH FOR THE WEEK: Flood Church’s Weekly Devotional SERIES 1: The Voice of God A Rhetorical Voice “Do you not yet understand?” – Matthew 8:21 Why would an all-knowing God need to ask a question? A rhetorical question is asked in order to produce an effect or make an assertion. It is not asked in…
STRENGTH FOR THE WEEK: Flood Church’s Weekly Devotional SERIES 1: The Voice of God A Perplexing Voice “Jesus was troubled in spirit and testified, “Very truly I tell you, one of you is going to betray me.” His disciples stared at one another, at a loss to know which of them he meant.” (John 13:21 – 22)…
STRENGTH FOR THE WEEK: Flood Church’s Weekly Devotional SERIES 1: The Voice of God A Grieving Voice “As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace – but now it is hidden from your eyes”. (Luke 19:41-42)…
STRENGTH FOR THE WEEK: Flood Church’s Weekly Devotional SERIES 1: The Voice of God A Believing Voice “You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:14) Jesus has declared that we are the light of the world. In so doing, he shows that the world is a dark place. We don’t need much convincing to believe that.…
STRENGTH FOR THE WEEK: Flood Church’s Weekly Devotional SERIES 1: The Voice of God A Waking Voice “Stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.” (Matthew 24:42) Are you asleep or awake? There is a difference between being asleep and being awake. You already know this because like you have…
STRENGTH FOR THE WEEK: Flood Church’s Weekly Devotional SERIES 1: The Voice of God A Forbidding Voice Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village…Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes, then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. Jesus sent him home, saying,…
STRENGTH FOR THE WEEK: Flood Church’s Weekly Devotional SERIES 1: The Voice of God A Destructive Voice “…Jesus was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” Immediately the tree withered.” (Matthew…
Strength for the Week: Flood Church’s Weekly Devotional Series 1: The Voice of God A Wounding Voice “Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him a third time, “Do you love me?”” (John 21:17) There are four kinds of hurt. The first is accidental hurt, like when you bump into something sharp and injure…
Strength for the Week: Flood Church’s Weekly Devotional Series 1: The Voice of God A Guiding Voice “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you…” (John 16:12-13) How many false turns have you ever taken in…
Strength for the Week: Flood Church’s Weekly Devotional Series 1: The Voice of God A Truthful Voice “Because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?” (John 8:45-46) Technology has given us…