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Source: anglicannews.org [ACNS, by Gavin Drake] The Church in Wales has elected its first female bishop, a little over three years since the Province passed legislation opening the episcopacy to women. The Revd Canon Joanna Penberthy, currently the Rector of Glan Ithon in Llandrindod Wells, in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, was elected as the[…]
Text: Genesis 2:5-17. ‘And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “you may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die” (verses 16-17). The authority from God’s Word[…]
Text: Genesis 1:1-13 ‘And God said, “Let there be light”, and there was light,’ (verse 3). Of all things that God created, He created light first so that we see and appreciate His creation and ultimately give Him the glory because of what He is and what He created. The Word of God is powerful[…]
[ACNS, by Gavin Drake] A court in Egypt has postponed a hearing to determine whether the Episcopal / Anglican Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa can regain its independence. Today’s hearing was the first stage of a legal claim to overturn a previous decision which says that the diocese should[…]
The entire Month of October 2016, 4 Preachers dwelt with the major Theme of the ‘Ministry of Reconciliation’ – out of which different sub Themes were covered to include: Breaking the Wall of Hostility, Reconciled for Nation Building, Reconciled to wholeness and Ambassadors of Reconciliation. Concluding the Preaching Sessions for the Month, Mr. Praff Philip[…]
Text: Romans 2:12-16. “For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law…the law is written on their hearts…,” (verses 14 and 15). Through general revelation, all humanity can know God’s existence, character and moral[…]
Text: Romans 1:16-21. “For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse,”[…]
[ACNS] Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, the Primate of Nigeria, has said that large communities of people need “a recognisable Anglican presence”. But he said that Anglican churches “have has not come to compete with any Church, because God is one.” He made his comments at the dedication of a new Anglican Church in Galuywi, Abuja. The[…]
Text: Deuteronomy 29:16-29. “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law,” (verse 29). Much as all people may know some knowledge about God’s will through their consciences, this knowledge, will certainly be[…]
Text: Matthew 4: 1-11. “…Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God,” (verse 4). Jesus Christ relied on the Word of God for His victory. Our Spiritual lives are only maintained by reading and applying the Word of God in our lives. Moses told the children of Israel that[…]