Bread of Life - - A Daily Devotion from The Lutheran Spokesman.

“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

The returned Judeans begin rebuilding the altar of the Lord so that they may resume offering sacrifices. The Judeans lay the foundation of the new temple. The people shout for joy, but many of the older Judeans weep loudly, remembering the grandeur of the first temple.

BibleGateway: Ezra 3 ESV Text: Ezra 3 Ezra 3 (Listen) Rebuilding the Altar 3:1 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen,…

We read of a joyful meeting between Paul and the leaders of the Church in Jerusalem. What a blessed fellowship we share with Christ and one another! Note how Paul goes out of His way to foster the unity he shares with the church in Jerusalem.

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June 15, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 21:15-25 ESV Text: Acts 21:15-25 KJV Text: Acts 21:15-25 The section starts at about 1:59 and ends at about 3:37 15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went…

Agabus prophesies Paul’s arrest in Jerusalem at the hands of the Gentiles. While Paul’s friends try to dissuade him from going to Jerusalem, Paul asserts he’s ready to die for Christ. Yes, He is worth dying for!

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June 14, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 21:1-14 ESV Text: Acts 21:1-14 KJV Text: Acts 21:1-14 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:8 1 And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from…

God calls the Church today to be like Paul in its dedication to preaching the whole counsel of God. He calls pastors to faithfully shepherd blood-bought souls, especially guarding them against the false-teaching wolves.

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June 13, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 20:17-38 ESV Text: Acts 20:17-38 KJV Text: Acts 20:17-38 The section starts at about 2:14 and ends at about 5:14 17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders…

As Paul preaches on to midnight, a young man falls out of a third-story window and dies. By Jesus’ power Paul restores his life, and then gets right back to preaching. Preaching God’s Word is urgent business! Lets keep at it!

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June 11, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 20:1-16 ESV Text: Acts 20:1-16 KJV Text: Acts 20:1-16 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:23 1 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples,…

Idol maker Demetrius raises an uproar against the Gospel, which was winning many hearts away from Diana to Christ. To this day the Gospel continues to win hearts for Christ away from the idols of this world.

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June 10, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 19:21-41 ESV Text: Acts 19:21-41 KJV Text: Acts 19:21-41 The section starts at about 2:45 and ends at about 6:0 21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when…

Paul brings the Gospel to Ephesus with the usual results: many reject Christ, while other believe. Noteworthy is the burning of expensive books of dark magic formerly owned by those who now found in Jesus a treasure worth far more than all the world.

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June 9, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 19:1-20 ESV Text: Acts 19:1-20 KJV Text: Acts 19:1-20 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:54 1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth,…

No matter how learned we are in our knowledge of Scripture, there’s always room to grow. Apollos was mighty in the Scriptures, but was in need of more accurate knowledge. Let us all be eager students of the Word, learning God’s truth as accurately as possible.

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June 8, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 18:18-28 ESV Text: Acts 18:18-28 KJV Text: Acts 18:18-28 The section starts at about 2:19 and ends at about 4:10 18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and…

Being a witness for Christ is not easy in a God-hating world, but the Lord will not fail to hold us up so that we can keep on going: “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you.”

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June 7, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 18:1-17 ESV Text: Acts 18:1-17 KJV Text: Acts 18:1-17 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:28 1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;…

The Greeks in Athens didn’t know a thing about the Scriptures, so Paul had to start from square one with creation. He appeals to their natural knowledge of God, but then proclaims to them what they can’t know unless it’s revealed: Jesus is the Risen One, Who is judge over all!

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June 6, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 17:16-34 ESV Text: Acts 17:16-34 KJV Text: Acts 17:16-34 The section starts at about 2:11 and ends at about 5:12 16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was…

Thessalonica is the next stop as the message of a risen Savior marches on. But it’s in Berea where we learn the vital lesson of carefully reading our Bibles to make sure we’re being taught the truth of Scripture.

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June 4, 2022March 11, 2025

BibleGateway: Acts 17:1-15 ESV Text: Acts 17:1-15 KJV Text: Acts 17:1-15 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:20 1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came…

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